cure for my cough please??

Question

i have had a really bad chesty cough for 3 days my gp says to take lozengers but they are not working,i hate medicene.what else can i take to ease the coughing pain and ticklness at night - its really chesty.

Answer 1

Homeopathic Treatment for different types of Cough :-

Cough with sensation of dust in the throat Chelidonium 6X or 30, 4 hourly

Dry; violent cough due to exposure to dry cold wind; anxiety and fear in mind Aconite 30 or 200 4 hourly

Listening of music brings on cough Ambra gr.30 4 hourly

Coughing causes pain in distant parts Capsicum 30, 4 hourly

Looseness of brain while coughing Carbo ani.30 or 200, 4 hourly

Dry cough during sleep;worse after anger Chamomilla 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Every paroxysm of pain excites nervous cough Hura B 30, 4 hourly

Every time patient stands still while walking he coughs; worse inhaling smoke; feels sleepy after every spell of coughing Ignatia 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Cough worse while going down compare to going up; worse 4 - 8 P.M. Lycopodium 30 or 200 4 hourly

Cough better while lying down Manganum Acet 30, 4 hourly

Cough at night and diarrhoea during day Petroleum 30, 4 hourly

Cough worse inspiration and only during day Rumex C 30, 4 hourly

Cough always ends into sneezing Senega 30, 4 hourly

Cough followed by hic-cough Trillium P 6X or 30, 4 hourly

Dry; painful cough with headache; worse by movement and moaning.Thirst excessive and stools constipated Bryonia 30 or 200 4 hourly

Cough with hoarseness and loss of voice; desire to drink icy cold water Phosphorus 30 or 200 4 hourly

With sticky, ropy phlegm; chronic sinusitis; pain in the ears while coughing Kali Bich 30 4 hourly

Cough worse between 2 - 4 A.M. Kali Carb.30 or 200, 4 hourly

Cough worse in warm room; better in open air; thirstlessness with dry mouth Pulsatilla 30, 4 hourly

Dry cough; sibilant(hissing) sounds like a saw driven through a pine board Spongia 30, 4 hourly

Urine escapes while coughing;better damp, cold; dry cough Causticum 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Cough worse after first sleep (1-2 hours after sleep) Aralia R Q or 30, 4 hourly

Cough with constant nausea and wheezing tongue clean Ipecac 30, 4 hourly

Rattling of chest; it is difficult to raise the phlegm; tongue whitish coated; cough and yawning alternate Antimonium tart.30 1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

Dry cough at night with chocking; face turns red with congestion of head Belladonna 30, 4 hourly

Cough after exposure to cold wind; sensation of foreign body in the throat with pain while swallowing; pain over sensitive to touch, cold etc. Hepar Sulph 30, 4 hourly

Symptoms constantly change and well selected remedies fail to act; cold is taken from slightest exposure Tuberculinum B 200 weekly, (3 Doses)

Cough with itching in larynx, spasmodic with gaggling and vomiting of mucous; after any inflammatory disease like measles etc Carbo Veg 30, 4 hourly

Cough dry, hard; worse at night; better during day and moving about slowly Syphilinum 200 or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Phlegm yellowish and sweetish in taste; weakness and emptiness in chest Stannum Met.30,4 hourly

Children loose their breath while coughing; face becomes bluish and purplish, gasping for breath. Cough rapid and short like gun fire Corallium R 30, 4 hourly

Cough following measles or suppression of intermittent fever Eupatorium Perf.30, 4 hourly

Cough with thick ropy mucous; worse in warm room and taking warm drinks. It comes on while in cold water but relieved by cold drinks and washing face with cold water Coccus Cacti 30, 4 hourly

Cough; dry with desire for hot, salty drinks Lac Caninum 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Cough better while smoking - short of breath after each attack; cough while or after weeping Tarentula Hispania.30 or 200, 4 hourly

Catarrhal cough; involuntary spurting of urine; sneezing Scilla Mar.30, 4 hourly

Cough dry; worse from air into larynx, tobacco smoke, fog and while talking Mentha Pip 30 4 hourly

Cough explosive; persistent, recurring after influenza Strychninum 30, 4 hourly

Cough during pregnancy; spasmodic Viburnum Op 30, 4 hourly

Dry cough; has to stoop to cough; no expectoration with cough Kali-Mur 6X or 30, 4 hourly

Much rattling of mucous, loose cough; worse after bathing and morning Sulphur 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Just choose the one which is the most similar to your symptoms and take it as suggested above. No Side Effects or Complications.

Take Care and God Bless !

Answer 2

I'm guessing there's no chance you have asthma? Because contrary to what people think, it's not so much the gasping for breath as the tickly cough keeping you awake every night that wears you out. I've had a cough too, following a cold, and got the same symptoms as you, but because I have medicine for asthma, inhaled steriods have helped to calm down the tickle. Other things (non med) you could try, are to sleep with your nose and mouth under the covers. The warmer air should be more soothing to your lungs. Or you could turn the heating right up in your bedroom - same logic. A friend of mine swears by eating chocolate ......................... heyho, why not give it a try. Keep some water by your bed to keep having a drink whenever the coughing spasms get too severe. Other than that, go back to your quack if it doesn't clear up.

Answer 3

This tastes absolutely rank but it is the best cough cure i've ever taken.... heat a jar of runny honey mixed with a small onion finely chopped (as finely as possible) and then put it back in the jar. take two dessertspoons three times a day and your cough will be gone in a week. Rotten, but medication free and more effective than anything else i've tried.

Answer 4

Ok well I am not really big on medicine myself. Having said this there are certain times when seeing a DR is the best thing.There are several of the answers here that could help. the honey and ginger tea for one is great. However having said that...if this does not go away in a couple of days you probably need an anitbiotic, whether you use something natural to boost the immunity of your body or go see a DR. But many people think that a chest cold is a real ailment. It isnt. It sounds like you are fighting bronchitis of some kind. The question is ... is it a bacterial or viral infection. If you are running a fever of 102 or more then you need to see a DR. If it is under 102 then you probably have a bronchial virus that will run its course whether you get an anitbiotic or not. A dr told me that if a fever is 102 or more then your body is fighting a bacteria if it is less than 102 it is a virus. He said that a lot of DRs will have you come in unnecessarily just to take your money when they know you are fighting a virus anyway. Also just an FYI...bronchial infections need to be taken seriously as they can develop into pneumonia a potentially life threatening illness if left untreated.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

Do you drink? If you do drink, undissolved alcohol in your liver can prevent the medicine from taking effect. Therefore, go to the pharmacy to get some medication to dissolve the alcohol first.

Boil coke (Coca-Cola) with crushed fresh lemon. Get it boiling. drink it when it is warm.

Get some vicks vaporub, rub it around your neck and wrap a towel around your neck while sleeping. this will reduce the irritation and coughing at night. If your nose is blocked, rub some vicks just below your nose. this will relieve it too.

p.s. lozenge is only suitable for sore throat and not for cough.

Answer 8

Heres a breathing technique that works for me.
inhale deeply through nose(Extedd stomach as far out as possible to take in full breath)
exhale slowly through mouth(purse lips)pretending to blow out a candle.
It works for me when i get a scratchy throat,when i cough and nothing comes up,and when my asthma acts up.
I havent had to use any inhalers or my nebulizer in 5 years!
Try it!
usually when your congested,or your throat is scratchy something needs to come up.This is the best no drug way to make that happen.

Answer 9

Try a hot tody

1 part water
1 part whisky
Sugar to taste (Usually 1 teaspoon)

Drink while hot

Answer 10

Try peppermints, or anything that has a huge blast of peppermint flavor!! Peppermint flavoring comes from peppermint plants which contain a large dosage of menthol. Menthol is used to heal and ease cramps and pains in muscles. Try soft peppermints, they work fast. (That's also why a lot of cough drops are spiriment or pepperment flavored.)

Answer 11

WHATS the nature of your cough? is it dry or with expectoration? How it tarted? if it is started with sour throat and fever then it may take time?
Do u have allergy for something?If it is like that then you should avoid allergens.
Loozenges will help you only if it is dry in nature.If theres sputum then you require a cough syrop requiring mucolytic, and expectorants.
Regards