ive had a constant cold/cough for the last 3 months that either won t get better or keeps re-occurring. i sometimes cough up clear mucus, sometimes yellow/green coloured. if i drimk alcohol i immediately start to cough badly. Sometimes every time i speak i start to cough, as though everything is inflamed. Sometimes the glands in my throat are swollen but not always. I m 66 yr old male, extremely fit (thro cycling, weights, walking etc). I have a good diet but vegetarian, non smoker, low alcohol consumption, not obese. I fact Id consider myself very fit and active for my age so I cant understand why I have this constant cold. BTW i get very bad hay fever in the spring months.