Why do I always have a cough that lingers for about a month after I've had a cold, and how can I get rid of it? [more inside]
posted by joshrholloway on Oct 30, 2009 - 25 answers

Terrible cough, too late to leave the house in search of remedies -- can I take this expired (expired April 2009) prescription Tussionex cough syrup or is there a better solution in my house? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Oct 24, 2009 - 14 answers

I don't think this is, strictly speaking, supposed to happen: meat often comes out of my head when I'm sick. Why? What does it portend? [Warning: so gross.] [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur on Oct 18, 2009 - 18 answers

I've had a chronic dry cough for going on two weeks now and two doctor's visits later it's not clearing up. Can anyone give ideas on what could possibly be causing this? [more inside]
posted by schroedinger on Aug 1, 2009 - 24 answers

I have a gross question about having a productive cough. I've never asked a doctor, since I don't believe it's important, but I've wondered all my life, and now that I have another one, it's come up again. (Literally.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Chronic cough has bothered me for two years. Five doctors have been unable to help me. I am at my wit's end. Help! [more inside]
posted by prunes on Apr 28, 2009 - 21 answers

I'm spitting up black stuff, but not in pain. Gross details inside. [more inside]
posted by Eudaimonia on Apr 20, 2009 - 9 answers

My cough is insane. I've never heard its equal... what do I do? [more inside]
posted by orville sash on Mar 13, 2009 - 21 answers

Could my roommate really have whooping cough? Because I'm skeptical. [more inside]
posted by CitrusFreak12 on Feb 17, 2009 - 39 answers

Dearest Non-Doctors; Is there any chance of my incredibly painful sore throat and swollen lymph nodes going away on it's own? [more inside]
posted by Juliet Banana on Feb 6, 2009 - 36 answers

How can I get rid of this cold/virus/URI for good? I had the same thing at the end of September into October and it has returned on 11/14 with a vengeance. [more inside]
posted by nougat on Nov 20, 2008 - 19 answers

What is the best readily available cough suppressant I can buy? [more inside]
posted by jdruk on Sep 30, 2008 - 26 answers

Chronic productive cough for ten weeks, no health insurance until May 1. I will take any advice you got. [more inside]
posted by jennyjenny on Apr 6, 2008 - 13 answers

Black Lung Plague. I'm sick of being sick. What the *hell* is this crap? Does this sound familiar? And yes, I did go to the doctor. And the ER - plenty of times now. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 11, 2008 - 22 answers

Why do I always cough after a shower? And pretty much only after a shower? [more inside]
posted by puffmoike on Jan 19, 2008 - 20 answers

Roommate keeps coughing. I can't sleep. I don't want to be a jerkface. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by theiconoclast31 on Sep 21, 2007 - 22 answers

Can you stop being affected by the contagiousness of yawns and coughs? Especially coughs? [more inside]
posted by Many bubbles on May 19, 2007 - 3 answers

This question is about chinese fast-food orange chicken (the deep-fried amorphous nuggets with a thick tangy glaze). When I take a deep smell from a hot bowl of this chicken, or hold it in my mouth and breathe around it, some sort of irritating vapor makes me cough (or stings my nose). Just one cough – enough to keep it from getting into my lungs. Once the chicken cools down (to mouth temperature, even) it doesn't happen. It reminds me of the reaction I've had sniffing acid in lab – could it be lots of volatile vinegar? I've experienced this with fast-food chicken in more than one college food court.
posted by lostburner on Mar 8, 2007 - 20 answers

I have had, for as long as I can remember (maybe 15 years) a chronic cough that, at times, makes me insane. [more inside]
posted by Thrillhouse on Jan 1, 2007 - 29 answers

I have seasonal allergies and have recently been plagued by an itchy throat and dry cough. I usually notice symptoms when there is an abrupt temperature drop overnight, causing me to wake up coughing. Which over-the-counter medicines or home remedies generally work the best for this problem? Claritin doesn't seem to do anything.
posted by zembla3 on Aug 31, 2006 - 15 answers

Why do I only cough at night? [more inside]
posted by BuddhaInABucket on Jul 8, 2006 - 14 answers

How fast can tuberculosis symptoms appear? [more inside]
posted by saucy on Jul 1, 2006 - 15 answers

How can I end my chronic illness? [more inside]
posted by b_thinky on Jan 16, 2006 - 17 answers

To all men and women who spit: help! Warning, this is a bit unappetizing... [more inside]
posted by rio on Nov 28, 2005 - 17 answers

You Are Not A Doctor: Three weeks ago, I got a nasty head cold that never quite went away. It's now settled into my chest, and I have a chronic, slightly productive cough. Ordinarily, I would just wait it out, but I'm exhausted, can't really get a full breath, and the stuff I'm coughing up tastes like bleach. I swear, I haven't been inhaling or gargling bleach. I do have an appointment to see my doctor on Wednesday (the earliest I could get in,) but I was wondering if anyone else had had these symptoms and could tell me what caused them, so I can quit Googling medical conditions and diagnosing myself with lung abscesses and tuberculosis.
posted by headspace on Oct 9, 2004 - 16 answers

Cat flu: I'm looking after a cat for a friend, and she recently (yesterday) got a runny nose, and coughs some. She also appears listless and bored. I'm stuck at work and will get her to the vet ASAP, but for now I need some reassurance that this isn't fatal? Thanks!
posted by jon_kill on Jul 22, 2004 - 6 answers

Anyone have a great herbal/home remedy for a serious cough? [more inside]
posted by donnagirl on Jun 9, 2004 - 12 answers