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I hardly ever get ill. I hate it. I had to give up my one dog-free evening out of the week tonight.

I have, of course, carried on working although have cancelled some jobs. I'm okay walking about with the dogs, but being indoors or in the van is killing me, and tonight I nearly coughed my throat out all over the living room floor. As per instructions, teenacher was ready to dial 999 (he's told if I can't speak to call an ambulance) when I managed to squeeze out 'water' which kept my throat where it belonged but the coughing has continued on and off.

What's annoying is that I can't speak or it starts all over again.

has given me steroids and antibiotics, but we're still in the 'gets worse before it gets better' phase.

ginger beer

large mug

microwave

Warm ginger beer? Sounds disgusting!

vapours work on the nose and very good on the throat

That's lovely, but it's my lungs that are being troublesome.

clears the pipes as well

Hot brandy, lemon and honey with mint leaf. That eally dos wor on the lungs as well as the tubes.

That sounds more like it! I normally only reach for honey and lemon when I have a sore throat but anything to ease this cough.

tesco sell a ginger and lemon grass cordial

fantasic with hot water

We don't have a tesco in my town, but I'll check waitrose when I do my shopping order, ta!

Steam inhaler? Seemed to work for my daughter. And it's cheap.

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Steam-Inhaler_6525/

I'm low tech, hot water in a bowl and a towel!

I've used them in the past and they've had no effect, I might try later on though,

ginger tea - here you can get teabags which are only ginger. Totally yummy.

get well soon

Keep the humidity in the house at high, so put wet, damp towels on the radiators and turn the heating up a tad.

Get well soon!

ooh that one is easy, just washed all the dog towels! I'll drape them over the rads, thank you!

This is getting beyond a joke. Wasn't coughing so late last night, but did have about an hour of constant non-stop coughing and had to wake Teenacher up to get me a glass of water.

for serious coughing go to the chemist and ask for "codine linctus"

Wouldn't the give me that if it would help?

yes but you have to ask!!!

ITS ONE OF THE SECRETS OF MEDECINE

normal cough medecine is just glycerol

I'll pop in and see my mate in Boots this morning, he's a pharmacist.