Cough with TONS of mucous
We are all sick with a nasty cough and a ton of thick thick mucous (no fever, no cold symptoms). We have tried everything I can think of and nothing is helping. DS2 is throwing up during coughing fits multiple times a day and during the night so we even went to the doctor. She gave us antibiotics, super strong expectorant and something to open up his lungs but nothing has changed. We are so frustrated!
Things we tried: -steam -more fresh air -less fresh air -sleeping elevated -honey -honey ginger tea -cough drops -clapping on back -gaufenesin -ayurvedic cough syrup -and of course the meds mentioned previously Does anyone have any ideas? Note: We live in a small Asian city so we probably can't get special brands or Western herbs but put those ideas out there anyway. Everyday there seems to be something new available. |
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
Maybe not available in Asia nut:
Chestal Rosemary essential oil to breathe in steam |
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
Did they give you a mucolytic along with the expectorant? The mucolytic is for thinning the mucus.
Also, large doses of vitamin C. |
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
I would try and order the liposomal vitamin C
|
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
Are you sure it's not pertussis? Thick, clear mucous with coughing, lots of vomiting with coughs. I don't know the age of your kids, but it's possible to have whooping cough without the whoop (my then-4yo didn't have a whoop while my 2yo would start turning blue once every 2-3 days.
If it's pertussis, high, high doses of vitamin C is recommended (check online for dosage instructions). A Z-pack type of antibiotic will kill the virus in you so it's not contagious, but it doesn't really change the after-effects of the virus which last for months. |
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
albuterol?
|
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
Quote:
And the expectorant she gave us has bromohexine hydrochloride in it which I think is a mucolytic. It seems to do nothing though. |
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
Pertussis used to be called the 100 day cough.When my dd had it it got less and less and less intense rather than 100 days of the intense kind. Vomiting on musous gradually stopped and then it got to a point where she would hve days of no coughing.Like that
|
Re: Cough with TONS of mucous
Quote:
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:14 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
X vBulletin 3.8.3 Debug Information | |
---|---|
|
|
More Information | |
Template Usage:
Phrase Groups Available:
|
Included Files:
Hooks Called:
|