Hello! Welcome to HealthcareMagic! About your question I would like to tell you that cough may have some causes as refer mainly to have allergy that causing increase mucus production or viral infection causing common cold symptoms lead to consequences of productive cough. Your feeling of these symptoms should not make you worry as it is common symptom of common cold or chest infection. For the treatment, you can take cough sedatives as it will help a lot to improve cough symptoms. You should also drink a lot of warm fluids that will make you better. You should also have bed rest and no severe effort. Avoid smoking and avoid odors like perfume. Sometimes certain foods like fish and milk increase these symptoms. If you noticed that you should avoid this food. If bacterial infection suggested in some cases you can take Amoxicillin or erythromycin as it is antibiotic has great role in treatment of bacterial infection. Wish you health! Take care Regards, Dr. HISHAM GOMAA MOHAMED, Infectious Diseases Specialist