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Productive cough
Productive cough is a symptom in which a person feels there is mucus coming up from his chest when he coughs. Sometimes, a person mistakenly believes the mucus is coming from the chest when it is actually dripping down from the nose and throat. True mucus or phlegm (infected mucousy material) can be due to lung infections.
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A 58-year old female asked:
Productive cough for two months?
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A 32-year old asked:
Non productive cough when nervous. How to supress?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Productive cough from a long time and its treatment?
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A 43-year old asked:
How does an unproductive cough turn to productive cough?
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A 42-year old female asked:
What is the best medicine for 2 days of productive cough ?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is a chronic productive cough with spotted mucus a symptom of?
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A 40-year old asked:
I've got terrible non-productive cough. any known remedies that really work?
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A 38-year old male asked:
What is best to take for a productive cough while at work vs when I have to sleep?
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A 39-year old asked:
Home remedy for productive cough?
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A 27-year old asked:
my son have a productive cough and a running nose?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is it OK to eat ice cream with productive coughing?
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A female asked:
I have a 5 year old boy who have cold and productive cough pls advice?
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A member asked:
How can I stop a bad cough- Non-smoker - non productive cough - lasted 6 days
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A 22-year old female asked:
Does a productive cough for past 2 weeks with clear and green mucus mean anything specific?
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A member asked:
I have been coughing to the point of gagging, it makes me incontinent and keeps me up at night. It is a dry non productive cough.
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A member asked:
I have been coughing to the point of gagging, it makes me incontinent and keeps me up at night. It is a dry non productive cough.
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A 39-year old female asked:
When should I see a doctor about my cough? I've had a dry cough for a week and now it's turning into a productive cough (clear mucus)?
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A 56-year old female asked about a male:
My grandson caught a cold about a month ago. He had a productive cough. Cold is gone but deep cough remains. Not productive. Why the cough?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can claritin (loratadine) get rid of productive cough?
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A 42-year old asked:
What causes the chronic productive cough with thick yellow mucous?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have had a productive cough for almost 3 months now. i have tried antibiotics but it comes back?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have a productive cough with a thick mucur and my chest pains me when i cough what could be the curse?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have a productive cough, and I cant sleep. I was wondering of there is any home remedies to cure fast.?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What are potential causes for a productive cough lasting for more than a week and is it worse for an asthmatic?
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A member asked:
What is the beat remedy for intermittent dry non productive cough , IT is irregular and subsides after a glass of water,?
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A member asked:
Coughing non-stop for about 1 week. Deep / rhaspy productive cough with discolored phlgem. Phys Asst put me on amoxicillian. No improvement. Ideas?
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A female asked:
I ve had a wet productive cough for 6 days, no other symptoms. Should I see a MD now incase I need antibiotics or can I wait to see if it gets better?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you explain to me why gerd would cause a productive cough?
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A 26-year old male asked:
How can i tell if a productive cough is viral or bacterial? signs?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Would object lodged in esophagus produce productive cough or dry cough?
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