question: For the past 6 years or so, my now 11 year old daughter occasionally has an incessant cough for days or weeks without relief. We were once told she has asthma and several times we were assured, that she doesn t. She was diagnosed as allergic to ragweed and some other seasonal weed. But we noticed some time ago that if she eats ice cream, milk shakes or drinks cow s milk she gets that cough a day or two later. It can go on for a while Currently she has had the cough for a week. We do not know what triggered it but its worsening and causing problems (lack of sleep for us all, pain and discomfort for her-if continues for a nother three weeks or so the cough could get so frequent that she ll have problems breathing--tht s what happened the second year we discovered the cough). She ate baked mac and cheese for a few days after Thanksgiving. But other than that I cant figure out what the trigger is. I don t know what kind of doctor to consult. Please advise as to who to consult and what the potential cause may be. Perhaps recommend a few specific tests to request? DOMO s Mom