Is coughing normal?

[VanillaCoffee]

Hi! I'm sorry if I made some mistakes, my English is not that great right now, I'm a little tired. I've been diagnosed recently with bronchial asthma and I'm using Fostair twice a day. I'm not as bad as I was before starting using it. I can sleep, breathe and I'm not coughing until I almost feel like I will throw up but I'm still coughing a bit. A dry cough, a little annoying, like I'm not doing anything and I'm still coughing. Is this normal or it should disappear completely? I'm using Fostair just from the end of march this year.

[Patk1]

Welcome to the forum.sounds like Yr asthma is settling down now Yr on fostair.it takes time to get the full benefit frm it.has Yr dr also given u salbutamol inhaler x

[Jasper2447]

Hi there and welcome to the Forum.

Don’t worry if your symptoms don’t vanish instantly. That’s a lot to ask. After such bad coughing as you describe, you could have scarring of the lung tissue and this will take a while to heal.

I understand that Fostair contains steroids and it will therefore help, but it needs time and patience.

Remember too that the steroids sprayed into your mouth can lead to thrush infection, so be sure to rinse your mouth thoroughly after spraying. I suffered badly with fissured tongue until my pharmacist explained it was due to Thrush, worsened by the steroids

As Patk1 says , you may also still need your Ventolin spray for acute attacks.

Good luck

JB

[Scrofulous]

If your asthma is well controlled you shouldn't be coughing. Unfortunately, some people on Fostair have reported it making them cough. I can't tolerate it due to it irritating my throat leading to constant throat clearing. If your cough isn't better in another couple of weeks, I'd go back to your doctor.

[peege]

Once I walked in to the doctor's surgery coughing, she turn to a trainee nurse or doctor and said "listen well, this is a typical asthma cough". I learned something that day too that my dry non-stop cough was actually my asthma being uncontrolled. We are all different though but for all of us there is so much to learn about our own particular triggers .....for instance, I dont get hay-fever but at the moment there's a lot of pollen in England so I'm coughing more so take an extra puff of Fostair before I leave home.

I've been taking Fostair (the spray type, not the powder one) for some years, personally I find it absolutely marvellous and keeps my asthma well controlled. I use a spacer with it then rinse and gargle with fresh water after each puff.

Fostair is a preventive inhaler to be used very regularly, Ventolin or Salamol are rescue inhalers which you use in emergencies or when extra breathless..........my Fostair works so well that I rarely need the Ventolin. Inhalers come in spray types (MDI) or powder.

Read the leaflet very well, is should explain how long it's expected to take to fully work - it isn't instant and also how to use it correctly. There will be videos on the manufacturer's website to demonstrate how to use which are very very helpful and of course it's essential to use each inhaler correctly.

Good luck and dont hesitate to come back to ask anything else you need and read up as much as you can about asthma. P

[Bingo88]

Hello and welcome to this friendly group. You have been given some good advice. And your English is excellent. Take care. Brian

[Ern007]

Coughing is as much a symptom of Asthma as Wheezing - I had years of coughing - I actually got used to it. My daughter was the same when younger.

Your coughing should decrease as you treatment with Fostair fully kicks in. Salbutamol inhaler should help for attacks.

To answer your question - Coughing with Asthma is normal, it was with me and my daughter, mine has settled a lot and so has my daughter.

When it's acute and bothering you. Pat1 was so right, use your Salbutamol .