I can't stop coughing?
139564
It sounds to me like what I had late last year. Walking pnemonia was the culprit and I had a very bad cough and was sore around my lungs (front and back) from coughing for days on end. I contacted my physician and he prescribed an antibiotic (I cannot remember which one) which helped fight the infection, and also prescribed cough syrup with codine to help supress the cough and enabled me to sleep at night. \n\nI hope this helps you out and most importantly - get well soon!\n\nOh, and I'm not a doctor - but I play one on Yahoo!
103002
My husband does it all the time and he can cough in his sleep and talk in his sleep...\nHe is a barrel of fun when I am trying to sleep...
297057
I'm sorry to be negative, but I've never found anything that stops it happening long-term. But I have a couple of ways to reduce the effects when it does happen - One is surprising: I do exercise until I'm puffing. I find that the coughing under stress opens my lungs a lot so when I am relaxed again I feel much better.  \n\nThe other is breathing in the steam from a kettle (at a safe distance of course).\n\nI've no idea if either of these has any medical basis, but they seem to work for me.
479737
The cough is  probably making your ribs ache.  After a month, no wonder.\n\nWhooping cough is a possibility...I mean, the guy is a doctor.  He should schedule an X Ray though, just to check for pneumonia or pluerisy.  And if it is whooping cough, he ought to be giving you antibiotics!\n\nhttp://www.webmd.com/hw/raising_a_family/hw65686.asp
782315
Sounds like you are just coughing so long that you gag yourself into finally throwing up.\nMaybe you need an antibiotic or just cough syrup to get that mucus (phlegm) up.\nAcid Reflux is a good possibility as well. Throwing up daily is not a good sign. If the cough syrup (DM) doesn't work, make an appointment with a doctor.
1007642
Dude, if you've had a cough and cold for a year there's no home remedy for it. Get a TB test. Sounds like you could be seriously ill. At the very least, you might have sever asthma.
201383
drink 3 mouthful of water. that should stop it!
904099
If you are from India then your problem is easily solved. Go and buy DEKOFCYN  manufactured by ALARSIN an  Ayurvedic medicine. The pack comes in 50 tablets , 100 tablets. Buy 100 tablets and take 2 tablets 3 times a day ( a small write up is also available inside the bottle) for 15 days. Your cough will stop withing 3 days of usage and this has no side effects what so ever. It is a very safe remedy and can be combined with any allopathic medicines also. Even very small children can be given this tablet. I have prescribed this medicine to more than 500 people so far and everybody has come out of their cough problem without any side effects . All the best. ( The medicine is available in all allopathy shops also in India and you will get it very easily here.)
487556
Try putting a heating pad on your chest while you are laying in bed. That might make the muscles relax a bit.\nAre you sure that it's your heart that is hurting and not your lungs? You say that you have insane allergies and cold right now. A cough in essence is a trauma to your lungs. Any type of heavy coughing causes everything to bump into one another in there. Think of it as a blender effect. If you are at all concerned I would talk to your allergist. They might be able to perscribe something to help with the coughing and it might ease your pain. Definatley seek help because there also might be a more serious issue in there. Granted I'm not a doctor but you don't want to dismiss anything when it comes to your health. \nHere's hoping for you to get well soon.
1026894
try a gravity bong....keep on smoking...you are keeping me in business as a respiratory therapist!! See you soon with a big tube down your throat....fool
560476
dont know why you can't stop.  but you can try to stop perhaps if you think of all the people that touch the things that you touch before you touch them. and how people could have just wiped their butts, picked their nose, picked up their dogs poo, had sex, scratched their butt, held their willie to pee, cleaned a litter box, grabbed some rotten food, took out the trash, or changed a tampon and didn't wash their hands and so after you touch what they just touched, you have all that nastiness on your hands and when you bite your nails, you are putting all those germs in your mouth.  hope that helps.  the gross factor made me quit biting instantly.  good luck.
692215
Very little is done for factured ribs now.  If you can ice it, that will help with the pain.  Some athletic tape will also give some support.  Even better - try to get hold of some Kinesio Tape (www.kinesiotaping.com).  I use it as a physical therapist and it helps support like nothing else.\n\nIf you need to cough, try to support the area with a cushion and gentle pressure.  To help stop sneezing, press just under your nose as hard as you can (where your nose meets the top lip in the middle) - its an accupuncture point that works great.\n\nJust hang in there - it will get better but hurts like hell.  Keep trying to take deep breaths (as pain allows)- that will minimize the chances of lung problems developing.
253327
You probably have an upper respiratory infection, which if left untreated will develop into pneumonia. If you can, see a doctor. You could try OTC medication like Mucinex, which is supposed to free up congestion in your chest. Also humidifiers work wonders.
304505
Coughing is the only way.\nI have found that drinking lots of water all day really helps with this since it keeps it from being too sticky.
133626
Wow, I had exactly the same thing several weeks ago: came down with pneumonia in the matter of hours. My doctor couldn't really explain how I got it, but mentioned weakened immune system. Which is caused by what?... Numerous factors, but in my case, I suspect, severe stress (personal matters) was a trigger. I guess, just think what changed in your life before you got it... Get well soon! ;)
1008403
I don't know if it's *still* going around, but I had it in March of this year.  It's not a cold...it's the flu.  Mine started with a horrible headache, then a sore throat, then coughing and coughing and coughing.  Body aches and fever rounded out the illness.  It's viral so they can't really give you anything for it, except to relieve symptoms.  Nothing will get rid of them but time.  \n\nA cough suppressant at night, a cough expectorant during the day, Vicks Vaporub, and nasal spray or oral decongestant are the items I used for the duration of my illness (which happened to be a total of 4 weeks).  \n\nI hope you feel better soon.  : (
980240
very little I'm afraid - most cough medicines are expensive and none of them work that well at all..... stick with the honey and lemon or sipping hot water.\n\n\nIf it has been going on longer than a few weeks speak to your doctor.