Serious Cough?

[Scarlett]

My flatmate has been I'll since before Christmas. He got a bit better buy has been coughing constantly for weeks. He says the temperate and tiredness has gone but he's been left coughing constantly. Should he be worried? How long should a cough last for?

[Sqad]

These post viral coughs often last for up to 8 weeks.
If he feels well in himself, eating well, then leave it for another 2 weeks.

[Buenchico]

The official NHS advice, both on those countless ads on the telly and on their website is "See a GP if you've had a cough for more than 3 weeks":
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cough/

[Sqad]

Buenchico.......if all sufferers followed the advice of the NHS, the GP's and X-Ray departments would be swamped and eventually collapse.
One needs a little common sense here and not dogma.

These are the salient point s in this case:

"He says the temperate and tiredness has gone"
This would suggest in this case we are not dealing with serious or life threatening underlying disease.

[Scarlett]

Thanks all!

[douglas9401]

It's not the cough that'll carry you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in.

[taichiperson]

Consider that it might be asthma - my son has had the same problem in the past. However, there are some really nasty bugs around and it may just be that.