Cough, fever, chest pain are all known symptoms of coronavirus. In the context of the current health situation, many French people no longer dare to risk self-medication. One of the listeners of Europe 1 wonders if he can treat himself with a thinning drug, in order to get rid of a fatty cough that he contracted for a week. Here is the answer from Mélanie Gomez, Health journalist and host of the program "Sans Rendez-vous".
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Lionel's question
"I have had a greasy cough for a week, can I take a thinning agent to unclutter? Isn't it dangerous in case I have Covid-19?"
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Mélanie Gomez's answer
"If you think that you have symptoms evoking the coronavirus, you evoke your cough but if you also have fever, even pain, loss of taste, smell: you should not wait. you mostly take medical advice. Maybe the only thing your doctor will tell you is to stay at home quietly, but he'll surely still get you tested because that's the strategy now. Test all suspicious cases and isolate them as quickly as possible to prevent the spread of the virus.
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On the usefulness or not of expectorant products, fluidifying in the current context, I would rather say no, even if it remains to be confirmed with a doctor. Be aware though that these mucolytics are not very often indicated if your cough is oily and you can get rid of the secretions that clutter you thanks to this cough. And anyway, the effectiveness of these products is quite low. "