Is suppressing a cough bad?

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asked Mar 30, 2020 in Other- Health by weavexr (200 points)
Is suppressing a cough bad?

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answered Mar 30, 2020 by Shelde (49,390 points)
Yes suppressing a cough can be bad unless the cough is a dry cough.

When you cough it's your bodies way of clearing your throat and airways of any mucus or other bacteria and infections.

When you need to cough you should cough and get those germs, bacteria and infections, mucus etc out of your body.

When you suppress the cough you're keeping that bad stuff in that needs to come out of your body.

So when you need to cough just make sure you cover your mouth and cough when needed and then wash your hands.

Cough into your elbow, cough into your hands, cough into a tissue etc.

But make sure you wash your hands good afterwards.

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