Chronic Cough, Indigestion Causes | Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Question:

What is my disease?

I am suffering from

1. Cough – Two months
2. Indigestion followed by vomiting – Rarely
3. Drowsiness – Most of the day

Answer:

What is your age?

Do you smoke cigarettes? Or do you consume tobacco in any form?

Do you get low grade fever in the evening time or in the night?

Have you lost significant weight recently?

Coughing Causes

The first probable cause to be ruled out is tuberculosis in a patient who has a persistent cough for more than 1 month, even after taking medicine for cough and not getting any relief.

For this you have to measure the body temperature at least three times in a day. Blood test such as ESR, complete blood count, Mantoux test, and stool examination to rule out worms as the cause, X-ray Chest, if needed CT of chest may be required.

The other cause can be

• Post nasal drip
• Tropical eosinophilia
• Cough due to certain medicine like ACE inhibitors used in hypertension can some times give rise to chronic cough
• Smoking
• Reflux esophagitis
• Asthma
• Lung cancer
• Allergy

These are some of the causes of chronic cough. It is advisable to consult a doctor, as your cough is since 2 months, you can get the right diagnosis and treatment accordingly.

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