A member asked:

4 days, seriously bad cough, chesty. i drink a lot of water but hasn't helped. when i cough it has a sharp shooting pain in the area of my diaphragm.

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Can be serious: cannot say in your particular case, but generally, these can be the signs of pneumonia beginning. Besides antibiotics, medicines such as monteleukast lower inflammation and treat symptoms.

Answered 4/7/2016

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