Chronic Cough 4 years now, Desperate for help. Seeking at all forums as no one knows.

DESPERATELY in need of HELP! PLEASE - I have a chronic cough (4 years now)I had CT Scans of sinus, throat, had Bravo Ph done twice, numerous Allergy tests, Asthma tests, chest X-ray, antibiotics, different Acid Reflux medications for months at a time. All test negative. No one can figure out why I cough.
**I cough only when upright! After every meal and out of the blues with or without liquids, just anytime. I do have quiet moments that will last for hours but the my coughing fit out of the blues. The coughing fits last about an hour, cough starts off dry then sometimes movement after coughing for 30 min & sometimes cough little stuff (white). I sleep quite well, no coughing, no disturbance, perfect night sleep. Numerous ENT, Gas, lung doctors last 4 years with no help. Allerx & Ah Chew helps calm it down but not cure or take away completely. No other medication helps. NONE. HELP SOMEBODY. No doctors here has helped, St Johns, UCLA, Cedars. Cough meds do not help, I need a cure to live a normal life. THANK YOU!!! Numberous meds from Antibiotics, allergy pills Acid Refulx and nothing helps. thank you.  My medical file is quite extensive, I have 1/2 of them and no can help.

[sinead]

hi, i am so sorry you are going through this.  i have also posted a message asking for help to figure out what the hell is wrong with my chronic cough situation which is weird & undiagnosable as well.  it is very frustrating when doctors are useless to help someone!  i hope we find the answers we deserve soon.  best of luck to you.

[Sassydog]

I am presently going through about the same thing.  PET scan showed it to be a tumor in the lung, i.e., cancer.  Then the radiologists found a scan I had had 3 years ago which showed the exact same thing.  They cancelled the biopsy I was to have the next morning.  Now, nothing.    So, good luck, HelpinLA.  I would also like an answer to all of this!

[pagpri]

I am so sorry to hear you people. My dad is going through the same for a few years now, I have consulted the best Cardiologist & ENT in down. But all vain. I wonder what should we do? Can anyone suggest?

[FREEDS1]

I have had undiagnosed cough for nearly six years now.  I had an operation about two years ago that required pain relief after care.  The codeine in the pills seemed to stop this irritating constant cough.  However I don't want to continue digesting codeine because the health problems  would far out way the coughing.
So still coughing.  Wake up cough and cough and cough then a little white stuff, nose drip and  its triggered again and sleep seems always interupted.  One Professor at a leading Melbourne (Australia) hospital ran all the usual test allergies, asthma etc etc and finally suggested if the codeine works, use it to calm the irritated throat down so that the area could have a chance to heal.  He said it would be time to keep of the grass.
GOOD LUCK..

[HelpinLA]

For those of us (you) out there that have this cough and you don't have asthma, you don't have allergies, acid reflux, or GERD and you've taken numerous pills, tests etc. let me know, contact me via this website (you can send emails).  We're putting our heads together and hopefully Power By Numbers someone can find something and share it with the group.

Sometime when someone post I get a notice, so try to click on my name and see if you can send me a message.

[LadyShopper]

I have exact same issue. No diagnosis and am healthy. No type of doc has a clue as to how to stop the cough. If you get any answers let me know. I will do the same.

[dailycough]

I have had this damned cough for over 10 years now :(

And I have gone through every test and CT scan and ph reflux tests imaginable.  The latest is that I may have a bit of refulx -- not necessarily acid -- irritating my lower esophagus for which my pulmonologist recommends a surgery.  I'm hesitant to take this route because I show no signs of heartburn and certainly don't want to cut myself without any guarantee that the cough will go away.

[hava]

December 2, 2010
For cough:
make half a glass of onion juice and warm the juice,
add ginger powder and honey,
and drink it slowly.
This will help the cough.
Do not eat banana when you have cough.

Let me know how you feel after 3 days.

[mythoughtsalone]

Allergies shoukd be the main thing to look at but traditional testing is unreliable.

These allergys (allergies) do not enter via the blood stream, so 1st check if they are inhaled.

I am retired NAET allergy practitioner but would suggest the following things to check as top priority.
Perfume  
(anything that smells includng air freshners, flowers, soap powder and softner, anything with a strong smell, they will all come under this heading)

Mould (wose during autumn and winter or damp house)

Grass (worse in the spring and summer)

Dust mites  (worse at night)

Feathers in Pillows and duvets

House Dust

Smoke

Apart from smoke, all the rest are very important, and you could even a combination such as dust mite and feathers,(but again, coughing would be mostly at night)

You have to go by the clues, and tests.
Last thought check eggs.

Most vaccines use eggs in the making process, if you become allegic to egg, then every vaccine you get makes it worse and chicken and feathers are also a problem.

Hope this helps every one.

[mythoughtsalone]

Allergies shoukd be the main thing to look at but traditional testing is unreliable.

These allergys (allergies) do not enter via the blood stream, so 1st check if they are inhaled.

I am retired NAET allergy practitioner but would suggest the following things to check as top priority.
Perfume  
(anything that smells includng air freshners, flowers, soap powder and softner, anything with a strong smell, they will all come under this heading)

Mould (wose during autumn and winter or damp house)

Grass (worse in the spring and summer)

Dust mites  (worse at night)

Feathers in Pillows and duvets

House Dust

Smoke

Apart from smoke, all the rest are very important, and you could even a combination such as dust mite and feathers,(but again, coughing would be mostly at night)

You have to go by the clues, and tests.
Last thought check eggs.

Most vaccines use eggs in the making process, if you become allegic to egg, then every vaccine you get makes it worse and chicken and feathers are also a problem.

Hope this helps every one.

[Tinyhelper]

     I know what this is but no doctors will take me seriously...I do have a 4.0gpa in all of my med classes so I have no idea why they will not test my father for this but I am pretty sure he and all of you have either TB or another related germ which causes Hansen's disease/leprosy..now days the symptoms may be a bit different than in ancient times...most people are immune to catching these type of bacteria but this bacteria is everywhere so the doctors need to actually be testing the snot and the sputum for these related types of bacteria....I have been right about many different diagnosis in the past when most doctors were not even looking at the symptoms/signs as the way I look at them. I am a very methodical organised person and I don't always follow the general rule of thumb...good luck finding any doctor to test for this or any doctor open minded enough to even listen to you...my advice is go for strong herbs and spices and put them into everything you can eat or drink or gag down as most american's are not used to these tastes. I would also be using a lot of garlic and  onion esp heirloom medicinal grade type...I love to grow wheat grass and then juice it with some filtered water and honey it tastes good and it is one of the most healthy food items available in this earth...I would also go to the health food store and buy some pleurisy root extract or a combo extract and put drops into my tea or coffee or water each day if I had this problem...I have overcame so many things in my life and I can tell you strong natural foods do work by killing germs and nourishing the body so it can fight for itself...good luck everyone and God Bless...and remember you must be a doer not just a hearer only or I don't see how you will make any progress...hope this helps

[Tinyhelper]

I wanted to come back here and expand on my 1st comment I had to create an acct here first...if you take my advice from above pls also get a NATURAL probiotic not the kind you buy in a pill form but rather 100% organic yogurt...also get a water tester and be drinking alkaline water most water is acidic and every single person who is sick also has an acid overload well people do not have an acid overload and our bodies are primarily water so common sense dictates that we NEED to have quality water in our bodies not the bottle water or the tap water!!! Also, keep in mind as to date us health professionals only know what causes disease are from a few sources only....1 parasites 2 fungus 3 virus 4 bacteria 5 autoimmune disease/cancer and now we have this new thing the cdc calls Morgellon's disease and I believe this in a nanotechnology type of fiber coming to us from our food and beauty products from China...the fibers are not alive yet not dead and are even more freaky than a virus which uses your cells to reproduce its self...if you have chronic coughing you may also have boils or reoccurent skin rashes/infections this may be  Chronic Granulomatous Disease which is an autoimmune disease in the dna of the cells....Inflammation accompanies every disease as does acidity so my advice is still the strong herbs and spices and all that I have said because these type of NATURAL things are what nourishes our body so our body can turn off its mutated dna in a cell and activate the good in the cell...get really serious about you eating and sleeping habits and make sure to walk everyday...also most people do NOT get 3 complete rem cycles of sleep per night which is actually what the body requires to heal...I go to bed at 9:30pm and wake up automatically with NO alarm clock at 6:30...this is how God created our bodies to be natural get  out of the rat race and the traditions of men and get you some REAL sleep some REAL food/medicine and some REAL HEALTHY excercise=walking and you will go from death sucking on a life saver to being back to your normal healthy body weight and normal healthy self...this advice has worked for me and everyone who has listened to me and each person has had a different dis-ease that we call disease...pls don't post back to me untill you have followed my instructions before you claim its not working for you...also I can't stress enough how massage and the sounds of nature can just boost your seritonin thru the roof and well people have much seritonin and usually a good complexion...Anyhow this is my advice take it or leave it...

[BlueEgg]

I have been coughing for years; some periods have been worse than others. I have been on pumps for asthma, cortisone sprays for sinusitis and have tried many other strategies and seen specialists. But FINALLY this month I figured it all out. I cut out dairy for just a day or two and my coughing fits stopped immediately. But...when I ate cookies for example, the tightness in the chest, tickle in the throat all came back and the coughing started up again with a vengeance. So then I cut out all wheat and dairy...and I have gone for days without coughing at all. But as soon as I had some wheat, coughing started...and wheat with sugar (cookies, pastry etc..), the coughing was really bad. Solution: Cut out wheat and dairy. Cutting out dairy is not so bad. I drink almond milk which is lower cal and higher calcium than milk and tastes delicious in coffee and tea. The wheat is harder because I do like a toast in the morning and crackers and other bread and pastry products...which I do NOT need anyway. Cereals are really no good for you anyway but if this is a child with the condition, then maybe Rice Krispies or Puffed Rice is okay. It just may be a gluten intolerance.
My grandson's behaviour has improved dramatically since he has gone on a gluten free diet. Good luck to all out there who are plagued with persistent cough. Thank GOD finally for a cure!
Robin in Montreal

[rookie_2468]

I have experienced exactly the same thing.  Cut the dairy...lose the cough.  The last 10 years or so have been frutrating being subject to enough chest X-rays to start glowing, poked with needles for allergy testing, inhaling a multitude of steroids...only to learn that cow's milk is the culprit.  When people hear milk issues they think, lactose and they think cramps.  I have been milk free for a month and cough free for 3 1/2 weeks.