Why do colds cause coughs? What should you do if you have a cold and cough?

Cold is a common symptom. When you have a cold, you will have fever, headache, cough, nasal congestion, runny nose and other different symptoms. Why do you cough when you have a cold? What should you do if the cough does not go away?

1. Causes of cold and cough

Coughing is a common symptom of respiratory diseases. It is a protective reflex of the respiratory tract to help expel harmful substances such as sputum and foreign matter. Therefore, a mild cough is beneficial and does not require medication. Nowadays, for many reasons, many people like to take cold medicine when they have early symptoms of respiratory diseases such as fever, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing and coughing.

However, if the cough does not go away within a week or even two weeks after taking medicine, it is best not to take antibiotics or cough medicine anymore. Instead, you need to go to the hospital to check the lungs, bronchi, pleura and other parts to rule out other possible diseases.

2. What to do if you have a cold or cough

1. Scrambled eggs with sesame oil and minced ginger

Put a small spoonful of sesame oil into the wok, add the minced ginger after the oil is hot, fry it in the oil for a while, then pour in an egg and stir-fry evenly. Eat it while it is hot before going to bed. Eat it once a night. If you persist in eating it for a few days, you will see obvious results.

2. Pear, pepper, rock sugar

Wash a pear, cut it in half horizontally along the stem, remove the core, add 20 peppercorns and 2 crystal sugar, align the top of the pear, put it in a bowl, and steam it for about half an hour. An adult can eat it all at once. Steamed pear with peppercorns and crystal sugar is very effective in treating cough caused by wind and cold.