After a person becomes ill, his body is weak, and he is bound to have some symptoms due to the torture of the disease. Although it is painful, from another perspective, this is also a good thing. It can let you know where your condition is, and it can also help doctors diagnose your disease through symptoms, so that you can prescribe the right medicine.
If you are infected with new crown and you are already "well" and still coughing, judging from the normal development trend of the disease, it does not seem to be a normal thing. Many people don't know the truth and think this is a "sequelae".
After being infected with the new crown virus, you can’t stop coughing. Is it a “welfare” or “torture”?
After the new coronavirus infection, the first attack is your respiratory tract , the respiratory tract starts to defend itself System - secretes a large amount of secretions . The secretions stimulate receptors , so people will cough involuntarily.
Experts say that it will take 1 to 2 weeks to recover after being infected with the new coronavirus, and it will take 1 to 3 weeks to repair the damaged respiratory tract. In other words, it is normal for to continue coughing after recovery.
It is also a good thing, because some dirt in the respiratory tract needs to be discharged through the action of coughing to make the body cleaner, such as containing the phlegm of virus corpses .
If you cough a few times occasionally, you can actually tolerate it and it will pass. However, if the cough is more than , it will be very uncomfortable, and it will also affect the recovery of the respiratory tract, so you really need to find ways to relieve it.
There are indeed some folk methods that are passed down from generation to generation in our country. Whether they are useful or not must be scientifically proven, so don’t use them casually.
" Jinan Daily " shares several methods for relieving coughs. You can try
honey - eat it directly, do not mix it with water.
In fact, it is not honey that is good for relieving coughs, but the syrup in it, which stimulates the mouth to secrete saliva, which can wrap the mucosa through the respiratory tract. reduces secretion into stimulation of receptors, relieving cough. But if you mix with water, it will dilute the syrup and will have no effect.
Warm fluids - lemonade, warm water, light tea, rock sugar and pear
If the respiratory tract secretes more mucus, the respiratory tract receptors will be more stimulated and the cough will be more violent, so you need to eat more liquid food in your daily diet. It won't hurt your throat, it can dilute mucus, and it can replenish body moisture. It kills three birds with one stone.
Throat lozenges
Especially those with mint ingredient can make people feel cool, relieve sore throat, reduce airway sensitivity, and at the same time promote saliva secretion and soothe the throat.
In addition to improving cough symptoms through diet, you can also use methods such as " sleeping with elevated pillows, cleaning the nasal cavity, maintaining appropriate humidity in the room, and wearing a mask" to relieve cough symptoms.
If these methods are not helpful to you, you may need to use medications, such as cough and phlegm medicines.
There are several precautions you should be aware of when taking antitussive and phlegm medicines!
Some people take medicine as soon as they cough. In fact, if the cough is severe, it is actually not recommended to use cough medicine immediately. it is possible that the condition will worsen and taking medicine will no longer help .
Not to mention Mixing a variety of cough medicines may aggravate the condition and put a burden on the body.Some people will use antibiotics after coughing. In fact, taking antibiotics depends on the nature of the cough. It is not recommended to take them casually.
Some elderly people have basic diseases such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, cough medicines such as pholcodine are not suitable for taking. For normal people, taking them during the day will cause symptoms of drowsiness, so it is generally recommended to take them at night. For example, dextromethorphan is not suitable for patients with mental problems, such as depression.
Glyceryl ether, guaiacol and other phlegm-reducing drugs may cause gastrointestinal discomfort , so people with gastrointestinal problems themselves should pay attention.
Although these drugs can be purchased at pharmacies, COVID-19 is different from other common cold and fever diseases. If you use drugs, it is best to consult a doctor and follow the doctor's instructions.
Drugs are used to relieve symptoms. There are several kinds of drugs, and coughs are also divided into several types. Some people have a dry cough without phlegm, some people have a cough with phlegm, some people have white phlegm, and some people have yellow phlegm. These symptoms are not entirely caused by the new coronavirus infection. It may also be other respiratory diseases , so do not use medicine casually.
It is best not to take phlegm-reducing medicine and cough medicine together. It may affect the efficacy of the medicine and physical recovery, especially for children under who are under 6 years old. You must pay attention.
If you have a cough after being infected with the new coronavirus and are accompanied by these symptoms, seek medical treatment in time!
As you can know from the above, the cough will continue for more than a week after the new coronavirus turns negative, but because everyone's physical fitness is different, it may take longer, even one month is possible. If you are worried, you can go to the hospital for a check-up, but generally there is no problem.
But if you have chest tightness, shortness of breath, chest pain, difficulty breathing and other symptoms when coughing, it is best to go to a hospital for a CT scan. It may seem that there is something wrong with the lungs.
Especially the elderly have fragile bodies, and phlegm may cause respiratory tract infection and also cause suffocation due to blockage, so long-term coughing in the elderly cannot be ignored.
To sum up, although cough is not a serious disease once it occurs, it is bad for the body and will also affect your life and health, so don't think you can tolerate it, or you will end up with diseases, such as lung disease.
Reference:
1. [Safe Medication] What should you pay attention to when taking cough medicine Collection 2019-05-24 16:39·Anhui Drug Supervision
