I have had maybe 7-10 cough drops today? Is this bad for me? I was really sick and they are kinda addicting. Do cough drops have any calories?
2007-02-11 16:13:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Its not the calories that are bad but that some cough drops actually have medicine in them. So taking too many cough drops can actually be like taking medicine that you don't need.
Try switching to peppermints (perhaps the green ones because they're more like cough drops in flavor than the red ones).
2007-02-11 16:19:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Excepting all of the sugar, no. They do have calories, but it's not a ton. Plus, it's worth it to stop the coughing. Whenever I have a bad cough, I usually have quite a few of them, especially if I have to sit through meetings or speak or anything.
2007-02-11 16:22:51 · answer #2 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the calories vary depending on what cough drop, my halls are only 5 calories each. also look at what the active ingredient is in the drop. normally there are 2 types of drops menthol, and pectin. menthol is non medicated, and really just opens up your breathing passages. pectin actually fights bacteria. its probably not good to use to many pectin drops because your body. cause your body should be fighting the bacteria by itself. also to much menthol can cause chest pains.
2007-02-11 16:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by Shane S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not if you like cough drop breath.
2016-03-29 03:02:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋