Porridge is a food, and drinking porridge for a cough does not help. When coughing, the first thing you should do is to diagnose the cause of the disease, and carry out the appropriate medication for the cause of the disease. If the cough is caused by bacterial or mycoplasma infection, then you need to choose sensitive antibiotics to fight infection, such as cefadroxil, levofloxacin, etc.; if it is an allergic reaction caused by coughing, you need to use antihistamines, such as chlortetracycline, cetirizine and so on. Secondly, patients with cough, but also need to use drugs for symptomatic treatment, such as the use of cough and phlegm, antispasmodic and asthma drugs to treat, such as aminobromine hydrochloride can dilute phlegm, terbutaline expansion of bronchial smooth muscle, to promote phlegm discharge. Cough patients in the drug treatment at the same time, adhere to a light diet, avoid spicy stimulation, fishy food, etc., to help the condition improve. In short, cough can not rely on porridge to treat, but should go to a regular hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for scientific diagnosis and treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor.