Coughing

I have never coughed so much in all my life. Still suffering from pneumonia but slowly starting to feel better. After about 3 days the antibiotics finally kicked in. I knew it was good to cough. I needed to get the junk out of my lungs, but dang. I coughed till my sides ached and ached. And forget about sleep. There was no way. I tried everything to control it but not much worked. Finally the doctor gave me some kick butt cough syrup that gave me some relief. I'm not one to take meds so I tried all natural stuff first. Thought I would do a list of some of the stuff I found. Maybe it will help someone else. Please note I'm in no way an expert or doctor. You should really consult your doctor before trying anything. 

I'm gonna give each thing between 1-5 stars. This is how it worked for me. Keep in mind I do have bacterial pneumonia. 

Honey- 🌟🌟

    Your suppose to use local honey. 1 to 2 teaspoons. The honey did coat the back of my throat. But as soon as I swallowed it, the coughing returned. 

Hot tea- 🌟🌟🌟

    Any hot tea will work. You can also just use hot water with lemon & honey to taste. I used wild orange from tazio. It seemed to soothe my throat and the coughing would stop for a short while. 

Garlic- (I did not try this)

    You are supposed to chew a Clove of garlic for coughing. I wasn't brave enough. Let me know if it works for you. 

Vicks-  🌟🌟

    This is gonna sound very strange, but hey. Place Vicks vapor rub on the bottoms if your feet. Then wear socks over night. You can also put some on your chest to open air ways. This did help with nasal congestion but did nothing to stop the coughing. 

Robitussin- 🌟

    This only made me cough more. 

Hot shower/ steam- 🌟🌟🌟

    The warm air seams to help but as soon as I stopped it started again. 

Whiskey/ Moonshine & honey- 🌟🌟🌟

    Worked about the same as hot tea. Helps to relax you too lol hiccup. 

Tessalon perles- 🌟

    Prescription did absolutely nothing. (The precautions are crazy, please be very careful when using this medicine)

Hycoden- 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

    I call this liquid gold. It stopped the coughing to we're I could sleep. When I woke up I was actually able to cough up some junk.  Before it was just this awful tickle that was uncontrollable. 

Peppermint/Hard Candy- 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

    It defiantly stopped the coughing. But I had to constantly keep one in my mouth. Eventually my mouth started getting sore spots & of course I couldn't sleep with one in my mouth. 

Sipping water- 🌟🌟🌟

    It is very important to stay hydrated. Sipping the water did help but only as I was drinking.