Coughing: A neutral perspective

Coughing is a symptom, not a disease. It is the underlying cause of the cough that needs to be treated.

You should consult your doctor if any of the following symptoms accompany a cough, so that possible underlying causes can be investigated and treated where necessary:

* coughing up phlegm that is green, rusty brown, yellow, blood-stained or foul smelling.

* chest pain.

* shortness of breath or wheezing.

* pain and swelling in the calf.

* recurrent night-time cough.

* whooping cough or croup.

* worsening smokerâ??s cough.

* sudden weight loss.

* fever and sweating.

If you can't cough but need to, problems soon arise. Equally, when coughing is painful (for example, because of a broken rib), patients try not to cough and this can be dangerous.

Ineffective clearance of the airway can lead to a chest infection and possible pneumonia. In these circumstances, pain-relieving medicine can be useful to permit an efficient cough.

I aggree. I kept getting chest infections and throat infections before i smoked weed, but now i do, i dont get em, but coughing can sometimes be very serious.

Thankyou fot pointing it out Beachguy!

Nice post BG,

Give a whole new meaning to the phrase "Cough it up!"

I think I'm going to take a big hit and cough my ass off, to help prevent the possibility of pneumonia.

*spark*

coughcoughcoughcoughcoughcough

Ahh, much better...

i cough up what looks and kinda tastes like resin/phlegm especially in the morning after a night of heavy smoking. i dont think this is a problem i think its just my lungs way of cleansing themselves. do any of you do this?

Yup, every so often I'll cough up a brown loogie.

Still pneumonia-free, Oneiro-tito?

i cough up that resin shit and i havnt been sick in 8 years till this past winter i had a head cold(just a headache for 3 days) so i guess it depends on how strong your immune system is in conjunction with how your lungs are able to expell unwanted material.

Rhino, I had the same thing. I had not been sick in nearly 4 years, until this winter, when I got a massize headache for 3 days, and the usual cold syptoms, but taken to the next level. This winter has been a rough one for some reason.

Anyways, I find that I can breath easier/better the next day after a night of toking.

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Originally Posted by NWDankBudz

Rhino, I had the same thing. I had not been sick in nearly 4 years, until this winter, when I got a massize headache for 3 days, and the usual cold syptoms, but taken to the next level. This winter has been a rough one for some reason.

Anyways, I find that I can breath easier/better the next day after a night of toking.

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i always gloat about how i never get sick then sure enough i did for 3 day this past season. fuck, i forgot how miserable it feels. everytime id stand up my forehead would be pounding. something with my stomach too not sure might have been food poisoning.