Dry cough in an adult with medication

Treatment of dry cough in adults with medicines and folk remedies

During a person's life, various ailments, such as colds, flu, ARVI, can be affected. This is quite unpleasant. However, if a dry cough joins the disease - the situation can become excruciating. After all, sometimes such a symptom does not allow the patient to talk normally, take food and even sleep. How is dry cough treated in adults? Are people's means able to help?

Types of cough

This symptom refers to the normal reaction of the body to the penetration of an infection or other irritant into the respiratory tract. In such a situation, there is a need to get rid of the source of the problem. Therefore, a person has a cough. If sputum escapes with it, then it helps to remove all the bad from the body. If it is not, then the treatment of dry cough in adults begins with the transformation of it into a wet cough. For such purposes, mucolytic drugs are used.

Physicians classify dry cough into the following types:

1. Barking. It differs by its specific sound. This cough accompanies hoarseness, whistling, shortness of breath. The decrease in the function of breathing is noticeably noticeable.
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2. Paroxysmal. In this form, a paroxysmal course is observed. The patient coughs for so long and so violently that the gag reflex works. In this case, there is a burning sensation in the throat.
3. Chronic. There is a coughing periodically. This form is most resistant to various methods of treatment. As a rule, this species is peculiar to people who have bad habits (smoking).

Factors provoking cough

It is important to understand which sources provoke this pathology. After all, the causes and treatment of severe dry cough in adults are interrelated. The following factors can cause an unpleasant symptom:

• allergic reactions;
• inflammation of the respiratory (upper) pathways;
• heredity;
• overstrain of a nervous nature;
• dry air in the room;
• weakening of immunity;
• smoking, alcohol;
• insufficient fluid intake.

Causes of a symptom

It is important to remember that often acts as a symptom of any cough disease in adults. Causes and treatment of a severe dry cough can only be determined by a doctor. After all, this symptom can signal the following ailments:

• bronchitis;
• laryngitis;
• tracheitis;
• bronchial asthma;
• whooping cough;
• tuberculosis;
• malignant formations;
• cystic fibrosis;
• helminthic invasions.

Why do I need diagnostics?

Most people think they know how and what to cure an adult cough. The recommendation to undergo diagnostics causes them only bewilderment. However, it is very important to identify the true cause that provoked the cough. After all, some drugs are contraindicated in certain circumstances. Ignoring such a requirement often leads to serious consequences.

Therefore, if you experience this symptomatology, the best solution is to consult a doctor. If necessary, the following examinations can be scheduled:

• chest x-ray;
• bronchoscopy;
• blood test (expanded);
• a study on the sensitivity to antibiotics;
• an immunogram;
• Analysis of urine.

Treatment with medicines

Various preparations can be prescribed for cough elimination. They are subdivided according to the spectrum of action. Some are aimed at suppressing cough receptors. Others are able to calm the irritated throat and withdraw phlegm in case of its presence.

Medicamentous methods of struggle depend on the cause that provoked a dry cough in an adult. Treatment for a cold or inflammation of the respiratory tract is as follows:

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs - Doxycycline, Amoxil.
2. Antitussive medications are Codeine, Codterpine, Stoptusin, Gripex, Atusin, Mukodex, and Libexin.
3. Antihistamines - "Loratodin "Claritin "Diazolin "Pulmolor".
4. Mucolytic drugs - Ambroxol, ACTS, Fluidite, Carbocysteine, Ambrobene.

It is very important to remember that antitussive drugs, which contain codeine, are referred to as semi-narcotic drugs. Therefore, it is very cautious to apply them. In addition, such drugs can inhibit a person's reaction.

List of medicines for dry cough

Medicine does not stand still. Pharmacology is also developing rapidly. Today's market provides patients with a wide range of different drugs. Their diversity sometimes leads to a dead end. What medicine to choose to overcome a dry cough in an adult? Treatment, if it is undertaken without the recommended diagnosis, should not only help, but - most importantly - do no harm to health!

Consider some of the medicines that have recently been very popular.

Antitussive remedy "Sinekod"

The effect of the drug is directed strictly on the cough center. Recommended for use in the acute phase of dry cough. And during pregnancy this drug is contraindicated.

Combination medicine "Gerbion"

The preparation is based on natural components. In addition to antitussive action, the drug has antimicrobial properties. The drug is contraindicated in those individuals who have an increased susceptibility to the ingredients of the drug. With great caution it is recommended to take diabetics. There are side effects, such as allergies.

The drug "Broncholitin"

This tool is distinguished by its ability to influence the cough center. In addition, the drug has excellent antimicrobial and antispasmodic properties. It expands the bronchi, removes the mucus edema, improves breathing. However, patients suffering from heart failure, this tool is not recommended for admission. Treatment of dry cough in adults with this drug can accompany side effects such as tremor, insomnia, tachycardia, nausea.

The use of folk remedies

Is it possible to eliminate dry cough in adults by home methods? The causes and treatment of folk remedies, again, are related. It should be remembered that home methods can help only if the inflammation is localized in the upper larynx and tonsils. With affected lungs and bronchi, folk remedies are usually ineffective.

During such treatment it is necessary to fulfill a number of conditions:

• bed rest;
• use of antihistamines;
• complex treatment with folk remedies.

Methods of home therapy

Effective treatment of dry cough folk remedies includes the following:

1. Application of mustard plasters, cans.
2. Use of compresses on the throat area.
3. Drawing of iodine nets.
4. Implementation of inhalations.
5. Abundant drink.
6. The use of decoctions of chamomile (pharmacy), ledum, St. John's wort, oregano.
7. Use of nursing fees.

Folk recipes

Optimal use of folk remedies in combination with a prescribed therapy is considered optimal. Only in this case, the treatment of dry cough in adults will be most effective.

Consider several recipes, recognized as the best weapon against this symptom:

1. A mixture of oil and honey.The ingredients will be needed for 1 hour. spoon. Butter should be softened, but not melted. All day it is recommended to use the prepared mixture before eating. Some time after receiving the composition, it is advisable not to drink or eat. In this case, the active substances will be able to linger on the mucous throat, and therefore, it is beneficial to act on the inflamed areas.
2. Radish and honey.One of the effective means. At the radish (medium size), cut off the tip. Carefully remove part of the pulp. Pour liquid honey into the resulting fossa in the root crop. Close the radish with a cut top and remove it for one day in the refrigerator. During this time, the juice in the root cavity is formed, mixed with honey. Such a composition should be applied for 1 tbsp. spoon from three to five times a day.
3. Aloe and honey.For medicinal purposes, it is best to use a three-year-old plant. You need to cut three leaves. Do not choose young shoots. Grind them. To the resulting gruel should be added 2 tbsp. spoons of honey. And as much red wine. This remedy must be consumed three times a day. A single dose is 1 tbsp. spoon. If desired, the product can be heated immediately before use.

Warning

Self-administration (without the appointment of a doctor) of antitussive drugs can be quite dangerous for the body. After all, some of the drugs described above can affect the central nervous system. In addition, their uncontrolled use sometimes leads to addiction.

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Treatment of dry cough in children and adults - drugs, folk remedies

Dry cough is an unconditioned reflex, which performs the function of cleansing the respiratory tract from various irritants - sputum, mucus, pus, foreign bodies, thereby helping to clear the bronchial tree and trachea.

Usually, dry cough appears at the beginning of any infectious, viral illness, colds. Depending on the causative agent and immune response, its intensity can be different, from minor to debilitating, paroxysmal, intensifying during sleep.

How to treat dry cough in children and adults, what medications and folk remedies can be used to relieve it and quickly transfer to moist? This is our article.

Causes of dry cough in children and adults

Before starting the treatment of dry cough, it is necessary to establish the cause that caused its appearance. If it's a common cold or flu, then with bed rest, copious drinking regimen, symptomatic therapy through a few days a dry cough becomes productive with a light sputum - this is a good sign, indicating that a person recovers.

A dry cough is an excuse for addressing a therapist, as a whole range of diseases can hide behind him. Moreover, if a dry cough does not pass 10 or more days - this is a serious reason to contact a therapist or pediatrician.

The doctor, on the basis of examination, anamnesis of the patient, can send for the following tests and diagnostics:

• General blood analysis
• Fluorography for suspected pneumonia or if not done in the last 2 years
• According to the indications - X-ray in 2 projections (suspicion of cancer, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis)
• Sputum culture for changes in fluorography or radiography and for decreed groups.
• When purulent sputum and the presence of capacity in the laboratory - sputum culture to identify the pathogen and sensitivity to antibiotics (in clinics is not done).
• When suspected of bronchial asthma - spirography with samples (on berotek, cold).
• If necessary - referral to an allergist for scarification tests for allergy and examination of the ENT with smears from the throat and pharynx for eosinophilia.
• When X-ray diagnosis of tumors - bronchoscopy, MRI or CT on indications.
• With foreign bodies - examination of ENT, bronchoscopy
• If suspected pertussis - blood tests for immunoglobulins or PCR mucus from the throat.

The main causes of dry cough in children and adults:

• ARVI, flu, cold (how is the flu differs from ARVI)
• Bronchial asthma, COPD, irritation of the respiratory tract from chemicals - bronchospasm, allergic cough
• Coryza, sinusitis, sinusitis, adenoids, chronic allergic rhinitis
• Children's infectious diseases - diphtheria, false groats (barking cough in a child) and such that are also in adults - whooping cough, measles.
• Pleurisy, pneumonia, acute or chronic bronchitis, tracheitis, tracheobronchitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis (treatment in children).
• Oncological diseases of the respiratory system organs - lung cancer, bronchial cancer, throat cancer, larynx, etc.
• Sarcoidosis
• Congestive heart failure, aortic aneurysm
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Cough smoker
• Tuberculosis
• Foreign body in the respiratory system - often happens and causes a dry cough in children.

How to treat dry cough in children and adults correctly

If dry cough is not caused by catarrhal and viral diseases, then tuberculosis, oncology, cardiac or allergic etiology of coughing should be excluded. After careful diagnosis, on the basis of the established diagnosis, appropriate treatment is prescribed. And we will consider the treatment options for non-productive cough with the most common variants of its appearance - for cold, viral, infectious diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract.

Drugs for dry cough

• Drugs of central action that suppress cough: Butamirate (sinecode), Glavent (for children from 4 years).
• Combined medicines: Codterpine, Codelac (from age 2) additionally improve sputum discharge, dilute Sputussin sputum (children older than a month), Glycodine (from 12 months), with antipyretic action - Grippostad (from 6 years).
• Peripheral action of cough remedy: Levoprot (from 2 years), Libexin (from 3 years).

A plentiful warm drink with a dry cough is the key to a quick recovery

A plentiful warm drink is a banal phrase, everyone knows about it, but sometimes it does not attach much importance to this important component of treatment. And after all, on the basis of how much liquid a patient drinks, the speed of the transition of dry cough to wet with sputum under different catarrhal and viral diseases directly depends. You can drink the following vitamins:

• Cranberry juice, currant jelly, raspberry
• Broths of medicinal herbs, in the absence of allergies to them - are decoctions of plantain, mother and stepmother, licorice, sage, dog rose
• Hot tea with lemon, honey, raspberries
• It is useful to drink warm goat milk, while melt in it a piece of butter or add almond oil, honey (but only to those who do not suffer from pancreatitis). It is very good to drink such a drink at night.
• Black radish juice with honey
• Warm mineral alkaline water without gases
• Infusions of licorice root

Inhalation with dry cough

Inhalations are also a very effective way to relieve dry cough. For the implementation of inhalations, you can use special devices - nebulizers, inhalers, and also they can be carried out In the old way - breathing over the steam, covered with a towel, you can also use a teapot spout, and inhale the vapor through paper cone. Solutions for inhalation can be very diverse:

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  Medicinal products Lazolvan, Ambrobene, ACTS inject, Fluimutsil, Sinupret, Rotokan, Tolsigon N, marigold extract.

• Decoctions of various herbs - sage, St. John's wort, chamomile, calendula, raspberry leaves, peppermint, coltsfoot, leaves of eucalyptus, juniper, pine buds, ready-made collections by Eucarom No. 1 or Ingaphitol collection for inhalations (chamomile and sage).
• More information about the methods of inhalation, medications, various solutions for inhalation in bronchitis, laryngitis, cold, flu, please read our article.

Rubbing, massage, compresses for the treatment of non-productive cough in children

Rubbing, massage, compresses - any heating procedures can be performed only if there is no high body temperature in the patient. Especially cautious should be treated with such drugs in the treatment of dry cough in children.

If the child has a dry cough that is allergic or caused by whooping cough or a false croup - in these cases the use of various strongly smelling or allergenic means can worsen a condition, especially often causes an allergy of ointment - Doctor Mom, which structure includes - camphor, menthol, eucalyptus, muscat, turpentine oil, thymol. For ointments that have a warming effect, you can refer - Doctor Mom, Barsuchok, Pulmeks, Evkabal - many pediatricians Do not advise to use these ointments for children under 2 years, and in case the child is prone to allergies, do not use at all.

As for the massage, it can also be produced only at a low body temperature, in the absence of even suspicion of complications from Orvi or influenza. It is best for bronchitis, because the massage is designed to improve the sputum, but it can also be produced when the condition is relieved with an unproductive cough in children and adults. Drainage massage should be done very diligently, after a warm bath. After the massage the child should lie down about half an hour, while it should be covered with a warm blanket, and at night you can make a compress.

For a compress, you can make such a solution - 1 tbsp. a spoon of sunflower oil, 1 tbsp. spoonful of vodka, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey - this mixture should be heated in a water bath. In this solution, soak a linen rag, so large as to cover the neck and the interlap zone, put cotton wool on top of the cloth, then cellophane. To the back of the baby, you should fasten the compress with a scarf or scarf. It should be borne in mind that the child so have to sleep all night, the nodules should be made small and placed on the side. Every day, such a compress should not be done, it is better every other day.

The room in which the child sleeps with the compress should be cool air. Very carefully, you should use alcohol for compresses, you can not use it in large quantities, because skin in children under 7 years partially fulfills the function of respiration, and with an overdose can occur alcohol poisoning the kid. The same applies to the use of vinegar to remove temperature - this is an old folk method of reducing the temperature in a child often leads to poisoning, it is not worth it to use.

Medicinal Plants to Help

The use of medicinal plants - in pharmacies you can buy ready-made breast doses, which you can use inside, and do inhalations. Among medicinal plants, a significant expectorant and mucolytic property possess the following herbs: oregano, altea root, sage, mother-stepmother leaf, anise fruits, licorice root, pine buds.

Breast gathering number 1	Mother and stepmother, althea roots, oregano
Breast gathering number 2	Plantain, mother and stepmother, licorice root
Breast gathering № 3	Sage, althea roots, anise fruits, pine buds, licorice root
Breast gathering № 4	Chamomile, sprouts of ledum, calendula, licorice root, mint, violet grass
Phytopectol № 1	Mother and stepmother, althaea roots, oregano
Phytopectol number 2	Plantain, mother and stepmother, licorice root

Climatic conditions in the patient's room with a dry cough

Creating the optimum humidity and air temperature in the patient's room is also an essential condition for the early transition of dry cough to productive, because dry, dusty, too warm air aggravate the condition of the mucous membranes of the nasopharynx and the state of the lower respiratory ways. It is very important to observe the right climatic conditions in order to avoid complications from viral and infectious diseases so that pathogens do not descend to the lower respiratory tract.

• Humidity should be not less than 50%, more precisely from 50 to 70%
• Air temperature not more than 20С

With dry air, especially in the heating season, you can easily cope with the help of special air humidifiers, on the wound of household appliances they are now a great choice. It is more difficult to create a comfortable temperature, if the apartment has central heating and you can not regulate the heating of the room, in this case, you should always keep the windows open.

It is also very important that the air is clean, for this you should make a daily wet cleaning, the room should be missing carpets and carpeting. It is also best to use air purifiers.

Antitussive - it is dangerous to use without prescription

Combined antitussives with a dry cough should only be used as prescribed by the doctor, such as Sinecode, Stoptusin, Libexin, Broncholiths, since these drugs can lead to stagnation of sputum, mucus in the airways, some of them have a central effect on cough centers.

They are shown with such diseases, when dry cough is painful, it strongly prevents sleep, for example, with whooping cough. It is best to use for the treatment of dry cough Herbion with plantain, Bronchicum, Linkas.

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Dry cough in an adult: treatment options

The most common symptom of many diseases is dry cough in an adult, treatment depends on the cause of its origin. Unproductive cough can deliver a lot of unpleasant feelings to a person, worsening the quality of his life. Therapy includes both symptomatic treatments and drugs aimed at eliminating the underlying disease.

What causes a dry cough?

Cough is a protective mechanism aimed at eliminating sputum and irritant agents from the bronchi. There are many reasons for this symptom. The productivity of a cough may depend on the stage of a particular disease. Cough reflex occurs in the early stages of pneumonia, with COPD, asthma, stenosis of the larynx, tuberculosis and lung cancer, chronic bronchitis. Cough in adults can become symptoms of ARVI, allergic reactions, laryngitis, chlamydia, mycoplasmosis.

Of no small importance are the mechanical factors-enlargement of the lymph nodes, constriction of the bronchi swelling, foreign body, dust, chemicals in the bronchi, changes in the lung tissue at fibrosis. Depending on the duration, the cough can be acute or chronic. Acute usually disappears in 2-3 weeks, chronic lasts for months.

In some patients, symptom relief was observed with medication with unproven efficacy: Erespala, homeopathic remedy Stodal, combined medicines with antiseptic and antitussive action. Eases cough and herbal remedies, for example, Herbion.

Acute cough is associated with viral infections, chronic is a symptom of bronchitis, a consequence of smoking and excess weight. Contributes to the emergence of cough and work with chemicals, living in areas with adverse environmental conditions, esophageal reflux, the use of ACE inhibitors, diseases cardiovascular system (heart defects, pericarditis, thromboembolism), diabetes mellitus (cough occurs due to dryness of the mucous membranes), thyroid diseases and mental disorders disorder.

If this symptom appears after eating, the patient may have an esophagus hernia, tracheoesophageal fistula, or mental disorders. Cough in the morning occurs in heavy smokers, as well as with reflux disease. The final diagnosis is based on other symptoms (fatigue, weight loss, pain in the chest area), test results and instrumental survey methods.

Characteristic features of dry cough

The nature of the cough depends on the cause of its occurrence.With diseases of the pharynx and trachea, he has a loud barking character. Frequent soft coughing speaks of pleurisy. With pertussis, there is a convulsive paroxysmal cough with noisy breathing.

The cough reflex can be caused by irritation of special points of the body (for example, inflammation of the cervical and ear lymph nodes). Persistent occurs with tuberculosis and lung tumors. A low-productivity, painful cough testifies to heart diseases and abnormalities of the peribronchial tissues. With asthma, this symptom is accompanied by wheezing and whistling in the sternum. With heart failure cough occurs, mainly at night.

Sore throat can also lead to dry cough, so diseases such as angina and pharyngitis need to be treated in a timely manner. If a cough worsens the quality of your life, you need to get rid of it with the help of special drugs, as well as codeine-containing drugs. If the cause of this symptom is bronchitis, the doctor will appoint mucolytic drugs - acetylcysteine, ambroxol and expectorants - solutan and mucaltin.

Cough does not only benefit, clearing the bronchi from irritants. It can lead to serious complications - the occurrence of myocardial infarction in a paroxysmal unproductive nature, associated with infectious and inflammatory diseases of the bronchi. The constant occurrence of this symptom can lead to mental disorders and problems in communicating with people. Persistent cough contributes to fatigue, loss of voice, the appearance of pain in the joints and muscles, violation work of the bladder and rectum, reduce mental abilities and increase arterial pressure.

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How to get rid of dry cough?

The methods of treatment for dry cough depend on the underlying disease that gives such a symptom. Therapy should be carried out under the constant supervision of a physician. Symptomatic treatment means abundant drinking, airing the room, humidifying the air. The dissipation of special candies contributes to increased production of saliva, the ingestion of which removes the cough reflex. Purification of the bronchi is facilitated by inhalation with saline solution.

Joint use of mucolytic and antitussive drugs is unacceptable, this can lead to bronchial obstruction. If the main disease is a bacterial infection, a course of treatment with antibiotics penicillin or cephalosporin series is prescribed. Chlamydial infections must be treated with macrolides. In bronchial asthma, bronchodilators and hormonal drugs are used, with tuberculosis - anti-tuberculosis drugs.

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If you have a cough dry, you can apply folk methods for treatment.

However, it should be remembered that not all of them are safe, so before using them, you should consult a doctor.

A good effect with a low-yield cough is given by inhalations with decoctions of medicinal plants, taking decoction of chamomile, coltsfoot and sage. A well-known folk remedy for coughing is radish juice with honey. To ease the condition with cough help warming compresses on the chest.

A prolonged course of cough promotes the development of pulmonary emphysema, pneumothorax, stroke, eye capillaries and bronchial veins, epileptic seizure, inguinal and umbilical hernias.

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Prevention consists in eliminating irritating factors and treating the underlying disease. First and foremost, you must give up smoking and drinking alcohol. In addition, you need to develop a balanced diet for yourself. Observe the daily routine and personal hygiene rules. During the epidemic of influenza and SARS, avoid places of congestion of a large number of people. Immunity is strengthened by hardening, walking in the fresh air, playing sports. Do not overheat and hypothermia, dress in the weather. Avoid stressful situations and psycho-emotional overstrain.

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Folk remedies for dry cough in adults

Dry cough accompanies various diseases - pneumonia, bronchitis, laryngitis, colds, allergies, helminths, can also bother if the thyroid gland is enlarged, in any case it needs to be treated. Pharmaceutical medications are not always helpful, which can further exacerbate the disease by causing bronchospasm. In such cases, it is best to pay attention to folk methods of treatment, which are safer.

Popular methods for treating dry cough

If there is a dry cough, there is almost no mucus, so the body is hard to eliminate the infection, the virus, the bacterium, because of this, a strong dry cough starts to bother. So the body displays all foreign microorganisms.

Therefore, in this situation it is recommended to use folk methods of treatment that will help to soften the dry cough:

1. Drink milk in hot form, be sure to add alkaline water, honey, so a lot of mucus will form and dry cough will quickly pass. Effective fatty cream. In cases where a person does not tolerate dairy products, it is recommended to add butter to tea.

2. The mixture of onions and sugar will help the adults. To do this, you must prepare the onion, then add the sugar, mix everything thoroughly, everything must be infused at night to start to form the juice. The drug is taken sutra, first juice, after you must try to eat the onions. So cough will quickly leave you.

3. Since ancient times, honey with radish is the best remedy for adults from dry cough. For this, a black radish is taken, a small hole is made in it, after which chalk is put. Insist up to three hours. Use in the morning, at lunch, in the evening and at night before eating. The effect will increase if you add carrot juice.

4. Lemon with the addition of honey. To prepare a medicine, you need to take a lemon, add glycerin to it. Mix everything thoroughly, top up with honey. If a dry cough in an adult is not strong, it is enough to eat three times a day. In cases where the cough is very strong and dry, you need to eat the medicine up to 7 times. When you see that it becomes easier, reduce the dosage of the syrup.

5. The best warming agent that will cure a dry cough is dry mustard. To make a medicine, you need to take mustard, flour, sunflower oil, all in one tablespoon, make a cake, put everything in a plastic bag, attach to the back, chest area. Pay attention, on the cardiac area the agent can not be applied.

Herbal inhalation for adults

When the rinse is not effective, it is recommended to use inhalation, soda, chamomile, and oregano are suitable for it.

If you are long disturbed by a dry cough, you need to pour eucalyptus leaves with boiled water. Then construct the funnel, breathe in steam for up to 20 minutes. Also good is inhalation with thyme, mother-and-stepmother, you can put soda and drip eucalyptus oil.

Expectorating folk remedies for the treatment of dry cough

To mitigate cough in an adult, it is recommended to drink liquid in large quantities, alkaline mineral water is best suited. When you see that the cough is moistened, you need to take a decoction, infusion on the basis of medicinal herbs. Well-being helps oregano, mint, mother-and-stepmother, ledum. You can brew separately herbs or use as a collection. In the pharmacy you can buy in the finished form.

From sputum, which is accumulated in large quantities, will help get rid of elecampane, with the help of it you can remove the symptoms of dry cough. To prepare a medicine, you need to brew the root of the plant, insist it. Drink up to three times a day for half an hour before meals. It is especially useful for bronchitis.

The best remedy for a dry cough is the mother-and-stepmother. To prepare the broth, you need to fill the leaves with a glass of water. Insist an hour, eat up to three times a day.

You can quickly cough thyme to prepare a healing remedy, you need to plant the plant grass with a glass of water. Insist up to 25 minutes. Add another glass of water. Drink before eating.

From the unproductive cough helps to get rid of the horsetail field, it needs to pour 500 ml of boiling water, to insist for three hours. Use decoction in small quantities.

An effective remedy is a mixture of milk and onions. To make it, you need to take the head of onions, divide it, pour two glasses of milk. Then boil, the onion should become soft and pale. After the onion is removed from the milk, it is necessary to wait until the mixture has cooled. In the end, honey is added, wait until it dissolves.

Quickly cure dry cough can be with the help of sage, fruits of anise, mullein, licorice, pine buds, althea root. All pour 500 ml of boiling water, insist. Dry cough will help to cure inhalation based on boiled potatoes with fir oil. You need to breathe deeply the couples of broth.

Help bananas, in order to prepare a medicinal mixture, you need to grind them in puree, then add water, sugar, warm everything and drink.

Adults dry cough can be treated with a mixture of wine and pepper. To do this, take the root of the pepper, pour wine, it is best to use white. Use in the morning, afternoon and evening. From a dry cough you can prepare an infusion on the basis of fennel, the root of the althea, use 50 ml to 5 times a day.

Thus, if a dry cough greatly excruciates you, you should definitely try folk methods of treatment, if they are not help, and you notice that the coughing is delayed, it is necessary to consult with the treating doctor, so as not to be complications. Also, be careful about the selection of components for people's methods of treatment, often they can cause serious allergic reactions, further exacerbate the disease, so first check how you react to a certain plant and other products. It is best to consult with a specialist before using folk methods for the treatment of dry cough.

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What to take with a dry cough. Dry cough: what medications will help

It is difficult to argue with the fact that cough is one of the most unpleasant symptoms of a cold. He interferes in the daytime to perform their work duties, and at night - to fully sleep. In addition, a cough can exacerbate physically or cause psychological discomfort. After all, who will enjoy the attack during the lecture or workshop? An unpleasant symptom should be eliminated when it first appears. And before you start treatment, it is necessary to find out the causes of the ailment.

Why does cough appear

Coughing is not a disease, but only a symptom. The reflex response occurs when a foreign body or sputum enters the respiratory tract. Inflammation due to the action of bacteria and viruses can also cause coughing. The danger is that such a symptom accompanies not only acute respiratory disease, but also complex diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, complicated bronchitis, and so on. Therefore, when you have a cough, you should first contact a specialist. Self-medication, the patient runs the risk of serious complications.

With each disease, cough has its own characteristics. It can be dry, wet or barking. Caution patient may be impurity blood in the sputum or pain in the chest. Fighting a dry cough is much more difficult. In some cases, you have to use antibiotics.

Causes of dry cough

Before choosing an effective remedy for dry cough, you need to identify the cause of its appearance. It is worth noting that any catarrhal disease can begin with a dry cough. Bed rest and generous drinking contribute to the transformation of dry cough into a productive cough. The term of treatment does not exceed seven days.

If the symptom does not resolve within a few weeks, a serious cause for concern arises. The patient can decide on his own what to take with a dry cough to temporarily remove an unpleasant symptom, but only a qualified therapist should deal with full-fledged treatment. After a preliminary examination, the doctor can prescribe tests, which are fundamental for the selection of medications.

The main diseases that can trigger the appearance of dry cough include various viral infections, laryngitis, diphtheria, tuberculosis, heart failure, influenza, ARI, etc. Dry cough can also be normal for a smoker. At the same time, it is difficult to answer the question what quickly helps with dry cough. A person should just get rid of a bad habit - and an unpleasant symptom will go away.

Why it is important to start treatment faster

Dry cough is debilitating and unpleasant. Irritant effect leads to the appearance of complications. So, ordinary bronchitis with untimely seeking medical help can provoke pneumonia. Pneumonia requires in-patient treatment with the use of expensive drugs. What to take with a dry cough at the beginning of the disease, everyone should know.

It is very important, when a symptom appears, to reveal that it does not belong to such serious diseases as tuberculosis and malignant tumor. In any case, the faster the patient turns to the therapist, the greater the chance of a positive outcome.

Drinking plenty will relieve dry cough

Many know that ordinary water during colds is just as important as medicines. At the same time, some people forget to drink plenty of fluids. Meanwhile, warm teas and tinctures of herbs contribute to the rapid dilution of phlegm. Dry cough quickly turns into productive.

You can drink not only mineral water, but also various vitaminized drinks. It can be non-cold fruit drinks, compotes from dried fruits, teas from raspberries and medicinal herbs. The main thing is that the drink was not hot and not cold. The ideal temperature is 37 degrees. Effective expectorants with a dry cough may contain honey. You can make an ordinary tea with lemon and honey. The warm milk with honey and butter also has a positive effect.

Inhalation

Effectively soften dry cough assisted by inhalation. Such treatment is perfect for both adults and kids. Children older than five years can successfully breathe over the steam. But inhalation for small children is not recommended. It can be dangerous.

Inhalations can be carried out at home. In pharmacies special devices are offered - nebulizers. They are just the same and are intended for the treatment of various respiratory diseases. The main thing is to choose the right solution for inhalation. An excellent remedy for dry cough is the infusion of chamomile. Its preparation does not take much time. Dry herbs, purchased at the pharmacy, pour boiling water and insist for 15 minutes. For inhalation, you can use sage, dog rose, St. John's wort, calendula, and raspberry leaves.

It does not matter if you purchased a nebulizer failed. At home, you can use the old grandfather method - pour a warm solution for inhalation in a saucepan and breathe over it. On the effectiveness of this method is no different. But, unfortunately, it is less convenient.

During the inhalation can also be used drugs from dry cough to children and adults. What medicines will help in a particular case, the doctor will tell. Such syrups as "Lazolvan "ACTS "Ambrobe "Fluimucil etc., have an excellent effect. A few teaspoons of syrup are added to the solution for inhalation.

Massage with dry cough

Helps to get rid of unpleasant coughing attacks massage. It promotes the dilution of sputum and the improvement of blood circulation. But the impact should be correct. In addition, with certain diseases, massage is generally contraindicated. You can not do it also if the patient has a fever.

Massage with a dry cough should be done correctly. The technology is quite simple. First of all, a little special ointment or essential oil is applied to the hands. What to take when a dry cough tells the therapist. Therapeutic balms, such as "Doctor Mom" ​​or "Eucabal have an excellent effect. Ointment should also be applied to the area of ​​scapula and thorax. These places must be influenced first. In addition, it is necessary to massage the neck and lower back. After a massage, you can not go outside for half an hour. It's good if the procedure is carried out at home.

Compresses for dry cough

Any warming procedure can be helpful in eliminating an unpleasant irritating symptom. Compresses also apply to them. It is not necessary to do them only at an elevated body temperature. Compresses improve blood circulation. As a consequence, the immune system begins to work better, and the sputum dilutes and easily emerges from the lungs.

For compresses, various solutions can be used. Popular methods are popular. To get rid of a cough, simple boiled potatoes help. After heat treatment, the vegetable is slightly cooled, rubbed and placed on the chest of the patient. It is very important to avoid the heart area. This compress can be put on at night. Just a few procedures will be enough to make the dry cough transformed into wet.

Effective is also a solution of vegetable oil, vodka and honey. The ingredients are mixed in equal proportions and heated in a water bath. In the resulting solution, a bandage, folded several times, is wetted. It should be put on the area between the shoulder blades. So that the solution does not evaporate too quickly, a cellophane bag is placed on top of the compress.

Plants to help

There are plants that help cough as fast as possible. Women used them to treat their relatives from ancient times. The pharmacies offer ready-made breastfeeds. They are used not only for inhalations, but also for oral administration. Plants such as sage, chamomile, mother-and-stepmother, oregano, plantain, are able to quickly eliminate dry cough. What to take in a specific case, the doctor will tell.

Even medicinal herbs should be included in the treatment only on the advice of a specialist. Some plants can have the opposite effect. As a result, there will be a dry cough of an allergic nature. Quite often such a symptom is difficult to eliminate.

Dry cough of an allergic nature

Despite the fact that cough for allergies is not a symptom of the disease, it causes a lot of trouble. It can be difficult to calm down. And if you do not give a cough to the value, not far up to bronchial asthma.

Identify an allergic cough is simple. He is intrusive. Cough does not abate due to the reception of classical drugs. It is possible to get rid of the problem only after removing the object that causes allergies.

Before taking pills for the treatment of dry cough, it is worth to find out what exactly is caused by an allergic reaction. A fairly common symptom is spring, when nature comes to life. Pollen of plants and dust can provoke the appearance of all cold symptoms. This can be not only a cough, but also an inflammation of the nasal mucosa. Problems are solved in a few weeks. And to temporarily eliminate unpleasant symptoms, you have to use antihistamines.

What to take with a dry cough

If cough is not allergic, it can easily be eliminated with medications. But self-medication is not worth it. What medications should be taken with a dry cough, only the therapist will tell. The appointment is made based on the form of cough, as well as the concomitant symptoms of the disease. Sometimes simple antitussive pills are not enough. In advanced cases, the doctor may prescribe antibiotics.

Treatment can give good results if it is complex. Dilution agents are used together with antiviral drugs. In addition, you can use folk remedies. But all actions should be carried out in agreement with the expert.

In pharmacies are offered combined preparations that are both expectorant and antitussive. These include Sinekod, Bronholitin, and Libexin. These drugs are effective only if they are properly taken. Non-compliance with dosage leads to sputum stagnation. In the results, the cough does not cure, but only progresses.

Drugs of central influence

Drugs of central influence are effective in the treatment of dry cough. These are medicines that affect not the phlegm, but the cough center of the brain. Such drugs can be narcotic and non-narcotic. Both these groups perfectly eliminate the dry cough. What medicines to take, the expert will tell.

Narcotic drugs are used only in the most neglected cases. The main drawback is the possibility of addiction. Non-narcotic drugs, although they do not start to act so quickly, have fewer drawbacks. Just a few days later, the use of coughing becomes much less.

Peripheral antitussives

In contrast to drugs of central impact, peripheral drugs reduce the cough reflex due to the effect on the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Such drugs are less effective, but they do not have any shortcomings. Therefore, often there is no question of what to take with a dry cough. What medicines will help, knows everyone who once faced an unpleasant symptom. Medicines can be produced in the form of tablets or as a syrup.

Peripheral antitussive drugs can be prescribed not only to children, but also to adults. Particular attention is paid to dosage. Regardless of what preparations should be taken with a dry cough, the course of treatment is prescribed by a doctor. Usually, peripheral drugs are taken for at least five days.

A wide range of medicines can catch a patient by surprise. It can be difficult to decide what to take with a dry cough to avoid side effects. Timely appeal to the therapist will speed up the recovery process and avoid complications.

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