Is there anything I can take for Bronchitis?

Question

I was wonderig if there is anything I can take to help my Bronchitis? I think I need Antibotics but besides that is there anything else that would help until I can get to the doctor on Monday? I dont want to wait in the emergency rooom at the hospital for hours. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Thank goodness I haven't had bronchitis for over five years, but I used to get it faithfully twice a year when I smoked. I would cough until I threw up, trying to scratch that itch. I never got better without antibiotics and prescription cough medicine. Maybe Nyquil could get you through the next couple of nights if you don't have a doc to see until Monday. It seems if a person gets a good nights rest, anything else is tolerable.

Answer 4

I am sorry you are feeling yucky and horrible.

Here is something from the Mayoclinic:

When to seek medical advice
Most cases of bronchitis clear on their own in a few days, especially if you rest, drink plenty of fluids, avoid exposure to tobacco smoke and keep the air in your home warm and moist.

Call your doctor if:

Your cough is severe or is preventing you from sleeping. He or she may recommend prescription cough suppressants to help you get some rest.
You have a low-grade fever that persists more than three days or a fever higher than 101 F, you're breathless, or you cough up bloody or yellow or green mucus, see your doctor. You may have pneumonia. And if you have a cough that lasts more than three weeks, be sure to seek medical care. The inflammation from a chronic infection may lead to asthma in some people.
You have chronic lung or heart problems, including asthma, emphysema or congestive heart failure, and think you may have developed a case of bronchitis. These conditions put you at greater risk of developing complications from bronchial infections.
You have repeated bouts of bronchitis.

Treatment
Antibiotics don't effectively treat most cases of bronchitis because the condition usually results from a viral infection. Instead, the following are the cornerstones of acute bronchitis treatment:

Get plenty of rest.
Drink extra liquids.
Take a nonprescription cough medicine.
It's best not to suppress a cough that brings up mucus, however, because coughing helps remove irritants from your lungs and air passages. If your cough is keeping you awake at night, use just enough cough medicine so that you can rest, but not enough to suppress your cough completely. There are several kinds of over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines. Read their labels to figure out which is most likely to relieve the type of cough you have. If your cough is preventing you from sleeping, your doctor may recommend a prescription cough suppressant.

Your doctor may prescribe an antibiotic if he or she suspects that you have a bacterial infection. If you have a chronic lung disorder or if you smoke, your doctor may also prescribe antibiotics to reduce your risk of a serious, secondary infection.

If you have asthma, your doctor may recommend an inhaler and other asthma medications to reduce inflammation and open narrowed passages in your lungs.

There are some Immediate Care places you can go to before Monday if you need to go before then. They are quicker than ER's.

Answer 5

antibiotics never helped me, in fact I read a few places that antibiotics didn't help because it wasn't an infection. Have tried everything from medicine, cough syrup, water/juice. What did help, echoing an earlier answer, what really worked was when I tried a humidifier.

Had done some of that when my grandmother always made me breath steam from a boiling pot of water... can I just say that is not the most pleasant experience, but it worked for a little while but the cough came back. Then it clicked... how about a steady supply of warm moist air. The humidifier has saved me, I love it... sleep with it on, can sleep through the night, took it to work with me in the office, made my office like a sauna, but I didn't care -- wasn't coughing :).

Answer 6

Just see the doctor on monday and you will be fine. It's only a couple of days. Don't not go either, you could end up with bronchital asthma or something? Asthma from bronchitis. Because that's what I ended up with since I didn't take anything.. so.. yeah.

Answer 7

Ive had bronchitis several times and the doctors tend to not us antibiotics. They may give you an inhaler or if it is bad enough they will put you on prednisone.

Answer 8

I work at a clinic and this is the advice that our nurse gave someone last night: Inhale warm humid air (stand in the bathroom while the shower is running). Also, you can try taking some OTC cough syrup. If your throat is sore from coughing, etc, you can try swallowing some honey or corn syrup. You can also try putting a 'cool mist' humidifier beside your bed at night.
Hope this helps!

Answer 9

Don't you have a walk-in clinic where you live? Bronchitis definitely needs antibiotics......the sooner the better. In the meantime, take something for the fever, use a cough syrup or medicine with expectorant

Answer 10

bronchitis is a virus and unfortunately antibiotics will not help, your doctor will most likely prescribe you some cough syrup and tell to to drink lots of fluids and get plenty of rest.

when i had bronchitis, i sucked on halls defense drops and they seemed to help a lot

best wishes

Answer 11

Drink plenty of fluids to keep yourself hydrated. Plain Robitussin will help with the coughing spells. Keep your house cool, and stay away from milk and ice cream