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Mommafirst
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I get that not all coughs are bacterial in nature. But when your CF kiddo (or adult) has an exacerbation (a cough from bacterial overgrowth vs. one that came from a cold that settled in the lungs), about how long does it take for an antibiotic to stifle the cough? I'm guessing that it will probably get worse before it gets better since as the bacteria die off there is still a need to expel the extra mucus.
Alyssa is a week into antibiotics, after several weeks of coughing light and dry at first, then deep and wet. She still has a pretty kicking cough that seems worse than when we started the abx last week. She sounds like she is drowning in mucus when she coughs.
So how much longer do you think it will take before we have to consider the option that we are going to IVs??
Alyssa is a week into antibiotics, after several weeks of coughing light and dry at first, then deep and wet. She still has a pretty kicking cough that seems worse than when we started the abx last week. She sounds like she is drowning in mucus when she coughs.
So how much longer do you think it will take before we have to consider the option that we are going to IVs??