
What Causes Burning Feeling In Throat, Coughing Fits, Dry Cough And Lethargy?

I went to my GP on Thursday this week. She said as I had no sinus congestion or fever that it was viral and antibiotics would not help and I could expect to keep coughing for a couple of weeks. She gave me an Amoxil antibiotic as I am a singer and have some concerts coming up, but said it probably wouldn't do anything. She was right and now I mostly cough deeper automatically and cough up yellow phlegm.
The reason I am writing is to ask whether I should be on a different antibiotics to clear the phlegm and I have noticed occasionally when sleeping on my side whether left or right, after having cleared some phlegm after a deep cough, I felt and heard a rumble which started from my stomach or bottom of the lungs and rumbled all the way up the middle of my chest and out the top of my throat. I was trying to work out if it is connected to inhaling or exhaling but it still happened even if I held my breath.
I tried again now to see if it would happen again, but nothing. I think it may have been trapped air from the coughing action? Do I need a different antibiotic to clear the phlegm, or just wait for it to get better? The colour seems to be getting lighter day by day. Should I continue to take Amoxil or stop?
continue same antibiotics for 7 days.
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for your query.
As your GP said,it more so looks like viral bronchitis with secondary bacterial infection.
Amoxil is a good antibiotics.
Since you have started on it and feeling better continue the same one.
Don't change the antibiotics.
The rumble what you heard can be the bowelsounds occurring due to air entrapment in the stomach while coughing. Nothing to worry.
I would suggest you to add on antihistamines + mucolytics combination drugs twice daily for 7 days to help the phelgm formation .
If symptoms persists, then please consult with your doctor , and get a blood work and sputum analysis done. depending on the report, treatment can be given. Hope my answers have helped you. Thanks.

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