Cough cough cough

I started with mine on the 30th November, starting with a cough, then an awful cold, and I coughed all the way through December and most of January.  I have still got a 'morning cough'.  It does clear during the day, and is nothing like a bad as it was, but it is still annoying and persistent.  I found absolutely nothing made any difference at all - inhaling steam seemed to loosen things and stop the coughing temporarily but didn't clear it.  Honey and lemon drinks helped too but nothing completely cleared it.  I coughed so much that it hurt my ribs every time, and made my stomach ache.

I sympathise with anyone suffering at the moment and hope that it clears soon but I'm afraid I can't offer a remedy guaranteed to clear it.

My son is a pharmacist. He recommended a cough linctus with a codeine-type compound in it, usually called pholcodeine. This will not cure, as it seems to be viral in most cases, but codeine has the effect of suppressing the cough.

 My local independent pharmacist produces his own recipe cough linctus. It's magic! 

I had the virus before Christmas and we have had loads of children at school with it. A couple of kids have gone on to develop pneumonia and pleurisy. It's really nasty

DD, is doing fine ,spoke to him earlier ( on line) 

Both of us have had coughs since before Christmas, not as bad now as they were but we still get fits of coughing. Nothing much seemed to work, just sucking sweets and plenty of drinks.

Bring back Galloway's Cough Mixture. I seem to remember as a lad that it always sorted out coughs, colds, sneezes and diseases. Or so it seemed. It was always my parents first line of defence, followed by Honey and lemon mixture (as above) and if you were lucky a shot of sherry. 

My stomach doesn't like too many of the lozenges and things out there  -- in addition to honey and lemon I find Werther's Originals are great at soothing coughs. 

Thank  you  for  the  up-date  H'pup,  glad  to  hear

he's  OK  

Brian 

Nov 17th at a get together for a birthday , I started coughing I am still coughing mainly evenings and first thing in the morning now, but have been so run down with this dam bug it's terrible, I have been coughing so bad that I came out in bruising around my ribs I honestly thought I had cracked a couple, read all news reports not to go to the doctor ect and try chemist load of rubbish they are to, 

so sat back and coughed ! coughed ! coughed ! My son and hubby have been fine strange I thought  but they have had the flu jab I didn't,

finally gave in last week and went to doctors as hubby and others said my breathing was so bad and said I sounded like bag pipes , 

after examination she said my chest was clear  after a couple of other test as she herself said I was breathing very heavy , blow in this blow in that she sent me away with an inhaler said I might be asthmatic  but gave me nothing for cough 

The puffer as we called it doesn't appear to be making any difference , read in news paper that 7 out of 10 who doctors tell they have asthma and give them inhalers  haven't !! 

I bet your ribs have been really painful Ruby. One of our daughters cracked a rib after a severe cough  and a friend of ours used to hug a cushion when coughing to lessen the impact. Hope you feel better soon, keep warm and safe.

Thank you brue, the last 24 hrs have been much better.  Coughing becoming much less ribs both sides still slightly tender absolutely a terrible bug would not wish it on my enemy , I really hope children are not catching it , once again thanks brue 👍