How to get rid of a chesty cough

How to get rid of a chesty cough:

Ditch medicine for this one ingredient hot drink remedy

Most coughs

are caused by cold or flu

and clear up within three weeks.

But the symptoms of a chesty cough are slightly different

from a dry or tickly cough

your chest feels heavy

and you may cough up mucus or phlegm.

There are a range of cough medicines

available on the market,

many that claim to help

sooth the symptoms of different types of coughs.

But what’s the best way

to get rid of a chesty cough?

Dr Andrew Thornber, chief medical officer at the Now Healthcare Group,

has recommended the best way

to cure this type of cough

and it involves hot water and one other ingredient.

He said: “Hot water

and honey is usually as good a remedy

as most over the counter cough medicines.”

But Dr Thornber added that,

if you can, chat your pharmacist

to talk about your symptoms

and find one suitable for you.