everytime i cough at the moment i make myself be sick. i smoke quite heavily (about 20 a day at the moment) and i am only nineteen. I know i will probably sound like one of these idiots who asks you guys instead of a doctor, but should i go to a doctors... i dont feel ill, i just throw up because im coughin too hard!
2006-11-30 06:34:45 · 19 answers · asked by Aled H 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
givin up is hard :(
2006-11-30 06:41:21 · update #1
if it is bronchitus how long should it last... i have a very important assesment next week and cant afford to miss it, is it a bad desease?
2006-11-30 06:44:46 · update #2
I would definitely go to the doctors. That sounds pretty unusual. S/He will be able to tell you straight away what the problem is.
You know what the answer is going to be though don't you ... don't smoke.
2006-11-30 06:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could be getting yourself sick just from coughing so hard or there could be other problems. You failed to mention weather you had a productive cough (phlegm or blood being produced when you cough) if so what color is it? If it is yellow or greenish, you most likely have an infection that will need to be treated with antibiotics. You are still a bit young to have the smoking be the primary cause of the cough, but it will prolong your recovery.
Good Luck
2006-11-30 14:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by zippo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excessive mucous caused by smoking...coughing/regurgitation in result because the body is trying to rid itself of it. I lived in an apartment that was infiltrated with some bastards smoking EVERYDAY! I would always have excessive mucous in my chest and throat and my body's instinct was to try and cough it up. Have in mind that I DO NOT SMOKE and never have. I suffered from bronchitis and alway seemed to get sick living in that fukking hole! Took two trips to the emergency room and a bronchospasm to get out!. You need to stop smoking and as a result of that, you've damaged your lungs and bronchi/-al. The body produces the phlegm to rid them of the (trapping) pollutants being inhaled.
Save your life and quit while you're still young...
2006-11-30 14:48:12 · answer #3 · answered by incognitas8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cutting down or giving up might help - it's probably caused by excess mucus in the nasal passages which gets into your throat
and when you cough - the chain reaction causes you to retch and bring up what you've eaten recently. So smoking may not be the only problem - you may just have excessive mucus - but get yourself checked out anyway.
2006-11-30 14:40:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't worry too much mate. if your coughing up a lot of phlegm (spit it down the toilet or something), make sure you dont swallow it. This can cause nausea, and during a coughing fit it may all come back up... try cutting down a bit for a week or so to see if it make any difference if you want. Id personally just live with it and keep enjoying my delicious ncotine hits though.
2006-11-30 15:25:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a former smoker, i went through 60 Gitane a day 24/7. See a doctor ASAP.
2006-11-30 14:46:02 · answer #6 · answered by RBJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my advice to you is two fold first cut down on smoking I am not saying because I am anti smoking i smoke myself about the same as you but my second part is go and see your doctor he will of course tell you to give up smoking they always do but i work in the health care so i do know a little so go and see your doctor i cant claim to say what is wrong but it wont do any harm to see him or her
2006-11-30 14:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know its hard but give up smoking then go to Dr's.
If you have bronchitis it could last for 6 weeks and will not go away with antibiotics
You would be prescribed antibiotics to prevent secondary infection
2006-12-04 05:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by crazeeladee no more 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you may have astmha,smoking dont cause it but it will irritate it.Too much is blamed on smoking.Look at the sky on a clear day an look at the vapour trails from all the planes, all that pollution has to come down an we breath it in
2006-11-30 14:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by paul t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i aint no doctor but u mite hav sumink called bronchitis!!tell ur gp and maybe wer a nicotine patch!!no offence but 20 is alot. try reducing the amount u hav 1st try atleast 15 then 2 atleast 10 and slowly to 5 then eat the gum they got out !!!mi dad has the same he quit now!!u should try stoppin!!it help u lookin manky wen ur olda
2006-11-30 14:41:05 · answer #10 · answered by somebody 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋