Cough is an involuntary act of the body, which occurs when the body tries to get rid of mucus, phlegm, dust, and foreign objects that enter the lungs and bronchi, so cough is not a disease in itself, it is the body’s way of expressing something Wrong in the respiratory system and should be eliminated, and be responsible for coughing or coughing breathing muscles that suddenly contract and cause the exit of air strongly from the chest and throat, and may accompany the exit of this air in many cases exit fluid from the chest is a mucus This mucus is secreted in the airways for protection Tha, where it captures dust and foreign objects by air pollution to the people. In some cases, sputum or mucus is accompanied by other secretions, depending on the disease leading to the cough, and the degree of severity of the disease, in some cases sputum is accompanied by blood, and in other cases may come out pus with sputum. The color of the fluid that comes out of the chest varies depending on the condition and its nature. When a cough accompanied by strange excretions is required, the doctor should determine the cause of the cough presentation and describe the appropriate treatment for the condition.
And cough treatments in common cases: antibiotics, and are given in cases of severe pollution when a bacterial infection. There are several types of medications that can be prescribed to patients with bronchitis to relieve coughs, as well as anti-inflammatory therapy. There are also cases of congestion of blood vessels, which cause the so-called laryngitis posterior, and doctors prescribe anti-allergic drugs and vascular drugs. Because of the undesirable effects of chronic cough that may affect many people, some doctors may prescribe medications that reduce coughing by acting on the brain to raise the minimum amount of the body to perform chest contractions that lead to coughing.
In addition to drugs that can be prescribed by the doctor to reduce cough, warm drinks that give the soft body required and the ability to reduce the cough. The herbs that are used for coughing are different in every environment. In Syria, boiling syrup is used. In Egypt, guava paper is boiled and so on, according to the countries and the surrounding nature.