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Dr. Hussam Salem

Dr. Hussam Salem

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الأسئلة المجابة 13806 | نسبة الرضا 98.7%

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Welcome! How can I help with your medical question? hello. can i ask u about whats d best medicine for cough? or should i take for antibiotic to stop this. because its been a month that i am suffering with my cough. thank you Have you seen a doctor about this yet? What medications are you taking? only d home remedy Anything else in your medical history you think the doctor should know? before i had pneumonia.

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Dr. Hussam Salem

Dr. Hussam Salem

Licensed Doctor

الأسئلة المجابة 13806 | نسبة الرضا 98.7%

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The treatment of cough

  • depends on its diagnosis: fat cough or dry cough.
  • Most often, self-medication may be sufficient but in some cases it is necessary to consult.
in case of dry cough as well as
  • fluidifiers (N-acetylcysteine)
  • dextromethorphan, available in the form of tablets, drops or syrups - codeine, available in the form of tablets, drops or syrups.
  • antihistamines H1 (antiallergic), available in the form of cough syrup: based on oxomemazine
 Herbal medicine can be a very good alternative, especially when coughing fat or productive.
  • There are a large number of medicinal plants to prevent or treat this condition. Let us mention here the principal plants used: thyme, marshmallow root, fir buds or pulmonary.
  • The expectorants are either saline (ammonia chloridium) or based on plant extracts (guaifenesin for example)
  •  based on the cough fat mainly expectorants and / or fluidifiers- N-acetylcysteine, tablet form, effervescent tablet, sachet . Be careful, these medications are not stable, the syrup can only be kept for 14 to 16 days.
  •  Interaction of N-acetylcysteineSuite with an interaction with different antibiotics of the types amoxicillins, penicillins, tetracyclines, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, macrolides and amphotérocines: to respect an interval of 2 hours between the taking of N-acetyscysteine and the antibiotic.
 
 The main good tips face a your cough
  1. Treat as quickly as possible (to avoid any complications)
  2. Drink a lot, especially hot drinks like herbal teas with honey (read: Nothing beats honey to cure infantile cough)
  3.  Humidify the rooms, because dry air promotes coughing, this is particularly the case in winter with heating, a humidifier is strongly recommended
 
 Finally to prevent coughing for you or your entourage:
  1.  Avoid smoking and limit any exposure to tobacco
  2.  Wash your hands frequently to prevent the transmission of sensitive germs (bacteria, viruses)
 
We advise you to consult a doctor when your cough 
  1.  the cough is accompanied by respiratory discomfort (difficulty breathing, pain with breathing), for example in case of whooping cough (quintessential cough) or asthma;
  2.  the cough becomes frequent (day and night) or chronic (over several months);
  3.  when losing weight;
  4.  during violent headaches;
  5.  during high fever (above 38 ° C);
  6.  if the mucus (or sputum) has an unusual color (brown, pink, ...) and especially if you find blood in this mucus;
  7. if the state of the cough does not improve after a few days of self-medication (cough syrup, medicinal plants, etc.)
 
The causes of cough can be:
  1. - cooling: usually caused by one or more viruses, it is estimated that about 90% of acute coughs are caused by viruses;
  2. - colds and / or sinusitis;
  3. - cold, causing irritation of the respiratory tract;
  4. - smoke, leading to irritation of the respiratory tract;
  5. - various infectious diseases of bacterial or viral origin: pneumonia, tuberculosis, whooping cough (with a quintessential cough), diphtheria, croup ("false croup"), legionellosis;
  6. - acute bronchitis;
  7. - chronic bronchitis or smoker's cough = chronic obstructive COPD;
  8. - pulmonary emphysema, an advanced stage of chronic bronchitis;
  9. - asthma;
  10. - allergy (allergic rhinitis or hay fever, ...);
  11. - lung cancer and other cancers (laryngeal cancer, etc.);
  12. - side effects or undesirable effects of certain drugs (typically angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors = ACE inhibitors such as enalapril, indicated for example to treat hypertension, more information under symptoms on this subject);
  13. - pulmonary embolism;
  14. - gastro-oesophageal reflux or heartburn;
  15. - nervousness, stress or excessive shyness;
  16. - left heart failure;
  17. - post-nasal discharge (postnasal drainage English);
  18. - plague (especially pneumonic plague which can be fatal without antibiotic treatment).
 
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