What is a good home remedy to get rid of a cough?
410219
My dr said not to buy store cough syrup bc it doesn't work. if your over 21, my dr said to take a couple of teaspoon's of whiskey, a teaspoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey and heat it up. it tastes like crap, but it works for me.
247848
Coughs are usually nature's way of clearing secretions from the nose, throat or lungs. Dry coughs are caused usually by a virus and can be helped by increasing your fluid intake, inhaling steam from a kettle and hot drinks. A prolonged cough for more than two weeks is reason to see the doctor.
856457
if you have a cough for more than 3 days (& certainly > 1 week) see a doctor\n\nif you have backpain, see a doctor\n\nif you feel the need to ask medical questions on Yahoo, rather than seeing a doctor ...  you know the rest
705082
Drown your cold with orange juice...vitamin C is good but people don't know how much to take....you have to take 1000 mg each hour until you get diarreha for the pills to help. But the juice keeps you hydrated and it helps your throat. Also..Lemon Juice....put a tablespoon in your mouth and hold it...sore throat germs cannot live in lemon juice.\nRest as much as you can...your lungs and sinuses cannot heal if you are taxing other parts of your body.
934979
Have a rennie, or a strong tasting cough sweet (or something aniseed).\nSip some water\nlearn to do some breathing exercises.\nRead the Allen Carr Easyway book it works.
737285
Run the hottest possible water in your shower to make "fog" in the bathroom.  Sit with your daughter AWAY FROM THE WATER and let her inhale the steam to loosen up the cough.  Also, plenty of fluids.  Warm tea with honey is soothing...sometimes the cough is worse because the throat is so irritated.  Glad you are taking her to the doctor.  Meanwhile, please keep an eye on her temperature, and give children's strength Tylenol for fever over 100.8.  (NEVER give aspirin to a child!  Can cause Reyes Syndrome, which can be very dangerous.)  Hope your little sweetie feels better soon.   :-)
787390
Cough is caused by a number of ailments. \nIt can be treated by over the counter medicines \nor home remedies. More information available \nat http://ailments.in/cough.html
103898
here some ways how to cope with the flu\n-get plenty of rest\n-take aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen(if you really must)\n-drink....drink.....drink\n-humidify your home in winter\n-suppress a dry cough\n-encourage a "productive" cough
404954
ugh...I know how you feel. I had that problem for weeks.  Try some eucalyptus oil.  Boil a tablespoon of the oil in some water, pour into a bowl and inhale the fumes.  Put a towel over your head as you do this but be careful not to get burned!  But if you've had a cold for over 3 weeks and you are coughing stuff up, or continue to have a temperature, then go see your doc. Good luck and feel better soon!
95837
You may have got to much of it in your system and never quite recovered because it trying to over power your ammune system right now, and a year is way too long to have a "cough". You need to go to the doctor if you already haven't, and don't rely on any over the counter medicine to help it, depending on what it really is it could make it worse.
6518
There are many for eg\nWhat is the best way to get rid of cold?
23809
Tea with honey & lemon (actual honey & lemon, none of that Lipton flavored crap!)\n\nAlso (this one is annoying to do but does well for your throat and sinuses), brew camomille in a pot of really hot water and then cover yourself & the pot with a blanket and breathe in the camomille vapors for a while (don't over do it, if you're uncomfortable, get out from the blanket!!). It usually helps with coughing.
180369
Other than cough drops and numbing sprays heat up some lemonaid and drink it hot. Works wonders. Thats what I did when I was pregnant and couldn't take medicines. If the sore throat lasts long you may want to see a doctor and make sure it's not strep.
199219
Whatever ways you may try, please see a doctor if you have fever before embarking on any suggestions you may receive. To get rid of a cough fast, avoid cold drink and also things that will leave remnant along the lining of the throat, like groundnuts, messy fruit drinks like fresh orange(the fibre will stick on the lining of the throat which will make you cough).After every single cough, drink a gulp of water to smoothen the lining and push down whatever is causing the cough especially the phlem or mucus, if you cant spit it out. The phlems is the main thing that make the cough worst. If everytime you cough and there is mucus or phlem, try your best to spit it out.and immediately drink warm water.When you go to bed at night, standby a flask of warm water so that should you cough during sleep, get up and drink some warm water. It helps to bring down the coughing.Another important thing is never sleep with the fan switched on in front of you becos the wind can also make your cough worst., just turn the fan away from you if you need it on.As for the flu, as long as you dont have fever, it should go off in a weeks time, but if you are on medication, take them religiously if you want to get well soon.
886652
If you don't want to gargle with warm salt water, next best thing I would suggest would be Ricola Cough Drops.
569406
If you think its because of pollen or dust, then you need to wear a nasal mask whenever you leave home.  Keep your windows closed if the wind keeps blowing.  Ensure that your bed & pillow covers are always free from dust.  Drink ginger-lemon-honey tea 3 times a day. The recipe? Here goes\nHeat a mug of water in a pan.  Add 1/4 tsp ground fresh ginger paste, a pinch of salt, 0.25 gms of turmeric powder and bring to a boil.  Strain into the mug and add 2 tsps of fresh lemon juice and two tsp honey. Sip hot and get rid of throat troubles.  Good luck and give me a feed back if it works.
260125
You can try taking large amounts of Vitamin C, A and E.  If you own a juicer, try a carrot/apple juice combination.\n\nRealistically, however the only thing I've found to work is Zicam.  It is an over-the-counter zinc nasal spray that is proven to shorten colds.