Cough after eating

Cough itself is not considered a disease. On the contrary, many think that they got off lightly. And for cough after eating, very few people pay attention. But this is only at first. Many with this problem can not cope for many years. As a rule, it is such a cough that can be a symptom of many serious diseases, the definition of which requires careful and lengthy examinations.

Cough that occurs after a certain time after eating can be a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) , which can be detected by a gastroenterologist after a series of necessary examinations, examination and diagnosis of the disease itself.

Also today, specialists conduct some kind of subtle connection in terms of the occurrence of a similar cough between GERD and asthma. It is known that the appearance of GERD is characterized by heartburn, which threatens to further develop into sores throughout the esophagus. And in certain cases, reflux disease complicates the course of asthma. Her attacks, complicated by this ailment, increase after a direct meal.

That's it, and this is the whole danger and seriousness of the situation. The resulting asthma can not be treated with conventional, conventional anti-asthmatic drugs. Treatment in this case not only does not give a result, but it can cause a number of complications.

Cough after eating, as a rule, is accompanied by the release of sputum, which accumulates in the bronchi. It can be caused by various allergic reactions that occur on a particular food or a certain individual component contained in food.

Often, the causes of this cough can be problems and various disorders of the digestive tract or stomach ulcers. Therefore, a gastroenterologist and allergist are recommended.

It is necessary to fight with such a cough with cardinal methods: stop smoking (if available), do not wear stiff clothes, fight excess weight, exclude food for the night, limit caloric and fatty foods, coffee, chocolate, tea, alcoholic drinks and cola as much as possible.

In general, for the treatment of such a condition, experts prescribe the use of antacid agents. They prevent the pharynx and respiratory tract from infecting with acidic gastric juice, which led to irritation of their mucous membranes and subsequently caused coughing.

The most common are such types of cough:

• Dry.
• Barking.
• Night.
• Wet.
• Habitual.
• Caused by physical exertion.

It should also be noted that cough after eating can occur due to dehydration of the body. In order for the food to digest, the required amount of liquid is required. Therefore, it is more often observed in older people. For its prevention, it is recommended to drink 2 cups of water after eating.

In any case, only the experienced specialist will be able to determine the most accurate cause of this phenomenon after the necessary tests have been submitted. And on their basis the most effective treatment will be already appointed.

Children's cough deserves special attention. The consequences can be very serious, so it is so important to correctly establish the cause of this or that kind of cough. As a rule, coughing attacks in a child arise due to irritation of the receptors of the tracheobronchial tree.

Most often, such seizures are worse at night, a prolonged horizontal position contributes to the flow of mucus down the larynx. And this, in turn, causes her irritation and, as a result, the appearance of a cough. But to take off attacks, perhaps only knowing the nature of their occurrence.

Such a condition can result in bronchial asthma or the ingress of a foreign body into the respiratory tract, whooping cough accompanied by a convulsive cough, or respiratory diseases of the larynx, pharynx and nose. In addition, the cause of seizures is often bronchitis or pneumonia.

Whatever cough - wet, dry, barking, deep or superficial - and regardless of whether a cough arises after a meal or at night, you should not ignore it, but immediately consult a qualified specialist.