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Suggest Treatment For Dry Cough While Having Pneumonia And Getting Treated For It

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Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2020
Question: I recently was in the hospital with pneumonia and now I'm having a dry cough
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (22 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You can take simple antihistamine like levocetrizine or fexofenadine.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I can understand your concern.
Complete recovery from pneumonia may take 3-4 weeks.
So you can expect dry cough (some degree) after pneumonia for 2-4 weeks.
For this, you can take simple antihistamine like levocetrizine or fexofenadine.
Please let me know
1. Before how many days you have been discharged from hospital?
2. Was it a severe pneumonia?
3. Are you taking any medicines currently?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Dry Cough While Having Pneumonia And Getting Treated For It

Brief Answer: You can take simple antihistamine like levocetrizine or fexofenadine. Detailed Answer: Hi, I can understand your concern. Complete recovery from pneumonia may take 3-4 weeks. So you can expect dry cough (some degree) after pneumonia for 2-4 weeks. For this, you can take simple antihistamine like levocetrizine or fexofenadine. Please let me know 1. Before how many days you have been discharged from hospital? 2. Was it a severe pneumonia? 3. Are you taking any medicines currently? Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.