3 am & coughing

[kimber62372]

I'm up past 3 am and can't stop coughing! This is the second night in a row and I want to crawl under a rock. It pains me every time I cough. My head hurts, my neck, my ribs, and my back! Not to mention my throat is raw like I swallowed glass. This is insane and I need to be up soon to get my son ready for school. Thank goodness I don't have to go to work today.

[San_Saephanh]

for ridiculously sore throats i found gargling and swallowing crushed up ibuprofen in warm water with a touch of sugar helps. The sugar will coat throat long enough for you to get some well needed food and vitmin c. The garging of ibu will help with the irritation/inflammation.

My friend said that doing the same but with coca cola has a stronger affect. Goodluck and get better soon

[moonangel]

never tried the ibu one sounds good. we have always done the vinegar and honey thing it works.and vicks with socks on for overnite. hope you get to feeling better soon.

[Nancy5]

Try to prop the pillows up in bed so you are almost sitting up. I know it's not the most comfortable sleep but it stops the phlem from going down your throat.

[sgluckadoo]

Isn't that the worst? I hate it when I get like that and you cant sleep for coughing. I usually end up buying some sort of cough syrup.

[San_Saephanh]

never tried the ibu one sounds good. we have always done the vinegar and honey thing it works.and vicks with socks on for overnite. hope you get to feeling better soon.

Ive never tried that either. My family aren't much for honey, so I never have any around the house. IT'll be a healthier and more effective substitue to plain sugar. The whole point of it is to get something viscous and sweet to coat your throat protecting it from everything making it feel raw. The gargling of the Ibuprofen is great because the lining of your throat/tongue are very good at absorbing nutrients. Which is why some people have lived by the "if you want it to work faster stick the pill under your tongue" rule. It enters your blood stream faster than having your stomach break it down and distribute it. It's just that people don't like the taste of medicine in general.

[ghunter]

I know how you feel, my husband and I are up coughing everynight, it is awwful

[vickysue]

I us warm salt water and it seems  too help. It seems like a third of our small town has this awful cough, it gets into the chest and last forever. always coughing up crud after i lay down.  And the drainage from my sinus is truely awful.  I wen to the doctor and she prescribed some pills, took a few and started getting really sick at my tummy and itching like crazy so had to quit taking them.  I can't take the cough syrup either. So guess i will tough it out.

[luvh8tragedy87]

Honey seems to help with coughs and gargling salt water will help with the sore throat. A humidifier might even help with the coughing. I had a bad sinus infection a few months ago and my throat was raw and I had to switch off between taking honey, cough drops with honey, and ricolas. The combo seemed to help a lot.

[mardukblood2009]

This just happened to my girlfriend this morning. She has fever, an ear infection and strep throat. I hope so much she feels better soon. 

[BATISTAGIRL663]

have you tried rubbing vicks on your feet and putting on socks --it helped me maybe it can work for you ! hope you get better soon !

[kimber62372]

Thank you all for the wonderful ideas! I will definitely try them out next time around. I am feeling much better now, but this cough won't go away. I will try the honey and vicks combo..lol.

[heypeg]

sounds like allergies to me.

[nmbrown863]

I hear you. I just recently got over bronchitis and was coughing for almost 2 months! Never had it as long as I did this time. My ribs were sore for the longest time!

[dreamyxo]

When my throat is scratchy and have a cough I try to keep my throat moist at all times.  Besides honey I drink tea and sip water all the time.  I also chew gum or keep a cough drop in my mouth.  I also try to keep my throat warm and will wear a scarf all the time even to bed.