Dr. Chheda – Does drinking milk really cause a cold or cough or get a or cause a cold or a cough to get worse? Medically speaking, no, not really. Whole milk just because it’s thick can make you feel like you’ve got a little bit extra mucus inside. Now if you want to stop drinking milk during a colder cough, that’s perfectly fine. But realize for infants and young toddlers milk may be their only source of nutrition and source of hydration. So I really don’t recommend stopping milk during a cold or a cough, because I don’t want them to lose out on any nutrition nor do I want them to get dehydrated. So if your child has a cold or a cough, and their main source of nutrition is milk, continue the milk it’s perfectly fine. Transcriptions from AI and may not be 100% accurate