Much sympathy, OP. I'm all for religious freedom, but not when it impinges on the rights of others, and especially when it makes others pay for someone's choices. I hope you're almost 18 and ready to move out, because I think that's the only relief you're going to find. I really doubt your parents are going to listen to common sense anytime soon.

Religion is fake news.

That's a crap excuse. Sounds like JW garbage. No god would want bad for you so I suggest dropping that outdated religious crap and get yourself healthy.

If you aren't as religious as your family then screw them, try sneaking medicine if you can from a friend or school nurse assuming you aren't old enough to go buy it yourself.

You are lucky to have parents who are immune to the enticements of Big Pharma. Take good care of them.

Death by religion should be prosecuted

Okay, guys. OP here, AGAIN. I just want to clarify one last time, I am an adult, over 18, I just let my family take care of me this time because they hadn't seen me I'm almost a year and I got sick when I came home. I don't usually let them do that, this was to make them happy. I am lactose intolerant, and they kept giving me milk tea, but other than that everything is fine. Oh, and I have no siblings, and we're all vaccinated. So cut it out with CPS and child abuse. Calm down.

You complain that they won't give you medicines, then defend them for it. WTF, OP?

Are your parents muslim? I thought so because they might be concerned about the medication containing gelatin?

I read through EVERY ONE of your comments, and I think you ALL missed the point. It isn't about the cough syrup or the lack thereof, nor is it about religion. The whole thing that makes this an FML is that OP's parents fed milk tea to someone who is lactose intolerant..... excessive flatulence and DIAAARRHEEEEAAAAAAAA!!!