how to get rid of a cough ?

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i have food sitting in my esophogus for 30 min after eating, and have developed

a cough over the last 2 weeks with phlem. is there anything i can do to get rid

of this or am i supposed to just wait. i know pneumonia is what develops in

extreme cases but this does not seem that bad thanks in advance

> From: Dawn Batchelder <dawnbatchelder@...>

> Subject: Re: recommended foods?

> achalasia

> Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 5:39 PM

> I am bad about knowing how to search but I posted some

> smoothie recipes here and I would be happy to post some more

> if you can't find them. It sounds like you are having

> trouble with liquids and solids though and I know before my

> surgery I could not drink smoothies at all...... my friend

> bought me a blender and made me a cantalopue smoothie and I

> took a drink and promptly regurgitated it up in her kitchen

> and then had to stifle a crying jag..... anyway.... for me

> when NOTHING would go down, soda did work if chugged and

> done over the sink..... also for some odd reason cookies

> worked for me......If you think you could get down a

> smoothie - let me know and let me know what you like

> (veggies, fruits,etc and I will post some recipes)

> Dawn

> recommended foods?

>

> Hi there, it's kade here, i am new to this group. I

> had a manometry a

> month ago which confirmed I had achalasia, he could spot

> it in the

> first 5 minutes. i am waiting for my follow up

> appointment on the 14th

> of October to talk about options, I think it's likely

> i'll have a

> dilation and get putting on the waiting list for surgery.

> He put me on

> nitrates for the meantime which haven't worked at all

> and it's getting

> increasingly worse. I am having problems with liquids and

> solids,and

> it just seems to be getting worse. Does anyone have some

> good

> recipies/foods that have worked for you? Thanks in

> advance...

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> i have food sitting in my esophogus for 30 min after eating, and

have developed a cough over the last 2 weeks with phlem. is there

anything i can do to get rid of this or am i supposed to just wait. i

know pneumonia is what develops in extreme cases but this does not

seem that bad thanks in advance

>

>

Don't eat in the evening, pile pillows up on your bed and sleep in an

almost sitting position. Try to reduce foods that sit worse than

others, but most importantly don't let them be coughed up and go into

your lungs over night, that is what is causing your problem. I had

chronic bronchitis (not non-stop, but every six weeks or so) for the

last three years before my op, regurgitation at night time will bring

on infections for sure! Also go see your doctor in case you already

have an infection and get antibiotics to clear it up.

(BTW - it might only feel like 30 mins, but it's probably sitting

there for hours, but just less so, i thought I was managing mine okay

by shoving down a couple of pints of water after eating - although

often the whole thing would come back up - but I was actually making

the problem worse by stretching my gullet which made is FEEL like the

problem was less but actually just meant that I had made the condition

more comfortable - but more dangerous at the same time).

Good luck,

Hannah