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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / April 2006Coughing related to arthritis??
I cough (sometimes to the point of gagging) about 30 minutes after a meal. I have an appointment with my PCP for Wednesday, but was wondering if anyone had heard of this. It's a brief but deep cough episode and occurs after just about every single meal. It's become really annoying and has my DH worried. I take Prilosec OTC every day because of gastroesophageal reflux, but this isn't that far down. It's like there is food caught in a pocket on the side of my throat or something and it makes me cough. After several really deep coughs, I'm fine again and don't usually cough until the next meal. Could it be related to my Sjogren's Syndrome? DeeTee Do you take medication for blood pressure? I'm pretty sure one of them can trigger that type of cough. Jo >I cough (sometimes to the point of gagging) about 30 minutes after a meal. >I have an appointment with my PCP for Wednesday, but was wondering if [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > DeeTee Hmmmmmmm - well, I was on three different ones at the same time, but now I'm only on two. Since I've been taking both of these for many years, it could be that I've developed a sensitivity to one of them. We'll see what the doc says. Thanks, Jo! DeeTee > Do you take medication for blood pressure? I'm pretty sure one of them > can trigger that type of cough. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> DeeTee DeeTee, The high blood pressure medicine, Lisinopril, did this to me and it took several weeks before I figured it out. The cough disappeared within a day of changing meds. Might we worth checking into. Ann Good Grief, Ann!! I've been on Lisinopril the longest. I wonder.... I'll see what the doctor says tomorrow. DeeTee > DeeTee, The high blood pressure medicine, Lisinopril, did this to me > and it took several weeks before I figured it out. The cough disappeared > within a day of changing meds. Might we worth checking into. > > Ann I was told that too, Jo, and I do take medication for high blood pressure. Yet, the coughing after every meal seems to indicate something going on in the esophagus area, and I explained in another post what the doctor thinks is my problem with that kind of cough. Nanny > Do you take medication for blood pressure? I'm pretty sure one of them > can trigger that type of cough. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> DeeTee I, too, cough after every meal and my doctor said it was acid reflux, and some other condition which causes the food to pass through the esophagus slower than it should. He said it was hard to treat. I take Prevacid. Nanny >I cough (sometimes to the point of gagging) about 30 minutes after a meal. >I have an appointment with my PCP for Wednesday, but was wondering if [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > DeeTee > I, too, cough after every meal and my doctor said it was acid reflux, and > some other condition which causes the food to pass through the esophagus [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> DeeTee > I, too, cough after every meal and my doctor said it was acid reflux, and > some other condition which causes the food to pass through the esophagus > slower than it should. He said it was hard to treat. I take Prevacid. > Nanny Hi Nanny, My oldest son had troubles like yours. It ended up with them doing a stretch procedure on his esophagus because food was stacking up. He also takes Prevacid and uses one of the two incline pillows that I gave him. I think his was caused by nerves. He is a very intense person that everything he does is done well,,,,,, LOL even if it kills him. The roses are just too far away to be smelled.... So it goes. Harv I can be too intense at times, and rather nervous, but I still take time to smell the roses :-) Was that stretching you described painful, done under anesthesia, and long-term? Thanks, Harv. Nanny >> I, too, cough after every meal and my doctor said it was acid reflux, and >> some other condition which causes the food to pass through the esophagus [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > roses are just too far away to be smelled.... So it goes. > Harv >I can be too intense at times, and rather nervous, but I still take time to >smell the roses :-) Was that stretching you described painful, done under >anesthesia, and long-term? Thanks, Harv. Nanny He was under and I do not know about the pain. Harv I have had acid reflux for many years. I took Prilosec which kept it in tow but then they went OTC and the military would not prescribe it anymore. They tried me on something else that did not work. So now I just buy the Prilosec OTC and that stops the burning, but this coughing is getting ridiculous. Bob says it sounds like I'm turning inside out. After about 5 or 6 deep wracking coughs, I'm good until the next meal. So we'll see. DeeTee > I, too, cough after every meal and my doctor said it was acid reflux, and > some other condition which causes the food to pass through the esophagus [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> DeeTee > I have had acid reflux for many years. I took Prilosec which kept it in tow > but then they went OTC and the military would not prescribe it anymore. They [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > DeeTee That *really* sounds like Daddy's cough now. As I said, he coughed so hard he dislodged the clot 18 hours after his angio. It was so hard not to worry when he started, but he treated it as "routine" until they started the dilations. He loved the results from that.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Could you explain these "dilations" you mentioned? Is that the same procedure as Harv described his son had, stretching? Nanny >> I have had acid reflux for many years. I took Prilosec which kept it in >> tow [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > when he started, but he treated it as "routine" until they started the > dilations. He loved the results from that. Esophageal dilations are done with different equiptment depending on the stricture. Some are done with balloons, some are done with savory dilators, some are done with the scope alone. The balloons are a wire with a balloon at the end that is inflated once it is threaded through the scopeand placed at the stricture. The savory dilators are like a rubberish hard tube that is swallowed they come in different sizes. And the scope is the actual scope the doctor does the procedure with which he retroflexes the scope and does the dilitation. If anyone would like more info just email me and I can go into more detail. Ellie > Could you explain these "dilations" you mentioned? Is that the same > procedure as Harv described his son had, stretching? Nanny [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>> They >>> tried me on something else that did not work. So now I just buy the >>> Prilosec >>> OTC and that stops the burning, but this coughing is getting ridiculous. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> when he started, but he treated it as "routine" until they started the >> dilations. He loved the results from that. > Could you explain these "dilations" you mentioned? Is that the same > procedure as Harv described his son had, stretching? Nanny well, it was my dad and I don't recall many details. By then he'd had enough surgeries to modify RA damage, that this seemed to make little impression on him. I'll email my mom and ask what she remembers. (never mind that - I just saw Ellie's post which appears more informative than my mom's memory will be. I know Daddy wasn't hesitant to repeat the procedure when he needed it again, but he had a very high pain threshold which skews the reports oof how much discomfort was involved.) SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Yes, if I understood the doctor correctly. DeeTee > Could you explain these "dilations" you mentioned? Is that the same > procedure as Harv described his son had, stretching? Nanny [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> when he started, but he treated it as "routine" until they started the >> dilations. He loved the results from that. Well, if you find an answer, let me know, okay? I'll do likewise. Nanny >I have had acid reflux for many years. I took Prilosec which kept it in tow >but then they went OTC and the military would not prescribe it anymore. 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