In medicine, wet cough specialists call "productive." During each such attack, the mucous secretions with pathogenic microorganisms come out from the bronchi, and the airways are cleaned. If a cough with phlegm does not last a month or more, it's an occasion to stop and ask for medical help. Time is not in favor of the patient.
How long does a wet cough go?
Such attacks attack after the onset of the disease after 2-3 days and can last a month or more. They are accompanied by abundant secretion. In this period, you can not take drugs that depress the process of cleansing the body, because the mucus will accumulate in the body and cause intoxication. If the cough does not pass a month and sputum bleeds off badly - these are dangerous symptoms, eloquently indicating that the bronchi are not working well. To joke with such a problem, leaving everything to chance, is unreasonable. We need to immediately seek medical help.
Why cough with phlegm for a long time does not pass?
Alloculations during expectoration appear in diseases of the respiratory system. Sputum is produced as follows:
- Green, the appearance of which is triggered by a viral or bacterial infection;
- yellow (is a manifestation of untreated bronchitis to the end);
- gray, which is observed in those who inhale a large amount of dust;
- white curdled (caused by pathogens of pneumonia);
- red, which is observed in tuberculosis, onco-respiratory system, edema of lung tissue;
- vitreous transparent (a sign of started ARI);
- Foamy (manifested with swelling of the lungs and anthrax).
It is more dangerous when a month does not stop coughing and is accompanied by the following symptoms:
- increased sweating;
- rapid weight loss against a background of poor appetite;
- pain in the chest;
- long not knocked out heat;
- nausea;
- swelling;
- a breakdown and so on.
The presence of one or more of these signs on the background of a strong spasm with secretion is an excuse to go to the doctor. Wait and engage in self-medication can not, otherwise cough with phlegm will not be a month, and then more. As a result, the disease can find a more serious form. For this reason, it is necessary to act immediately, and not postpone treatment for months. Correctly implemented diagnostics and professionally chosen treatment scheme will give an excellent result.
After a cold, there is no cough with phlegm
Spasmodic seizures can overcome for a while and after ARVI. If a cough with phlegm does not last a month, but there is no fever, this is a sign that the cold has not been cured. Weakened after a debilitating illness, the mucous membranes attacked the bacteria, and this led to protracted spasmodic seizures. In order to exclude tuberculosis, if a cough with sputum is not treated for a month or longer after an acute respiratory viral infection, the patient is assigned a complete diagnosis. It includes chest X-ray, blood tests and sputum.
After a pneumonia, there is no cough with phlegm
This circumstance for a long time can complicate the patient's life. The fact that does not pass a cough with phlegm within a month, has its own explanation. There are such reasons:
- Residual damage to bronchial tissues. Even with x-rays, these foci may not be visible.
- Attack of the body with viruses. The tissues of the bronchi are severely damaged. For their recovery and subsequent recovery, it is necessary that a lot of time passes.
How to treat a wet cough?
The choice of a scheme to combat this phenomenon directly depends on the cause of the provocateur. Some sick people believe that nothing needs to be cured: everything will pass in the course of time. However, this is a serious mistake! The therapy at this stage is mandatory and it should be aimed at increasing the outflow of mucus and the subsequent elimination of the disease. If a wet cough for a long time does not pass, after diagnosis, medications are prescribed.
Selection of the medicine is carried out taking into account the peculiarities of the disease course. If the cough with clear phlegm does not pass for a long time and the discharge is poorly expectorated, it can provoke serious bacterial complications. In this case mucolytics and combined preparations are prescribed. These drugs contribute to the liquefaction of mucus and accelerate its excretion outside. These include such drugs:
- on a plant basis (breast-feeding, Solutan, Pectusin and others);
- synthetic (Lazolvan, Bromhexin, ATSTS and so on).
Antibiotics for prolonged coughing
The use of such medicines should use a special approach:
- Reception of antibacterial medicines should be justified, even if a cough with phlegm does not last a month. Before starting therapy, you need to make sure that spasmodic seizures are actually caused by bacteria, and not provoked by diseases of the cardiovascular or nervous system.
- The drugs should be properly selected. Otherwise, the cough will not pass (it will develop into a chronic form) and an allergic reaction to the medication will be added.
- Antibiotics should be taken correctly. If the doctor indicated that you need to drink the drug for 10 days, you can not continue using it after this period. Bacteria can adapt to the medicine, and cure the disease will be very difficult.
If the cough with phlegm does not last for a long time, the following antibiotics are used:
- penicillin family (Amoxiclav, Augmentin);
- macrolides (Clarithromycin, Azithromycin);
- representatives of cephalosporins (Cefazolin, Cephpir).
Treatment of cough with sputum folk remedies
In the fight against this phenomenon, "medicines" of domestic production can be used. However, before using them, you need to go to an appointment with a doctor and find out why the cough with phlegm has not been treated for a month. Also, when choosing the folk remedies, the following points should be considered:
- age of the patient;
- the reaction of his body to the components of the "medicine".
Home Drug Recipe
Ingredients:
- radish - 1 root vegetable;
- sugar;
- natural honey.
Preparation, application
Root should be well washed under running water from dirt and wiped with a paper towel. Then the radish should be cut into 2 parts (in half). On top of each half, sprinkle with a little sugar and pour on honey. The roots themselves should be placed in a deep plate at an angle. Flowing juice should be consumed for 1 tsp. with an interval of 3 hours, when a wet cough does not pass. You can give it to children, starting at the age of one.
Massage with cough
To achieve maximum effect in a short period, the procedure should be performed no less than 4 times a day. It is impossible not to under any circumstances perform a massage at an elevated temperature. To quickly get rid of the disease, you need to immediately before the procedure expectorant . If the phlegm recedes, but the cough does not pass, the next massage will help:
- vibration (simple tapping technique);
- Drainage, which includes active trituration of the back, stroking and tapping;
- canned;
- point.