running in cold make you cough?

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21 years ago 10/21/2002 6:09am EDT

Can anyone explain to me why I always cough after running in the cold? I?m fine when I?m running but as soon as I stop I get an uncontrollable cough for a few minutes and my nose suddenly gets really congested and runny. Is this caused by the dry air? Or just the cold? Last week I had a huge coughing fit (I was also little sick) after running so I went into a steam room and immediately felt better. A buddy who was an elite XC skier claims I have ?exercise-induced asthma.? Is there anything to this? Is there anything I can do to control this cough? This is never a problem in the warmer months, but recently temps have ducked into the 30s and 20s and the hacking has started again.

21 years ago 10/21/2002 7:21am EDT

re: Hacker

Does your cough hang around all winter? I usually get it for a week or two after the weather changes, then I'm fine (except after races, maybe) for the rest of the year. Also get the same adjustment when I start using the indoor track regularly - dry air being the culprit there. But I adapt.

Asthma would be more wheezing and shortness of breath than coughing.

21 years ago 10/21/2002 7:25am EDT

re: Hacker

That happens to me from time to time if it is really cold. One thing that helps me is cough drops. I usually pop one every 10 minutes or so and it keeps my throat from getting dry.

21 years ago 10/21/2002 8:08am EDT

re: Hacker

Sounds like EIA to me. Worse in the cold, gets better in the heat...the coughing. I've been thru 3 medicines and nothing has helped. Had the pulmonary function tests -which were normal- but the pulmologist said you can have normal PFT's and still have EIA. I'm having the EIA test Wednesday. I'll try and remember to post what's involved.

21 years ago 10/21/2002 8:16am EDT

re: Hacker

I also got sick when x-c season came around. Coughing and hacking after workouts and races and a lot of snot. I always thought I had a cold, but now I moved to Colorado and it has stopped. I think my problem was probably allergies. This may be the same problem you?re having.

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