Dry cough with sputum spitting may be caused by respiratory tract infection, chronic pharyngitis or bronchitis, lung tumor, etc. It can be treated by drinking more water, patting on the back, taking cough and phlegm medication, suctioning, anti-infective medication, and surgical removal of the tumor.
1. General treatment: drink plenty of water, eat a light diet, avoid spicy and stimulating food, and pat the back with a hollow hand to help the phlegm to be discharged.
2. Take cough suppressant and phlegm dissolving drugs: such as Ambroxol, N-acetylcysteine, etc. to promote phlegm expulsion.
3. Suction: If the sputum is difficult to cough up, causing the patient to have difficulty in breathing, the sputum can be suctioned out with the help of a doctor.
4. Anti-infective drugs: cough and sputum are usually caused by lung infection or bronchial inflammation, which can be treated with anti-infective drugs such as amoxicillin and clindamycin.
5. Surgical resection of tumor: dry cough with sputum and spitting caused by lung tumor can be treated by direct resection of tumor through lobectomy or partial resection, with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Therefore, if you have a dry cough with sputum spitting out, you should go to the hospital in time, clarify the cause of the disease, and carry out the treatment under the doctor’s guidance and advice, and the use of related medicines should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.