A wet cough that does not go away and bothers a person for a long time - may be one of the symptoms of the course of a bronchial or lung disease. In fact, a wet cough, and also called a productive cough, is a natural reaction of the body to the presence of sputum, which has changed its quantitative and qualitative composition.
Dry cough as a symptom is more serious and requires the use of special drugs to eliminate infection and excrete sputum. When the cough is wet, the body tries to independently remove the pathogenic flora.
Wet cough requires treatment with liquor thinning medications, it is also possible to use inhalants, potions, folk remedies. Do not refuse to walk, if the patient does not have temperature and other severe symptoms. Long lying can contribute to the accumulation and difficult sputum on coughing.
Causes of a wet cough
The main causes that cause a wet cough, is the presence of infections such as ARD, ARVI. Wet cough can be one of the symptoms of bronchitis. In severe cases, along with other symptoms, a wet cough is a manifestation of pneumonia .
When diagnosing a disease, the physician draws attention to the attendant symptoms, as well as the nature of the discharge and the type of sputum. Do not be surprised if the doctor asks you questions: what color is the sputum, how often does it go away, when the most episodes of coughing occur, etc. The full picture allows him to establish the cause of the cough and correctly approach the treatment of the disease.
Necessarily need to see a doctor if a wet cough does not pass within 20 days, accompanied by severe pain in the chest and audible rales, increased body temperature, sputum departs with particles of blood. In this case, self-medication can lead to complications and difficult treatment of the disease.
Than to treat a wet cough?
The most important remedy for a wet cough is that which dilutes sputum. In the presence of an inflammatory process, sputum becomes more viscous, it accumulates in abnormal amounts for the body and is difficult to remove. In order to recover we need not to block the cough as such, but to let it go through all the sputum formed during the inflammatory process with the help of it.
Sputum thinners do not block cough, but make phlegm less viscous and contribute to its faster separation.
Syrup from a wet cough is most often used for children and adolescents. Typically, the composition of the syrup includes many natural substances that facilitate liquefaction of sputum and facilitate coughing. The most popular are Dr. Mom and Gedelix.
Tablets from a wet cough often contain the same active substance - ambroxol. It is precisely it influences the sputum, liquefying it. Among the most popular medicines are Ambroxol, Halixol, ACTS, Fluimutsil, Lazolvan, Ambrobene, as well as Bromgexin, Pektusin and others.
Folk remedies for the treatment of wet cough
The most famous folk remedy for a wet cough is the licorice root syrup . It is usually applied 4-6 times a day. In addition, do not forget that for more rapid sputum discharge you need to drink more. As for the liquid, it can be tea with lemon, tea with honey, hot milk with a teaspoon of honey. You can also drink cocktails from cranberries and cranberries, rich in vitamin C.
But how to cure a wet cough with herbs: you need to drink broths of plantain, mother-and-stepmother, St. John's wort. Also these herbs can be used for inhalation. It is best to use folk remedies along with medicines.