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Throwing up after coughing
Vomiting after coughing can happen in both children and adults. This is common with pertussis (whooping cough), but can occur with any cause of severe coughing.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 20-year old female asked:
My 8 month old has a bad cough and lots of mucus. He keeps throwing up after coughing is there anything I can give him?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Hi I have a sore throat, post nasal and have been throwing up after coughing. Can I please get a diagnosis ?
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A 37-year old asked:
I got a cold and im throwing up after i took cough med. Help?
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A 24-year old female asked:
My son has a real. My one year old sons cough is so bad he keeps throwing up and coughing what can I do?
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A 16-year old male asked about a 16-year old male:
Coughing has stop every half 30 second,now I cough and when I cough its for 10 seconds and a sensation of throwing up help!i have inhaler not working!
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A 18-year old male asked:
I've had a cough for about 5-6 days now. I got the cough a day after i was throwing up, over night sickness. The cough is dry but some mucus comes up.
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have constant dry cough and makes me gag as I cough. Sometimes is so hard that I end up throwing up. What could be the cause?
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A 17-year old female asked:
For about 17 days, I've had a hacking cough and headache. Within the last two days, I've started throwing up. What do you think it could be?
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A 29-year old female asked about a female:
My niece has been like this since last night, she is only 4yrs high temp, cold shivers, nasty cough, head and belly hurting and also throwing,.
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A 27-year old female asked:
My five month old has a fever, cough, throwing up cant keep any formula down what do I do. She had her four month old shots Wednesday and she was ok?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can i give my 3.5 year old robitussin (guaifenesin)? If so, how much? Her cough is so bad she is throwing up sometimes from gagging.
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A 43-year old female asked:
I've had a cough for a few months I smoke ive been on antibiotics inhalers cough syrup now im coughing so much im throwing up dark brown green stuff?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I took delsym (dextromethorphan) to stop a persistent cough, now I feel like I need to cough but can't and end up almost throwing up. ?
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A member asked:
Hi, my cough has gotten worse and I have lots of yellow phlegm. I also feel like throwing up and haven't been able to eat. Should I go to the doctors?
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A female asked:
My 3 year old has a bad summer cold and can not sleep. She is up all night throwing up from the cough. Can i give her delsym (dextromethorphan)? She is 33 lbs.
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A 49-year old female asked:
I inhaled bleach and ammonia and i keep throwing up and feeling sick i was cleaning apartment and inhaled bleach and ammonia. Now i feel sick and won;t stop throwing up. What can I do and got a cough that hurt that won't stop
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A 37-year old female asked:
My daughter woke up at 1100 at night with a hoarse cough. Then again at 430 throwing up every hour ago.. no fever... I'm assuming viral..
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A 23-year old female asked about a female:
3yr old daughter throwing up for no reason. No fever, cough Nothing wrong with her. Why does she throw up?
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A 45-year old asked:
I have a constant cough, the last month been throwing up and the rt side under my breast hurts. What do I do?
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A male asked:
My daughter has a temp of 102 and throwing up. This happens in the morning. She also has a cough and running nose. What should I do. ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How high should a fever get before you go to the doctor? (Throwing up, headache, chills, body aches, and cough are other symptoms)
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is having a really bad dry cough bad for my baby 31 weeks pregnant can't sleep due to the coughing all night keep throwing up clear fluids?
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A 28-year old female asked:
21 mo old, with a barking cough. Had a 103.0 fever thurs night none curret. Coughing so hard hes throwing up. Doc on thurs says he looks fne. Any idea?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I was sick about 2 weeks ago with a sinus infection. I took antibiotics and got better. 2 days ago, i woke up with a burning feeling in my chest and my cough is so bad that i'm throwing up.
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A 45-year old asked:
What can cause fever, cough, extremely bad muscle pain without any throwing up or diarrhea?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My 3 month old has had stuffy nose sneezing throwing up once a day maybe 2 depends she has a cough when she throws up it is mucus ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have a really bad cough for 2 days i can hardly breathe in deep or i go into a coughing fit im exhausted im coughing and throwing up blood so weak?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hello, I have been throwing up, having fevers chills cold sweats. Losing weight unitentionally loss of appitite chronic cough fatigue paleness of skin?
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A 36-year old female asked about a female:
My baby has a cough. He is coughing til he throws up. He sometimes sneeze. This just started today. sounds like mucus in cough the reason he is throwing up. I have a. Humidifier on him. What should I do does he has a cold or is it something else?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I've got a pain in my right bottom ribs from what I assume was throwing up quite violently on the weekend. It hurts to breath and move and laugh, cough etc. I think this is a muscle injury. How long until i'm back to normal. I hate being away from the gy
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