Cough and sputum in the elderly are often due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and need to be treated with anti-inflammatory, cough and sputum treatment, such as cefdinir, amoxicillin, honey-refined Sichuan pepper loquat paste, lung power cough combination and other drugs. If the effect is not good, you need to go to the hospital to take chest X-ray or do chest CT, etc. to further clarify whether there are other diseases in the lungs, such as tuberculosis, lung tumor, pneumonia, etc. If tuberculosis is considered, anti-tuberculosis treatment is needed. If tuberculosis is considered, anti-tuberculosis treatment is needed. If a lung tumor causes coughing and sputum, it is often combined with infection, and surgery or radiotherapy or chemotherapy is needed to improve after anti-inflammatory treatment. The patient should pay attention to a lighter diet and eat less spicy and stimulating food.