... I'm desperately looking for answers. Long story short I went to my Dr with a cough that I've had for about 3 months. She treated me for everything from Sinus infection, to allergies and asthma. ... (7 replies)

... I do cough a lot when I lay down, almost soon after I always seem to have a huge episode. Seems to be the worst when I lay on my left side for some reason. ... (7 replies)

... coughing till I bring up copious amounts of phlem andd then also vomit my food. I will be seeing my Gastro specialist.been to neurologist as cough can also come as a side effect from certain meds. ... (7 replies)

... for all of these items. Unfortunately for me, I actually have all of the above. It has taken trying various combinations of medications before I could get the cough under control. For me, when one of the items flares up it tends to set off the others so getting it under control is sometimes frustrating. ... (7 replies)

... you seem to have classic LPR with the really bad cough and hopefully it will respond to double dosage PPI therapy. ... (7 replies)

... change at all, then he wants me to see a pulmonologist to check my lungs. Just to make sure nothing is being missed. I will also talk to him about Nexium if my cough doesn't start to disappear soon. ... (7 replies)

... A severe and unrelenting cough is indeed one of the 2 major symptoms of LPR. Your symptoms are exactly the same as mine were before I was diagnosed and treated. ... (7 replies)

... I understand the feeling of just wanting some kind of answer! I hope they have one for you. I do not have the gagging problem but I do have breathing problems as a result of reflux. I have never had the asthma test, but I was diagnosed with reactive airway disease. ... (1 replies)

... I have been suffering from what I describe as a chronic cough with gagging for about 2 months now. ... (1 replies)

... I will just keep telling myself "Mind over matter, mind over matter." I am used to gagging anyway. I have a chronic cough that often has me gagging to the point of vomitting, so bit of gagging will be nothing new. However, I am a little concerned about my gagging cough while I have the tube in. ... (20 replies)

... ve the Chronic cough...Mine started in May. I was on prevacid for 8 weeks and it did nothing for me. I switched to Nexium and it seemed to help for awhile. My cough went away for about 3 weeks which was wonderful, but it came back. ... (12 replies)

... :) I know it is hard for you. I work in a job where I have to talk all day, too. I have been out of work since 6/25/06 with this coughing LPR. Hope I can return soon and hope they "hold" the job for me, but who knows, this could return at anytime and I would not be able to work/talk again. I know how frustrated you are, because I am too. You know that if we STRESS over it,... (7 replies)

... My cough and gagging fits have not been going on for years but they started May 1, 2012. I went through a lot of different tests with no conclusive findings. ... (55 replies)

... Hi all, I'm new here, 25y female. For a few months I've been having a persistent cough that doesn't bring up much mucus, and enormous difficulty eating. ... (1 replies)

... Maybe i do not have LPR or a little of many things. But still i have hiatal hernia and weak LES, plus burping besides cough and gag. I mostly sit in a chair during the day because of my gagging, often occuring as soon as i move, and when sitting still also. ... (4 replies)

... my throat. Since i'd never done this before and the technicians were unsympathetic to my fears, i panicked and took out the tube. I continued to scream, gag and cough as the technician struggled to shove the endoscope further down. ... (2 replies)

... I never associated acid reflux with shortness of breath but I have both. Constant burping, yawning, and sometimes gagging because I can't catch my breath. I also have a chronic cough which my doctor thought is asthma related or could be caused by the reflux. ... (9 replies)

... My reflux symptom is a horrible chronic cough and sometimes breathing problems. It is really really severe. I have the acid reflux constantly, but my symptom severity flares more at some times than others. ... (20 replies)

... Hi all, I am new here, and am hoping maybe someone can lend some advice (not a diagnosis, obviously). I'll give some history: I was DX with IBS/acid reflux in August. I changed my diet and started taking some probiotics and homeopathic remedies, and felt much better. I had a sinus infection the beginning of Dec., took a z-pak. The very next day, woke up with a very bad... (0 replies)

... Nerves, anxiety and adrenaline (coffee is a no no for me, and it makes me so happy happy in my office)....but no I have to try and contain my personality to Mr. Boring......so I can control my symptons. (17 replies)