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Lingering dry cough
OK docs, so i had a few days down with a cold two weeks ago. Maybe a mild flu but had no fever or general aches.
It started with a sore throat then a wheezy chest and cough and ended with a stuffy head and coughing up a wee bit of phlegm. Now I have a dry cough. Not constantly but I get fits every so often. My lungs are clear, I can breathe easily and have no congestion. So, WTF? TIA and happy Thanksgiving. 
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11-26-2009, 04:25 AM
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One word -- "After-flu". I'm no Doc, but I've had my share. They can linger for weeks.
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Hi m8
I'm not GP or MD so this is my own info was told ages ago that cough mixtures suck. GENERALLY Coughing is a reflex to clear your chest. Has a doc/nurse confrimed your chest is clear? I would IMHO advised the following 1> drink plenty of fluids throughout the day to keep your throat moist and relieve irritation 2> gargling is crap also,, but a reliefer such as Ibuprofen is cool as its an anti inflmaatory agent 3> constatnly suck boiled sweets, if you prefer, sugar free, menthol types, again to keep your throt lubricated 4> try NOT TO Cough but if you have to try to bring something up. 5> get a bowl of HOT water and a few drops of OLBAS oil, VICK, or other vapour inhalers solution. cover head, breathe in through nose, out through mouth. Twice a day 6> also STEAM baths/showers agin great (as often as you like) IF it lasts for more than a week and your bringing up coloured mucus (as opposed to clear) THEN goto a doc and get checked out OF course goto a DOC now if you like hope this helps
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I got the flu about a month ago with a sore throat and all of the classic symptoms. I've still got a lingering dry cough. I'm not bringing up anything and I don't have anything to bring up.
I seem to remember having the same experience a couple of years ago. I think it took a couple of months to go away completely.
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Thanks guys!
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11-26-2009, 07:36 AM
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Could also be bronchitis... get it checked...
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Do you take blood pressure meds? One of the fun side effects....
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if it doesn't go away soon, see a doc. a long term dry cough can be lung cancer. given your recent history of flu symptoms, i doubt it is cancer, however.
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11-26-2009, 01:54 PM
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Most likely post-nasal drip. The three most common causes of chronic cough are acid reflux, post-nasal drip, and asthma, IIRC from a family medicine article I read while in med school. If you had a cold a week or two ago, and are still coughing today (and obviously aren't still sick), it's probably some remaining post-nasal drip that's irritating the back of your throat and causing the cough.
edit: sorry, forgot to say you can try something to dry you up a bit like Claritan or Sudafed and see if that helps.
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Hamthrax, no doubt about it.
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Had it a couple of months ago. Finally took some apple cider vinegar shots and it went away.
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