A cough in an adult can be caused by various reasons. Accordingly, the treatment cannot be universal. Since it is possible to accurately diagnose one of the ninety reasons for coughing only after examination, we will not go into the causes, but try to cope with the cough ourselves.
I immediately want to warn that advice on how to treat cough in adults is not given by a professional physician, but by a smoker with twenty years of experience and weakened immunity.
If for seven days the cough does not go away and is accompanied by an increased body temperature (up to 38 degrees), consult a doctor. And if the temperature rises above 38 degrees, then how to treat a cough in adults, the local doctor or ambulance team will already explain popularly.
At first, you can not bother the doctors and try to get rid of the cough on your own within seven days.
To begin with, how to treat cough in adults who smoke. No one is going to lecture you on the dangers of smoking. You yourself are well aware that you have exacerbated bronchitis. To get rid of coughing, try not to smoke at least a couple of days and "ventilate" the lungs, forcing them to work while walking. The cough will pass quickly, perhaps with it the desire to smoke will disappear.
Cough may be dry and with sputum.
If mucus is released during a cough, there is hope that it will pass soon. By wet coughing, the body cleans itself of pathogenic bacteria and foreign substances.
Dry cough often causes pain and prevents sleep. Basically, the treatment for this cough comes down to making it go into the
cough phase
with sputum. The release of mucus during coughing often indicates a speedy recovery.
About how to treat cough in adults, they can tell in any pharmacy. The first thing you will be asked is what is the cough. If it turns out that the cough is dry, you will be advised to buy an expectorant. Believe me, no matter how much this syrup costs, it is worth buying it. In the initial stage of the disease, it is better to use such harmless means that are allowed even for children. Potent drugs can cause side effects or exacerbation of the disease.
Until an accurate diagnosis is made on the basis of a medical examination (blood, urine, fluorography), it is not recommended to use radical traditional medicine. Some of them can cause allergic reactions, exacerbation of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, endocrine system or provoke a fatal change in blood pressure.
The harmless your self-medication will be, the less money you will then spend on combating complications!
The most harmless folk cough syrup for adults is warm milk with honey.
When coughing, all drinks should not be hot, but warm. Boiling water can damage already irritated tissues.
With a dry cough, you can try to mix honey with cranberries in equal proportions and take this mixture half an hour after eating (three times a day). To quickly get rid of cough, you should temporarily abandon coffee, spicy and salty foods, sweets and alcohol. It’s better to eat cereals and mashed potatoes. It is advisable to eat salads in which there are grated carrots and radishes.