Coughing indicates inflammation of the airways and alcohol is not recommended because alcohol itself can cause the inflammation to get worse, whether it is white wine or beer. White wine can make the cough worse, and beer can irritate the throat and damage the spleen and stomach. In short, drinking alcohol can be harmful to cough patients, causing localized inflammation, severe immune deficiency, affecting the treatment of the disease, causing dysfunction, etc. Alcohol can also react with medications. Alcohol can also react with medications and cause severe allergies. If you drink alcohol after taking cephalosporin, you may experience severe allergic reactions and shock, which may even cause life-threatening injuries. Therefore, coughing patients should usually choose to drink more warm water, prohibit the intake of cold and greasy food. If the cough is more serious, it is recommended to go to the respiratory medicine department in time to receive examination, diagnosis and treatment.