Hi, I am suffering from cough for last 18 days and have gone to doctors also but not getting cure. What should i do?
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Which type of cough? is it productive or dry cough? if it's a dry cough then try cough syrup with codeine like ascoril c / grilinctus bm. If it's associated with sputum then take ambroxol or ascoril adding bromohexine as a component. As you are suffering from 18 days you need to do a sputum examination for afb and gm c/s and sometime chest x-ray is needed according to likelihood for the cause. Take anti biotics. Prefer if there is microbiological report till then empirical will be helpful. You can consult me on private section for more.
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Firstly there's no lifelong cure for the common cold. Antibiotics are only effective against infections of throat and are of no use against cold viruses. Over-the-counter (otc) cold preparations won't cure a common cold or make it go away any sooner, and most have side effects. A saltwater gargle 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2tsp turmeric dissolved in a glass of warm water can temporarily relieve a sore or scratchy throat. To help relieve nasal congestion, try saline (pure salt water) nasal drops. If you have a throat infection, or a viral cold then I will prescribe appropriate meds based on your detailed assessment. Do reply back for medication prescriptions. Being also a general physician and registered dietitian, I prescribe both evidence based herbal as well as allopathic medicines complementing with dietary guidelines and home remedies carefully personalized for each individual patient.
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