A MEGA long term cough? help! is it asthma?!


Question: A MEGA long term cough!? help! is it asthma!?
ive had a really bad cough since the beginning of summer, i don't cough all the time but when i do cough i have a big fit of coughing (like during P!.E or after walking a big flight of stairs or just randomly) Ive been to my doctors loads and they keep on saying its a long term virus and it cant be asthma just because im coughing!.!.!.does anyone know whats wrong with me and how i can get better!? ive had loads and tons of medicene such as cough medicene and anti-biotics!.!.!.My freinds are starting to think Im putting it on to get attention but im truly not and i'd do anything to get rid of it!.!.!.

does anyone know whats wrong with me & how i can get better!?


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Answers:
Hi,
I am sorry yr having problems with this cough !!

Your doctor is right tho, a cough on its own is not enough to diagnose asthma (although it can be a symptom)!. Asthmatics get wheezing, feelings of tightness in the chest, they feel afraid, they can often identify "triggers" to their symptoms!.!.!.!.!.!. but, these can also be due to panic attacks !

Life is never straight forward lol

Think back to when your cough started!.!.!.did anything in your life change!? new pet!? new home!? more stress!? an illness!? hay fever!? etc etc Discuss this with your parent/carer/friends!.
Maybe you can find the cause yourself!.

It is also worth knowing that although your friends tease you saying youre putting it on, coughin can become habitual!. This done mean you are doing it on purpose!.It means that your body has simply got used to coughing and so doesnt know when to stop!!!

As long as you are fit and healthy, eating well, not gaining/losing lots of weight and not troubled by any emoitonal stuff then i wouldnt worry too much, maybe once you try to stop worrying about it it will simply vanish as suddenly as it started!. Otherwise, go back to your doctor, take an adult with you and request a referral to a paediatrician (kids doctor deals with ages 0-16)

Good luck x
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I don't know exactly what this is, but I had the same thing for months through winter and spring!. It was highly annoying, but eventually it just went away!. I think it's probably one of those things that you just need to ride out!.

However, you can push it along if you give your immune system all the boost you can; get plenty of sleep and lots of vitamin C!.
If you're stressed or tired or anything, it may be a reason why your body is having difficulty in fighting it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

if u have an unexplained cough for more than 8 wks your doctor needs to investigate it!. go back and say u still no better!.ask a parent to go with u and b firm about it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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