What Causes Severe Cough With Thick Sputum In Throat?

Posted on Sat, 29 Aug 2015

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Sat, 29 Aug 2015 Answered on

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Question : Severe cough with thick liquid coming out from mouth
Using allergy medicines
Rotahealer
No use
Three months onwards suffering

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Get done PFT.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
First of all get done PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule out asthma and bronchitis.
PFT will also tell you about severity of the disease.
And treatment is based on severity only.
If you are having allergies than best treatment is identification of allergen and if possible complete avoidance of it.
So please let me know
1. Do you have allergies?
2. Have you ever undergone PFT?
3. Which rotacaps you are taking?
4. Which allergy drugs you are taking?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (10 hours later)

I am using allergy drugs whenever cough comes as cough is recurring
Montexular
Allaspan
Relant
Montecplus
Zerotuss syrup
Antacids
Aerocart rota caps
Ones previously I got done PFT
Three months the cough continues
Pulmonologist seen
Used sinus medicine
Bactrim
Solar prey nosel spray only three day

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Did you have any abnormality in that PFT?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
I can understand your concern.
So you are not taking all these drugs regularly.
Please let me know
1. Do you have allergies?
2. Did you have any abnormality in that PFT?
3. Do you feel chest tightness, chest pressure, wheezing at night?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (37 minutes later)

No only cough with a fluid irritation
Postnasal trips
Liquid spitting after coughing severely

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Do you have recurrent sneezing, running nose?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
I can understand your concern.
No need to worry for asthma.
Post nasal drip and dry coughing is seen in allergic rhinitis.
So please let me know
1. Do you have recurrent sneezing, running nose?
2. Have you ever tried intranasal spray containing steroid?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (33 minutes later)

Mostly postnasal irritation
While coughing getting water in nose
No sneezing
Only irritation at the back of nose
Only three days I used
Isotonic nosel spray
Shall I use it
My problem of coughing is severe with irritation at the back of nosel and throt

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Possibility of recurrent viral URTI is more.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
By your history and description, possibility of recurrent viral URTI is more.
No need to worry for allergic rhinitis.
Please let me know
1. Are you having diabetes or hypertension or any other chronic illnesses?
2. Do you have periodic symptoms? Means once a year, every year?
3. Have you taken respiratory vaccines?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar