”The eight precautions for coughing after a cold are the same as in winter, when the weather is cold and you can catch a cold if you are not careful. The annoying thing is that when you get over a cold, you often have a nasty cough for a while. This cough is annoying because it often comes out of nowhere, with a dry cough that just comes. Especially at night, the cough is even stronger, not to mention that you can’t sleep well and your family is also affected. The scientific name for this cough is “post-infection cough”, so let’s call it a post-cold cough. It is not quite the same as the cough caused by a tumor or pneumonia. This cough is caused by the fact that after a cold, the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract is damaged and the nerve fibers under the mucous membrane are unprotected, which makes the respiratory tract very sensitive, so that coughing can occur at any time. It usually takes more than 4 weeks for the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract to repair, and most coughs will improve after this period. During this time, in addition to going to the hospital for some tests to rule out some other diseases that cause coughing, such as bronchial asthma, lung tumors, tuberculosis and other diseases. In addition to taking some cough medicines, you should also pay attention to some details of your life. It is important to minimize the stimulation of the respiratory tract to avoid prolonging the disease. The author summarizes the “three do not eat and five do not smell” a total of “eight commandments”. The first commandment: quit eating spicy food. These years, pepper, pepper, garlic and other spices red all over the north and south, the streets and alleys can be seen everywhere “spicy” word, home cooking will often put some chili seasoning. However, it is not known that these spicy foods are one of the “culprits” of coughs because the capsaicin contained in chili peppers stimulates the nerve endings that cause coughs. Whenever you eat food such as chili peppers, the mucous membrane of the oropharynx is often irritated, thus triggering a cough. The spicy food that is eaten inside the stomach can sometimes cause coughing with gastric reflux. Second commandment: quit eating seafood foods. For a long time, the elderly in the family often say that if you have a cough, you should not eat seafood because it will cause “hair”. In fact, as many years of life experience, there is a certain amount of scientific truth in this. Seafood is a heterogeneous protein for us, and many of our friends will have allergic reactions such as itchy skin, abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating seafood. In fact, seafood caused by coughing and other respiratory allergic reactions are also very common, so for patients with coughing after a cold, is in a respiratory “hypersensitive” state, or avoid eating seafood is good. The third ring: quit eating peanuts and nuts. Speaking of peanut nuts, some chocolate instructions have such a warning text “This product contains peanuts, hazelnuts”. This is because these nutty foods can also induce allergies. This is the same principle as seafood allergy, these foods contain some proteins for some people is an allergen. So for patients who are in a “hypersensitive” state of cough or temporarily do not eat these nuts food. Fourth ring: quit sniffing cigarette smoke. Cigarettes are a bad thing, which can cause many diseases. Cigarette smoke also has a variety of toxic and harmful substances that can have a serious irritating effect on the respiratory tract. For coughing patients, inhaling cigarette smoke is like adding insult to injury. I have met many patients whose condition has been significantly aggravated by smelling cigarette smoke in places like chess rooms. Resolutely away from cigarette smoke is a must! The fifth commandment: quit smelling the fumes of oil and smoke There are many patients who come to the hospital complaining that their family members have almost simultaneous illnesses, while others are coughing well, she is left coughing incessantly. Upon closer examination, this is the “home chef” who fries every day. Although there are now off-exhaust hoods, there is still a lot of fumes coming out when frying, and fumes can also irritate the respiratory tract. This point must also be noted. Sixth commandment: quit smelling paint The stimulation of paint for the respiratory tract is well known. After painting, the irritating smell often lasts for several days. In addition to avoiding direct contact with paint, cough sufferers should also be careful to stay away from places where paint has been recently applied. In fact, in addition to paint, other irritating chemicals such as detergents can also cause coughing, which should also be noted. The seventh commandment: quit perfumes and other cosmetics The author once met a patient who had a recurrent cough that would not heal, and used many methods that were still ineffective. Once the patient’s bright red nails caught my attention, and when I asked, I found out that she especially liked to paint her nails, almost once every two or three days. Nail polish can be exposed to some organic solvents, which can also cause respiratory irritation. In addition, perfumes and masks have volatile fragrances that can irritate the respiratory tract and cause coughing. Therefore, it is important to stay away from cosmetics for patients with cough after cold. The eighth commandment: Quit haze Haze is now a buzzword, and scientific studies have confirmed that many coughs are related to haze. I met an older woman who had a cough after catching a cold and did not dare to go out to exercise because of the haze during the day. At night, when the temperature drops, the haze is more powerful than during the day when the weather conditions are suitable, plus the breathing accelerates and deepens during the dance, and more haze is inhaled, which of course aggravates the condition. So for coughing patients to cocoa to pay attention to anti-haze. Above I have briefly introduced to you some precautions for coughing after a cold. In fact, we should try to avoid all kinds of factors that stimulate the respiratory tract, so that the cough can “disappear on time”.