Cough after illness is a normal process.
Dr. how long can a cough last after any respiratory illness. Including after the coronavirus disease. He explained that this phenomenon is quite standard.
Why the cough does not go away for a long time after the illness and what three factors influence it, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
< p>According to the doctor, coughing after an illness is a normal process, because in this way the body tries to get rid of mucus.
During an illness, the bronchial mucosa is damaged, and then it is restored, blood circulation is activated and mucus begins to be constantly produced.
He noted that there are three groups of factors that affect the duration of such a cough.
The first is the features of the body that cannot be influenced. But the cough parameters themselves (dry or wet, rare and frequent) will depend on the environmental parameters.
The second — the duration of the cough depends on the presence or absence of fluid deficiency in the body.
«There is a rule: blood rheology = sputum rheology, that is, with thick blood there will be thick sputum and vice versa. Therefore, you need to drink enough fluids and make sure that your mouth never dries up», — explained Komarovsky.
The third parameter is air humidity. With normal humidity (from 40 to 60%), the cough will not last long.
The air should not only be moist, but also clean with a sufficient amount of oxygen.
In addition, there is a relationship with a person's lifestyle — whether he spends the weekend on the couch watching TV or taking walks in the park and the forest.