What should I do if I have a cold but have been coughing? What should I do?

A friend told Huazi that he had a heavy cold some time ago, and he kept coughing for half a month now. He believes that his body still has inflammation, but the "anti -inflammatory drugs" such as cephalosporins and Aqi have taken a few days, but the cough is not alleviated.

Hua Zi told him that his medicine was likely to be taken wrong. Because the cough after a cold has nothing to do with "inflammation". Now he needs time. Waiting for the cough self -healing. If the cough symptoms are too severe, you can use cough drugs to reduce the symptoms instead of eating "anti -inflammatory drugs".

1. The cause of cough after a cold

Most colds are caused by viruses. The main infection of the virus is the respiratory epithelial cells, which will be identified by the immune system. After that, the human body will remove the immune cells to remove the virus. At this time, a large amount of immune cells gather in the infected area, which will cause the respiratory mucosa to congestive and secrete mucus, which can stimulate the end of the nerve and cause cough.

Immune cells will not only remove the virus, but also remove the respiratory epithelial cells infected by the virus, which will cause damage to the mucosa of the respiratory tract. The nerve ending here will be particularly sensitive and slightly irritating. The repair cycle of the respiratory epithelial cells is about 3 to 8 weeks. In other words, the cough will be relieved for 3 to 8 weeks.

Second, cough does not require "anti -inflammatory" after a cold

Ordinary people are accustomed to referring to antibacterial drugs such as cephalosporids, Aqi, and various hud stuns as "anti -inflammatory drugs". They believe that cough is the body and inflammation, which requires "anti -inflammatory". This is a wrong cognition that antibacterial drugs can only kill bacteria, but it has no effect on the virus. In fact, humans have not directly killed the virus in the human body.

Coughing after a cold is not "inflammation". The essence is the injury of the respiratory mucosa. It is a self -limited disease. It needs to wait for the self -repair of the mucosa cells. This time is about 3-8 weeks. Short, but the longest will not exceed 8 weeks. At this stage, cough medicine can be used to reduce symptoms without using "anti -inflammatory drugs".

3. How to deal with cough after a cold

1. Creed first: Coughing after a cold is a self -limited disease, but other diseases may also have symptoms of cough. Therefore, the first diagnosis must be performed, and the hospital is performed at the hospital for blood routine, lung CT, and allergens to eliminate cough or cough mutant asthma caused by other diseases.

2. Reduce stimulation: If you have coughing after a cold, you need time to wait for it to heal. You can drink plenty of water, wear masks, pay attention to keeping warm and moisturizing, stay away from car tail gas and second -hand smoke to reduce stimuli and avoid inducing cough to increase.

3. Cough drugs: Cough cough after a cold is irritating dry cough. If the cough is heavier, it has affected those who live and rest. You can use cough drugs to relieve symptoms. If the cough is severe during the day, you can use phenylbenlin forests, and the cough effect is better. If you have a heavy cough at night, you can use right Mishafen before going to bed.

Cough syrup can also relieve symptoms. It should be noted that do not drink water immediately after drinking cough syrup. The viscosity of syrup can be used to cover the pharynx, reduce stimulation, and increase the time of drug.

4. Exciptical drugs: If the amount of sputum is more when coughing, it is not recommended to use cough drugs, otherwise it is not conducive to the discharge of sputum and easily cause infected lung infection. You can use sputum diluted drugs such as amprolytic, acetycysophaterine, and bromine to promote the discharge of sputum. It should be noted that excessive sputum amount is usually the symptoms of bacterial infections, and you need to find a doctor for diagnosis.

To sum up, coughing after a cold is a self -limiting disease, not the body and inflammation, and do not need to use "anti -inflammatory drugs". Take more rest, drink plenty of water, and avoid stimulation, which can reduce the symptoms of cough and usually heal at 3 to 8 weeks. If the symptoms of cough are severe, you can use cough drugs under the guidance of a doctor. If you have doubts about medication, please consult a doctor or pharmacist. I am a pharmacist, and welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.

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