- Rest and drink plenty of water. Eat and swallow slowly.
- Avoid eating iced, cold or sweet food and beverages. Hold off oranges and grapefruit temporarily.
- Wear masks that cover the nose and mouth area to prevent spreading the disease and also to help minimize symptom exacerbation from cold air, dust, or cigarette smoke.
- Try breathing deep and using the diaphragm to expectorate sputum.
- Do not drink or eat for half an hour after taking cough syrup.
- Take medication as instructed and follow-up as scheduled
- Please call or return to the hospital as soon as possible if there are following symptoms:
- Persistent high fever
- Wheezing
- Large amounts of purulent yellowish sputums
- Severe dry cough
- Lips or nails turning blue or gray
- Coughing blood
Cough Home Care
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