tcm cough

have been coughing rather violently non-stop these few weeks. not something new to me actually. whenever i start coughing, it will last for sometime... i've gone to the family doctor a couple of times and each time i did so, i was given the usual antibiotics, cough mixture, painkiller etc. but the cough remains. went for an x-ray couple of weeks back and the doctor mentioned that my lungs were ok, no white spots, no opaque patches. nonetheless, she gave me inhalants as she suspected it might be induced by my asthma (frankly, i don't even think i have asthma). to cut the long story short, the cough is still there and does not seemed to get any better. 

i decided to pay a visit to the tcm doctor on thursday. the sinseh's diagnosis was that the cough was due to weak lungs and wind in my stomach. accordingly, the wind in the stomach made me feel bloated constantly and resulted in a acid reflux which in turn led to the cough. as for the weak lungs, it was the cause of my sinus and the back flow made the throat ticklish. these two factors therefore resulted in incessant coughs. her explanation sounded perfectly logical to me and i could connect with everything she said. i came home with sachets of powdered chinese herbs. had to mix them with warm water and drink them twice a day. have to avoid cold drinks, chicken, oily, spicy foods, all nuts/ legumes and all soy-related food/ products. 

it's been 2 days and while the cough is still there, it feels different. it is less violent, my throat don't feel as ticklish and things seemed to be better controlled. will need to head back to the sinseh for a review next thursday, lets hope it continues to improve over the next few days.