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On a 5 day z pack. i only cough with the z pack and if i take a cough expectorant.will i still rid my lungs of fuid without coughing?
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Yes: The airways do not depend entirely on cough to clear themselves. Cilia bring foreign material up and out of the windpipe and it is routinely swallowed unconsciously. Fluid in the lungs can also be reabsorbed into the blood stream or into the lymphatic drainage system.
Answered 1/4/2015
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