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Coughing Linked To Gerd
By Kathryn Whittaker
Many people who suffer from a persistent cough contribute it to chest ailments due to smoking,
obesity, or a leftover cold. Yet recent studies show that many of these people may have acid
reflux/heartburn or GERD (gastroesophogal reflux disease). But how do you know if you have this sort
of ailment, or if it is indeed something that will fall by the wayside?
Prior to the last few years, the assumption by researchers was that coughing and asthmatic wheezing
induced acid reflux. Yet recent studies clearly show that while in some small instances, coughing can
cause a bout of acid reflux, it is indeed the reverse that is true. The opening up of the esophagus, the
lower esophageal sphincter to be more precise, and the resultant stomach acids rising in the throat can
and does contribute to asthmatic wheezing and coughing.
One study written in Gut magazine online clearly shows that the correlation between coughing and acid
reflux is not coincidental. Nor is the previously held assumption regarding the reversal cause and effect
true either. In this study, researchers monitored gastrointestinal activity and coughing in order to
ascertain which came first. Over half of all the respondents either coughed or wheezed in that time
frame, and the researchers measured the gastrointestinal activity at the same time as the coughing or
wheezing bout.
In over half of the cases, the acid reflux episode occurred prior to the coughing, leading the
researchers to conclude that previous assumptions regarding acid reflux