Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough While Suffering From Pneumonia

Posted on Thu, 19 Apr 2018

Question: my grandmother aged 85 yrs was suffering from pneumonia she had a course of antibiotics and was admiyted to hospital on 9th nov and was discharged on 11th then doc adviced 7 days course of antibiotics and other med . then one day as i was giving her asthakind syrip she started coughing as if there was a dhaska in hindi . From that day she coughs while eating any thing and sometimes anytime .
and the coughing becomes very intense
what to do ?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get done chest x ray

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern, in my opinion, you should get done repeat chest x ray to rule out worsening of pneumonia in her case.
Another possibility is post infectious bronchitis.
Please let me know
1. Is she having any breathing difficulty?
2. Which drugs including antibiotics is she taking at present?

Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further.
Wishing good health to your grandmother.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (39 minutes later)

after taking medicines for 7 days we went to the doctor and he examined and said she is improving also she is doing respiratory exercises very well . now the doc has prescribed montecope one tab in night , ascoril syrup ,pantop dsr

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Is she having expectorations?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Ascoril is expectorant syrup. It can cause coughing if patient is having only dry cough, not expectorant cough.
So please let me know
1. Is she having dry coughing only?
2. Is she having mucus expectoration?
3. Is coughing worsened after starting Ascoril syrup?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your grandmother. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

she is having dry cough

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Is worsening cough after Ascoril syrup?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
Possibility of Ascoril induced cough is more likely.
You didn't answer my last question.
Is coughing worsened after starting Ascoril syrup?

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

no sir we were giving her asthakind ... she has a gastric issue as well can it be due to gas .
but now she is taking ascoril and asthakind is stopped

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, GERD can also cause coughing.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Asthakind and Ascoril are more or less similar. Both are expectorant syrups.
So dry cough can be worsened by them.
And yes, GERD can also cause coughing.
GERD causes acid reflux and gaseous distention which in turn causes coughing.
So please let me know
1. Was coughing worsened after starting asthakind syrup?
2. Is she taking any thing for gas?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your grandmother. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (25 minutes later)

yes after giving her asthakind the cough increased like dhaska in hindi and the conghing continues for few minutes yes penta top dsr at night

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Better to stop Ascoril.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Possibility of Ascoril induced cough is more likely.
So stop Ascoril and start Ascoril DX.
Ascoril DX is cough suppressant and useful in dry cough.
Hope I have solved your query. If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wishing good health to your grandmother. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

thanks a lot i ll start DX can we give chericof as well

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes you can give.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Chericof and Ascoril DX both are same.
Both are having cough suppressants.
So you can use either of them.
Please let me know weight of your grandmother so that I can guide you exact dose of this syrup.
Along with syrup, oral levocetrizine is also beneficial.
So please let me know her weight so that I can tell you dosage of syrup and levocetrizine.
I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your grandmother. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (44 minutes later)

65 to 70 kgs

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Give syrup 7 ml thrice daily.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
Dosage for her would be
1. Syrup 7 ml thrice daily
2. Tablet levocetrizine 5mg twice daily after light food.
Take these for 5 days and she will mostly improve.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wishing good health to your grandmother. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad