What if a person had a productive cough and took a dry cough syrup?
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- 28 Feb 2011 by thanoon
- Topics:
- cough-x cough relief, dry cough, cough, cough and nasal congestion
Answers (1)
suzanne6628 Feb 2011
Not the best idea.
The "cough" is our bodies natural process of removing mucus from the chest.
If you take a cough medicine, for a dry cough, the cough suppressant stops the cough and the mucus remains on the chest.
In some cases this may lead to a bacterial chest infection.
If you have a chesty productive cough you a best to take an expectorant which loosens and thins down the mucus making it easier to be removed.
See you pharmacist for more advice.
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