Cold and IBS

[Linedanceing]

I just developed a really bad cough I know I got it from my grandson and his brother got it and then his mum, now I have it, it's a dry cough and my throat is like sandpaper but everytime I cough I have to rush to the bathroom it only happens in the evening after dinner, just pooping little bits, I suffer IBS D which I normally control with Imodium and alflorx but the last week I'm all over the place I even got up 2.0'clock one morning to poop is this all to do with the coughing?? No point going to the doctor you wouldn't have an appointment for 2 weeks 🙅 and nearest a&e is 2 hours drive

[angelwings52]

My IBS does the same thing with a dry cough - try the Tesco own brand cough medicine for dry tickly coughs, or hot blackcurrant squash, that usually works really well.

[Gold22]

Could you have a weak anal sphincter, coughing could have weakened it if you are not able to hold on to your poo before your reach the loo. ??

[xjrs]

Have you or any of your family tested themselves for COVID-19? Dry cough can be an indicator and I know that it can really mess with your gut. A positive result can take up to 5 days after being initially infected.

[Superzob]

There used to be a medicine available called J Collis Brown’s mixture for cough and diarrhoea, which makes me think the two can be connected. Certainly, some adenoviruses cause both, and IBS-D simply makes it worse. Hopefully, both should clear up with time, but some coughs can take weeks as the body repairs the throat damage.