Left with dry cough

Thomson0

I have been building up the distance on my Sunday rides , two weeks ago I did 50 miles and I was left with a dry cough for a couple of days. Last week I did 44 miles and the same thing happened but I can't get rid of the cough this time is this a common side affect? Btw I don't seem to have a cold or any other symptoms.

Thomson0

lastwords

Ive got the same can get rid of it either

Calpol

Same here. Sore throat on and off and slight cough every now and then. Viral probably. Often happens at this time of year.

cyco2

What you probably have is Exercise Induced Asthma. Get to your doctor and tell them you get this cough only through exercise and if they say 'stop exercising then' go to another doctor. If an inhaler releaves the condition then problem solved. Lots of info. on google about condition...EIA .

ademort

As above, asthma is probably what you have. Nothing serious and easily managed. Try your GP.
Ademort

joshr96

Pollen maybe? There's a lot of that going around in the air this time of year.
Could be down to you breathing heavily, I know I feel uncomfortable after breathing heavily for prolonged periods of time.
Nothing to worry about, try some Beecham's dry cough medicine when you get in after a ride. Stuff works wonders.

Thomson0

Thanks for all the info, it makes sense now about the EIA. I will try together an appointment with my GP.

Thomson0

That was meant to say "to get an appointment" not together an appointment I am using my wife's iPad and the damn thing thinks it needs to correct my crap spelling

slowondefy2

There is an edit function ;-)

Ben6899

It's a classic symptom of Exercised Induced Asthma, as a few above have suggested. It's something I have learned to expect and put up with in certain weather conditions (cold and dry).

lastwords

Went doctors this morning with mine have been given an inhaler so hopefully it will help

puppiesdanglybits

I suffer from same &!inhaler doesn't make a massive difference in the cold but have found that wearing something to cover mouth does, been told its to do with cold air entering airways at speed
Bought a few cheap sets from aldi

tipped

lastwords wrote:

Went doctors this morning with mine have been given an inhaler so hopefully it will help

there are many types of inhaler available, if this one doesn't absoloutly do the business I suggest you go back and try an alternative instead of just thinking 'knew I didn't have asthma anyway'. I put up with crap lungs and the wrong inhalers for far too many years before getting it sorted about 18 months ago.

the difference is incredible.

good luck

lastwords

ok thanks for that advise have to go back in two months to let the doctor know if the unhaler works.

As yet i have now got a cold so havnt been out yet.

cyco2

lastwords wrote:

ok thanks for that advise have to go back in two months to let the doctor know if the unhaler works.

Two months is an extraordinary amount of time for your Doctor Having A Laugh to find out if an inhaler works if you cycle regularly. If you find that it does not have any effect then go back immediately. But I hope it's ok for you.

lastwords

Ok cheers