Definition of cough
Coughing or coughing is a non-serious disease symptom affecting both adults and young people, a natural reaction by the body to expel alien substances or sputum in the respiratory tract and airway, leading to constriction of the thoracic muscles and expulsion of air outside the lung.
Cough may be a delayed result of cold, flu and colds, especially if it lasts between two to three weeks, but in case of coughing without the presence of symptoms of flu and flu, the patient should be transferred to the medical evaluation, especially if the situation coincided with high body temperature and shortness of breath .
Causes of coughing
- In this case, coughing is caused by the leakage of mucus from the upper source to the back of creation, which causes the sufferer the desire to scratch the throat.
- Respiratory tract infection, or lungs.
- Pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis, tuberculosis, and various lung diseases such as pulmonary embolism COPD .
- Gastric acidity and the consequent rebound to the esophagus, and usually the patient gets this type of cough in the night hours due to the strength of gravity.
- Smoking cigarettes and shisha.
Complications of coughing
- Abdominal pain in the chest and abdomen.
- Lack of urine control.
- Tiredness and general exhaustion.
- Fainting and temporary loss of consciousness in some cases as a result of lower blood flow to the heart muscle, as a result of the rise of positive pressure in the chest area.
- Fractures and deformities in the ribs of the body. In some cases, severe coughing may lead to osteoporosis.
The best cure for coughing
The medical treatment
- Antiviral drugs and bacterial contamination.
- Beta agonist drug Beta-agonist For patients with bronchitis.
- Antihypertensive drugs, or antihistamines Antihistamine , And steroids Steroids For patients with recurrent lumbar drainage.
- Medications to lower stomach pH for intestinal reflux patients.
- Phlegm solvents such as: Ambroxol Ambroxol , Bromoxin romhexine , Karpocistein Carbocysteine .
Home Therapy
- Three tablespoons of honey can calm the cough, according to a study by specialists at the University of Pennsylvania, and the properties of honey in the high wife, and enzymes, and antibacterial substances in it, knowing that this treatment is forbidden to children under two years of what may cause the risk of food poisoning.
- Boil two tablespoons of dried licorice roots with eight sheets of plain water for about a quarter of an hour, and drink a full cup twice a day.
- Mix a small salt spoon with eight leaves of warm water, and use the mixture in gargle.
- Drink plenty of fluids, such as: carrot juice diluted with water and a tablespoon of honey, drink three to four times a day, or boiled fresh sliced ginger slices, with the possibility of adding lemon and honey, can also benefit from ginger by chewing raw in the mouth over Today.
- Take a hot bath.