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Cough every 10 minutes and after eating. What could it be?
60 year old. Has a productive cough , one to three coughs, on a regular basis, like every 10 minutes or so, plus always after eating anything. It's a productive cough that feels good to do. Also blows nose frequently. This has been going on for several years but now seems to have become more frequent and deeper cough. Was a pack a day smoker for 7 years but that was 40 years ago when they were 20. Does anyone know what this could be?
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A productive cough occurs to clear substances from an airway. The question then becomes why would substances, phlegm, food, drink, saliva, pooling near airways. It is a very good idea to have this looked at. There are swallow studies that can easily track where Fluids, travel once swallowed and wear fluids might Pool. A doctor can refer for a swallow study and that should provide better insight into why this is happening.
Yes, I have had a chronic cough for the last five years and couldn’t find some help for that. Finally, I got a diagnosis of MAC, or NTM. It is a chronic bacterial infection in my lungs. People with COPD are more likely to contract it from many sources. If you do not have a Pulmonologist , you should get one and ask for a sputum test, but it can take months. I had mine diagnosed by bronchoscopy, which was able to extract some mucus, steep in my lungs and look at what was going on. It was easy. Now I have an infectious disease doctor up at OHSU. Also, you should look at videos on YouTube about doing air clearance. That should help you get some relief.
I should have said: I have COPD but when my cough changed, to being often and productive, especially after eating, that is when I knew something wasn’t right. First, The doctors thought it was bilateral pneumonia, but when it didn’t clear up with antibiotics and steroids, then they said no it was just scar tissue, it took me five years to get diagnosed with NTM or MAC. & bronchiectasis. I sincerely hope you do not have those things, but I would certainly look into it. I hope that your search to find answers will be successful.
Years ago I started to cough after eating, no matter what I ate. I will cough 1, 2 or more times. I feels good, no pain at all. It feels like the feeling after you have a cold and have a good, loud productive cough. It's not bothersome but I'm wondering what it could be. It doesn't seem to be related to stomach acids or anything. It seems to be a reaction of eating, like first saliva, then all the other processes, including maybe a bit of congestion in the lungs? I don't know. Any idea?
Do ask you primary care for a referral to a gastroenterologist. Some of the gastric juices released are odorless and tasteless. But the do cause inflammation.
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1 ReactionI have Bronchiectasis, and if I overfill my stomach, and sometimes just with a small amount of food, I will cough and have more mucus production.
This was explained by a Dietician at NJH. I believe there is a way to visit her explanation on YouTube. It was part of the speakers at the NJH Lecture Series in April of 2024. I don't remember the dietician's name.
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