chronic cough

[Guest guest]

Has she been checked for GERD... sometimes in children it will present as a tickle in the throat..when really what is happening is the fluid is coming up from the stomach through the esophogus and causing a cough.. You might want to go check out that route while your at it..

(poly JRA and Spondy, 19)

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

has never had a lung collapse but before we had his tonsils taken out any time he caught a viral infection he would cough for weeks or even months.His was a dry barking cough with the same tickle in his throat.He coughed all winter last year and I kept having to tell his preschool teacher that it's just post-viral cough and they just had to deal with it.It would get so bad at times it would make him throw up.We usualy have 2 types of cough medicine on hand.Prescription non narcotic for school and narcotic at night.The later reserved for lack of sleep or throwing up from the cough.

Hugs

Becki and 5 systemic

[Guest guest]

I have had several friends (and my mom) who developed a chronic cough from

blood pressure meds (don't know which ones). They all got better with a

change in meds.

[Guest guest]

and all,

I just read something about some forms of Zicam being recalled or put

behind the counter, meaning you have to ask for it and be over 18.

[Guest guest]

its a question of extremes i suppose. For me i know that i have excess liquid in

the E at bedtime. Solution is expelling it. I do by contracting diagpragm,

forcing excess out through mouth. Maybe need to repeat once. But it's not severe

vomiting like mentioned in other posts. It's finding what works for you, thats

all ...

[Guest guest]

Excellent post. I didn't explain what I do when I " throw up " , however, I

do exactly what you described.

In a message dated 8/12/2009 11:48:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

pdfollows@... writes:

its a question of extremes i suppose. For me i know that i have excess

liquid in the E at bedtime. Solution is expelling it. I do by contracting

diagpragm, forcing excess out through mouth. Maybe need to repeat once. But

it's not severe vomiting like mentioned in other posts. It's finding what

works for you, thats all ...

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[Guest guest]

I have been sick with a cough since November and have had all kinds of test run

but can not find the problem. The doctor stopped all my meds for about three

months. The couch suppressed and was getting better. So the doctor started me

back on my Humira and methotrexate and the couch started up again. Right now I

have stopped the methotrexate to see if that was the problem. Couch not as bad.

but the psoriasis and sorry have returned on my feet and hands. does anyone

else have same with the cough I don't see my doctor til June trying to see if

meds are causing the cough again.

" j "

[Guest guest]

You may want to ask your doctor if he has ruled out interstitial pneumonitis. I

don't think it necessarily shows up on an Xray like pneumonia would. One of my

coworkers has been taking MTX for her P and PA as well, and we talk quite a bit

about the differing treatments. She ended up terribly sick with respiratory

issues and ended up in ICU from what was ultimately diagnosed as the

interstitial pneumonitis. They said that can be a rare side effect from the

meds. Maybe getting a consult with a pulmonologist to rule that out wouldn't be

a bad idea?

" j " <jnsvrgl@...>

<<wrote: anyone else have same with the cough I don't see my doctor til June

trying to see if meds are causing the cough again.>>

[Guest guest]

I had a constant but low key cough and never ran a fever since I was immune

suppressed on 2 DMARDs at the time

It turned out to be MRSA. a VERY persistent ENT at Columbia Pres MANAGED TO

CULTURE IT FROM MY SINUSES.

MICHELLE S

[Guest guest]

Hi. I did that too, and they did not help very much. What made the difference was going on a GERD-compliant low-acid diet. Have you tried that? It took abut six weeks for the cough to clear up completely, and I felt like I had a new life.

Jerome

In a message dated 4/18/2012 12:00:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Jeff@... writes:

I forgot to mention that i also take meds for Acid reflux. Tried different ones and strengths from my Doc.