Choking on mucus. No jokes.
in Health ·
I went through the exact same thing last year at the start of August. It was brutal—for three straight weeks, I couldn't stop coughing, day or night. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep, and I didn't even get to enjoy my time swimming in the ocean properly! At first, I was convinced it was a ragweed allergy, but since it was my first time ever dealing with anything like this, and I was vacationing down in San Diego, I was totally lost on what to do. The locals there kept insisting that ragweed isn't an issue in Southern California and that it definitely doesn't bloom in August, so they told me it had to be something else entirely!
I went to the doctor and they prescribed five different medications, but honestly? They didn't help one bit. I was still coughing nonstop. There were moments where I'd lose my breath completely and feel like I was literally choking!
Then, just two days before my three-week trip ended, everything suddenly just... settled down. It cleared up all on its own, so by the time I got back home, the coughing was gone. I would give anything just to know what actually caused it!
Now, I'm already starting to dread the idea of this happening again this year...😢
I went to the doctor and they prescribed five different medications, but honestly? They didn't help one bit. I was still coughing nonstop. There were moments where I'd lose my breath completely and feel like I was literally choking!
Then, just two days before my three-week trip ended, everything suddenly just... settled down. It cleared up all on its own, so by the time I got back home, the coughing was gone. I would give anything just to know what actually caused it!
Now, I'm already starting to dread the idea of this happening again this year...😢