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by 250497ao on November 29th, 2008

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What causes coughing?

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  • by salmonella on November 29th, 2008

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    aggitation in your lungs or throat stimulates the diaphragm to contract causing you to cough. This is the way the body behaves when there is something foriegn like a cold or flu in you to get rid of it. By aggitation i mean a wide range of possibilities, bad lungs from smoking, fluid of the lung, upset stomach, food lodged in your essophagus(spelling??).

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    • that is also where your gag reflex comes from, the diaphragm.

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      by salmonella on November 29th, 2008

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