OT Runners - Any tips on preventing/treating coughing after running in the cold?

Do you smoke?

Be careful. I know a lot of runners who try to push through and end up with walking pneumonia.

The cough is because the uterus shrinks to retain a steady temperature and this puts pressure on your diaphragm

The solution is to pump iron like a man

Get an inhaler that contains Cromolyn Sodium. This drug blocks mast cells which release histamine and cause an inflammatory response. You are having a vasomotor reaction to the cold air and it is causing the cough. CS will block that response. It is the same response some people have when they eat hot sauce and their nose starts to run. This will work, I have seen it a million times.

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Get an inhaler that contains Cromolyn Sodium.

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I'll check it out.

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I'll check it out

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Talk to your doc first.

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Are you in good running shape? I have the issue when I'm really put of shape. But when I'm fit, I prefer the cold.

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Is this the first time you have been running, like a new year's resolution? Or do you not cough in the warmer air?
typically runners do better in cooler weather.
I'd imagine the running is just breaking shite loose in your lungs and it should clear up after a few more runs.

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Kinda a New Year's resolution thing. Started before the new year.

I am not in good running shape. I've been lifting weights for a while but noticed I'm getting fat. I can push to two miles on a run, but I'm pretty much jelly afterwards.

I don't cough when it's warm.

Coughing fits after exertion, indicate COPD.

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Get an inhaler that contains Cromolyn Sodium. This drug blocks mast cells which release histamine and cause an inflammatory response. You are having a vasomotor reaction to the cold air and it is causing the cough. CS will block that response. It is the same response some people have when they eat hot sauce and their nose starts to run. This will work, I have seen it a million times.

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This, which I was going to post except I didn't know all these terms or the concepts behind them.

(vasomotor response, vasomotor response)

Are you breathing very heavily? Like is running two miles putting you at the limits of your cardiovascular abilities at the moment? I find faster breathing does it to me. When I'm out of shape I'm sucking air more, therefore the issue happens when I'm out of shape.

If so, just slow the pace down. Learn to run slow. Build a long and slow base and build speed later. You should be able to have a conversation while running pretty easily speaking in full sentences. Limit the hard stuff to <20% of your running. If I'm wearing the right clothes (not too warm, but fights the chill), running when it's in the 40s is awesome. I feel like I can go forever.