What to do if you have a severe cough

Coughing is a relatively common condition, and there are many reasons that may cause coughing, such as choking while eating, or because of some diseases, such as respiratory diseases, which may cause coughing. Coughing should be taken seriously after it occurs, because if the cough is caused by abnormal circumstances, it will aggravate the cough. So what should I do if the cough is severe?

If you have a cough caused by a cold and have a severe cough with a sore throat at night, you can drink a bowl of stewed pears with rock sugar before going to bed and eat the pears together. Then prepare a few fresh pears and take a few bites when you cough at night. This can effectively relieve the sore throat. Drinking water will only make the pain worse.

For cough caused by bronchitis or asthma, you should take medicine in time, eat a light diet, quit smoking and drinking, and drink more tea at night to relieve the symptoms.

If allergic rhinitis causes cough and phlegm in the throat, you need to treat the rhinitis effectively. You can wash your nose with iodine-free salt water at night to relieve the discomfort in your throat.

When you have a severe cough, you can walk around the house and drink some water. Lying down will make the cough worse. Alternatively, you can prop up your head with a pillow and lie on your side.

You can put a basin of water next to your bed before going to bed, or put an air humidifier in the room.

If you have a severe cough at night that affects your sleep, you can take some cough lozenges.

Home remedies for cough

1. Brown sugar ginger soup. Ingredients: brown sugar, ginger

Method: Slice the ginger in advance, boil water in a casserole, add brown sugar after the water boils, after the brown sugar melts, add the ginger slices and boil for ten minutes.

Suitable for: occasional cold.

2. Minced ginger and eggs. Ingredients: One piece of ginger, four eggs

Method: Mash the ginger, add the eggs and mix well. Do not add any seasoning, as it will not work. Heat the pan, then add a few drops of sesame oil and fry the eggs with the sesame oil. Remove from the pan when the eggs are 70% cooked.

Suitable for: Nourishing Yin and Clearing Heat

3. Rock sugar and snow pear. Ingredients: one pear, some rock sugar (depending on your taste)

Method: Peel the pear, use a knife to remove the core of the pear to make it hollow, then put rock sugar and a little water in the hollow position. Put the prepared pears into a porcelain bowl, then put it into a pot and steam it for one hour.

Applicable to: cough caused by lung heat, can play the role of clearing heat and detoxification