 [ Symptoms ] my grandma has had a cough for a few weeks should i have her see a doctor  it started as a dry cough but now it sounds like shes coughing up something she went to the dr a couple weeks ago and got cough syrup but it didnt help [ Disease ] if your grandmother is cough has changed from dry to productive that is she is coughing up gunk from her lungs then i would suggest you take her back to the doctor older people are more susceptible to getting pneumonia so you will want to have a doctor rule that out if your grandmother is running a fever 101f or higher you should seek immediate medical attention at an urgent care facility or the emergency room this combination of symptoms could signal an infection    again like pneumonia meanwhile try to help your grandmother stay hydrated by encouraging her to drink fluids good hydration will help keep those secretions thinner and less sticky so she can cough them up more easily if your grandmother is being treated for high blood pressure or congestive heart failure do not push an extreme amount of fluids in general several glasses of water a day should be all right though wishing you both the best