Medical question

[vvvexation]

How necessary are expectorants when one has a chest cough? I mean, do you get better faster if you cough up all the crud faster, or will it go away on its own even if you don't hasten the up-coughing process?

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I've heard that from several different doctors. I always get a chronic cough after an upper respiratory infection. I had the flu in early January and I'm still hacking away. It gets self-perpetuating. My doctor's said she'll give me codeine if I can't make it go away gradually on its own.