asthma chesty cough

[Zoec1975]

hi all.i normally have well controlled asthma lots of colds here and there and had no prednisone for years.back at the end of july i started with a light cold and breathlessness.which is still carrying on to this day.always a chesty cough with coloured gunk.i have had an xray ct scan bloods checked ecg all ok numerous antibiotics and prednisone nothing helped the cough.i have come down with a cold now and still chesty cough but not so breathless now.also have been put on montelucast which seems to help.some days it is chesty others i dont really cough.i cannot take an more time off work.any ideas please i am desperate and miserable for being at home so long.thanks

[Biker88]

If bacterial, viral and fungal infection are all clear then the cough could be an allergic reaction or anxiety. I have both of these, excess stomach acid fumes irritate my lungs resulting in a lot of coughing and in anxiety situations again I end up coughing. Gaviscon initially stopped the allergy cough and now on Omeprazole and now I realise that I do get a cough trigger if I’m anxious it’s not so worrying I just accept it.

[Izb1]

I found that antihistamine helped to dry up the mucus on my chest which helped the cough. It's usually mucus on the chest that causes the cough. I took one at night and it really helped me to sleep as well. Speak with your gp/chemist about taking maybe for a week and see how you feel x

[BronchyBronwen]

I wonder if you have bronchiectasis. I also wonder what did show up on the CT scan you had. Please let us know.

[Zoec1975 in reply to BronchyBronwen]

I asked the dr about bronchiectasis he said no I haven’t got that.ct scan was clear so was xray yet.i also do take allergy tablets every day.im breathless again today and feeling very low now stuck at home feeling like this.i have had results from sputum test back they are fine.