Category: Child Health
Question: Hi doc my 5yr old daughter has been coughing for a month now have given 2 differnt cough syrup given 3 differnt antiboitic   it still wont stop now she cough so hard that she trows up when coughing she dont run temprature
Answer: Hello Mr Emmanuel sorry to hear about your daughters complain Thats really a chronic cough with much discomfort To be honest viruses are the commonest cause of cough universally and antibiotics are just for any bacteria coinfection  or when it is surely caused by a bacteria Now that you said she doesnt have fever there are limited number of possibilities Also most cough syrups are just to relieve throat discomfort and not cure the real cause of the cough The best thing is to take her to a hospital where proper examination will be done and further management will be given Note however that most of those viralcaused cough are self limiting But this is getting too prolonged