constant tickle cough

[Allot]

Hi I was diagnosed with Silent Reflux 3 years ago and after trying several PPIs ended up on Famotidine which I took for several months and altered my diet no coffee, dairy plain food, small meals etc. This stopped the constant sorr throat - I didn’t have any sort cough even when diagnosed. I stopped the meds and have had no symptoms for a year. Then suddenly this awful started affecting my breathing - at one point I couldn’t climb stairs!!! GP sent me for ECG, blood test and chest X-ray - all clear! I’m again taking meds having self diagnosed it’s LPG but the dry cough and shortness of breath still a problem. Anyone else have this symptom?

[Cyanking]

Yes I'm due for an endoscopy in October I was supposed to have one April but couldn't as I was pregnant. I cough after eating food and have phlegm in my throat.

I find my reflux gets worse with the foods I eat and iam unable to drink squash as it comes back up.

I dry cough in the morning and clear my throat after meals. I did experience the lump in the throat a few months ago but that was when my anxiety was bad.

Also my friend has severe reflux to the point where she couldn't breathe properly and she sent herself to A&E she had an endoscopy and they found nothing wrong with her.

I think the only thing that has made somewhat of an improvement is eating more healthy and smaller meals.

This condition is so awful and I partly blame the amount of chemicals they put in the food. I hope you feel better soon, if you want to message me I will reply back, sometimes it's better to talk to someone who's going through the same thing as you.

[Curlywurly80 in reply to Cyanking]

I would like to message you

[Cyanking in reply to Curlywurly80]

Of course feel free too

[Cavalierrubie]

Breathing is affected with acid reflux as the acid enters the oesophagus and is breathed into the lungs. It can also make you cough and have difficulty swallowing.

[Allot in reply to Cavalierrubie]

It’s only ever given me severe sore throat never affected my breathing - I really am fed up with sudden change in symptoms especially as I have had it under control. Thanks for your response

[1abc1943]

I have reflux and small hernia. I get cough from my reflux but also a cough from a dry mouth. I sip water ir suck a small sweet

[Beanlover]

I have had silent reflux for several years, and a large hiatus hernia, and take Pantoprazole daily. I have a cough, mainly in the morning, and often when eating, when fluid goes down the wrong way, but on the whole better than it has been. I have shortness of breath, but have heart trouble aswell, so as GP says, it could be from a range of things. I had problems swallowing and had a lot of help from a speech and language therapist who gave me exercises to help swallowing, and I had a barium swallow which identified a problem with a sort of loose flap near my epiglottis, and a problem with one of my vocal folds not working properly. At the moment I regard it as under control I take the PPI in the morning and a swig of Peptac/ Gaviscon at bed time. Because I know what the problems are, I tend not to worry, if I have a coughing fit. GPs tend to be concerned if you really have problems swallowing, because of the possibility of oesophagal cancer., but I take the things that keep it under control, and accept the odd coughing fit.

[Allot in reply to Beanlover]

Thanks for the info - however my cough is pretty much constant and hasn’t been improved since restarting Famotidine and Gaviscon . I think I have post nasal drip in conjunction with the LPR. I’m pleased that you are managing your symptoms

[Cyanking]

Hi all I thought I'd give you an update, I had an endoscopy early. they found polyps in my stomach and I have a sliding hiatus hernia, also they found my stomach indented from either a near by organ or mass pushing into my stomach, so I've had bloods they came back normal, and I have had a ct scan just waiting on the results of that. It's been quite of a shock and I've been ill with the stress, I hope everyone is OK and doing well