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COPD patient and my problem is cough and phlegm any medicine to lessen my cough and phlegm?

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12 years ago•5 Replies

my GP told me that my cough and phlegm is part of my COPD..

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meike12 years ago

Meike, cough and phlegm are par for the course with COPD my doctor gives mucodyne for the phlegm, which I find works well for me , the cough is another matter I have mine all the time no matter what I take, not too bad at the moment, but gets worse when I have a chest infection , which is quite often

elian12 years ago

I think I've posted this before, but sipping tepid water can help the dry, irritating cough and it also helps with diluting the phlegm too.

Catnip12 years ago

I find that Simple Linctus is helpful in at least easing my throat when I have "that cough" which accompanies a chest infection. I take the recommended dose of 5 ml but add a few drops of warm water -- which makes it easier to take.

Wiggins12 years ago

I drink nothing but water at home now. Without it the phlegm gets thicker. As for the cough, I haven't found anything that gets rid of it or even eases it. I've had to rely on warm weather for that.

cofdrop-UK12 years ago

I have bronchiectasis not copd and I never try to stop a cough - it's there for a reason. If you have plegm andyuson you really do need to get this out of your lungs so it's not left to get infected. Many peeps (not me) find mucolytics helpful. Personally I prefer to nebulise saline after nebulising a bronchodilator after which I do physio. Your GP is right it is part of your copd, but I don't understand why he is not referring you to a consultant or physio so that you can learn techniques to get rid of any mucus lurking around. Might be worth asking.

Good luck

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