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COMMON ALLERGY SYMPTOMS

Generally speaking, coughing is perfectly normal. A cough can help to keep your throat clear from phlegm and other irritants. However, sustained coughing can also be symptomatic of a number of conditions, such as an allergy, a viral infection, or a bacterial infection.

You can treat coughs due to colds, allergies, and sinus infections with a number of over-the-counter medicines. Bacterial infections will require antibiotics. However, for those who prefer to avoid chemicals, we’ve listed a few home remedies that can help.

With winter coming up, it’s only right to talk about the inevitable fevers, runny noses, and just being miserably sick.

Trusting on home remedies to cure common cold and cough is something that many Indian households still believe. Besides treating common cold and cough effectively, these home remedies are also free from any side-effects. Here we have mentioned some of these home remedies that will help you treat common cold and cough.

Remedies For the Cold & Cough

• Ginger tea

  Ginger tea not only tastes good but also helps in treating common cold and cough. The tea helps in drying running and dripping nose, thus expelling phlegm from the respiratory tract. Among various health benefits of ginger, it is known to soothe common cold and speeds up the recovery process.

• Luke-warm water

  Drink luke-warm water frequently as it helps in fighting against common cold, cough and sore throat. Warm water reduces inflammation in the throat and helps in replenishing the fluids and infection out of the body.

• Milk and turmeric

  An essential ingredient found in almost all Indian kitchens, turmeric has a strong antioxidant which helps in treating many health problems. Turmeric mixed in warm milk is a popular and effective way to fight against cold and cough. Drinking a glass of warm turmeric milk before sleeping helps in faster recovery from cold and cough.

• Gargle with salt-water

  This is an age-old therapy that effectively treats cough and cold. Adding turmeric in this salt-water is also beneficial.

• Use cough drops or hard candy.

  Menthol and certain herbal cough drops can slightly numb and soothe your sore throat. But sucking on plain hard candy may work just as well.

• Try a teaspoon of honey.

  This traditional remedy for sore throat may help soothe coughs, too. Try adding a spoonful to your tea, but don’t give honey to kids under 1 year old.

• Drink up.

  Sipping on drinks will keep your throat moist and comfortable. When your throat doesn’t hurt, you may not cough. Just about any drink is OK except caffeinated drinks. Those can dry you out. Also avoid orange juice and other citrus drinks if they bother your throat.

• Heat up that drink.

  Sip some warm tea or chicken soup to heat up your airways. Not only will it hydrate you, but the warmth helps break up mucus and makes it easier to cough up.

• Use cough treatments.

  Sometimes you need to cough to get out nasty mucus. But other times you need to calm your cough, like when you want to sleep. Over-the-counter cough medicine can help. Expectorants help you cough up mucus. Cough suppressants reduce your urge to cough. If you’re not sure which kind you need, ask your physician or chemist.

• Use a decongestant.

  These over-the-counter meds can help clear your stuffy nose. If post-nasal drip is irritating your throat and making you cough, decongestants may help both your throat and cough. Be careful: While cold and cough medicines are fine for adults and older kids, they are not safe for children under age 4.

• Breathe in steam.

  If a raw, dry throat is making you cough, moisture may help. Try breathing in steam from a hot shower. Or use a humidifier or vaporizer in your room while you sleep. The steam can keep your nose and throat from being too dry and get rid of that back-of-the-throat tickle. The moisture can also ease your breathing and loosen mucus, helping you cough it up.

• Avoid dirty air.

• Rest.

  If you want to get rid of your cold and cough, you need to take it easy. Your body needs energy to fight off the virus. Push yourself too hard and it will just exhaust you and stress you out. That can make your cold, cough, and sore throat hang around longer.

• Try a throat spray or lozenge.

  Some helps soothe and numb the throat. They can give you temporary sore throat relief. Just don’t let children use them unless a physician says it’s safe.

When to See a physician

You don’t need medical care for the average cough or sore throat. You often just need to give your body time to recover. Most are caused by viruses, which antibiotics can’t treat.

However, some coughs and sore throats do need help from a physician. You could be dealing with something more serious.

If you have a cough with any of these symptoms, see a physician:

• Shortness of breath

• Coughing up blood, bloody mucus, or pink foamy mucus

• Coughing up green, tan, or yellow mucus

• Fever, chills, or chest pain when you breathe deeply