JQuest wrote:
Blackberry brandy, my grandmother used to swear by it.

+1 

Avoid dairy products because they increase mucus.  Drink some hot tea like chamomile before bed.

Also, prop yourself up on pillows at night to your head is higher than your feet.

JQuest wrote:
Blackberry brandy, my grandmother used to swear by it.

Ooh I've never heard of that before. Thank you

Sarah Louise Gater wrote:
I have really bad allergies as it is but i've also had cold and the flu so it's just gone on my chest and gave me an awful cough that means I can't even sleep at the moment! I eat lots of cheese daily so sounds like I should avoid that, thank you for all of your advice I'll try them

The flu will make you feel miserable.  That's why I had my flu shot yesterday.

Jerry Nemeth wrote:

The flu will make you feel miserable.  That's why I had my flu shot yesterday.

Needlephobic sigh

Sarah Louise Gater wrote:
I have really bad allergies as it is but i've also had cold and the flu so it's just gone on my chest and gave me an awful cough that means I can't even sleep at the moment! I eat lots of cheese daily so sounds like I should avoid that, thank you for all of your advice I'll try them

A cough is not a bad thing.  It's your body trying to get rid of crap in your lungs, so you don't get sicker.  A dry/nonproductive cough can be an annoyance, but hard candy/water can sooth your throat.  Cough suppressants should be used as little as possible, just for a specific time frame.  Using cough suppressants means the crud sits in your lungs longer, and you get sicker for longer.
    An expectorant helps get rid of mucus, what your body is trying to cough up.  Guaifenesin is the active ingredient you want.  And drink lots of fluids/water.  If you are even slightly dehydrated the mucus will be thicker, harder to get rid of.  Drink, lots.

ernst tischler wrote:
Take a very large dose of a strong laxative about thirty minutes before you go to bed.

...you will be too afraid to cough.

that is a really shit idea

ernst tischler wrote:
Take a very large dose of a strong laxative about thirty minutes before you go to bed.

...you will be too afraid to cough.

Hahahaaa! Laughing isn't helping it but that did make me laugh :')

Pictures of Life wrote:

A cough is not a bad thing.  It's your body trying to get rid of crap in your lungs, so you don't get sicker.  A dry/nonproductive cough can be an annoyance, but hard candy/water can sooth your throat.  Cough suppressants should be used as little as possible, just for a specific time frame.  Using cough suppressants means the crud sits in your lungs longer, and you get sicker for longer.
    An expectorant helps get rid of mucus, what your body is trying to cough up.  Guaifenesin is the active ingredient you want.  And drink lots of fluids/water.  If you are even slightly dehydrated the mucus will be thicker, harder to get rid of.  Drink, lots.

Thank you. Great advice!

MoRina wrote:
+1 

Avoid dairy products because they increase mucus.  Drink some hot tea like chamomile before bed.

Also, prop yourself up on pillows at night to your head is higher than your feet.

Sorry, but this is a myth.  Milk does not increase mucus production.

http://www.healthyeating.org/Milk-Dairy … mucus.aspx
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond … q-20058015

aspergianLens wrote:
Sorry, but this is a myth.  Milk does not increase mucus production.

http://www.healthyeating.org/Milk-Dairy … mucus.aspx
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond … q-20058015

OK... thanks... I left out a word.  Dairy products increase mucus thickness.

Happy now? 

Grady Richardson wrote:
You aren't by any chance on Lisinopril are you? I took it, and after a few months started up with a horrible cough  that usually started around 3am. I didn't connect it to the drug because it didn't start until months after I started taking it.

I've never heard of it so I don't think so?? What's it for?

FlirtynFun Photography wrote:
if it's allergies or a cold, you're coughing because you're draining at night.
What works for me is Night Time Cold and Cough Triaminic.
I also take Dayquil during the day and double up on drinking water.

Thank you

Sarah Louise Gater wrote:

I've never heard of it so I don't think so?? What's it for?

It's a prescription medication for high blood pressure, so if you haven't heard of it, you're not taking it. It's not like it's in over the counter medications.