Sabine Roman, MD, PhD, associate professor of gastroenterology and physiology at Lyon University Hospital in France, took the floor at the United European Gastroenterology Week to discuss the link ...

GERD, postnasal drip, and asthma are 3 of the most common causes of chronic cough in all age groups. In prospective adult studies, GERD either alone or in combination with other diseases contributes ...

Allergies? A cold? Acid reflux? No matter what the cause, there’s a simple reason behind all your hacking: “A cough is a protective mechanism to clear your airway,” explains Jonathan Parsons, MD, ...

Coughing episodes are closely related to gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in patients who experience chronic cough, irrespective of other diagnoses, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the ...

Q: I have developed an episodic but chronic cough. My wife thought it could be due to my acid reflux. Is that a real thing? A: We cough to protect our airway or because something irritates the airway.

Dear Dr. Roach: My doctor put me on atenolol for occasional racing-heart incidents: In the past five or so years, I’ve experienced only three or four such incidents a year, lasting five to 15 minutes ...

Q: My 30-year-old son was diagnosed with GERD. He really struggled with PPIs (proton-pump inhibitors), but when he stopped taking the drug his doctor prescribed, he had rebound reflux. He has ...

Coughing is a natural reflex for clearing the throat and lungs of irritants. Infection is a common cause of a dry cough. Other possible causes include postnasal drip, asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ...

WEBVTT YOUR LOW TEMPERATURE. SHANNON: THAT COUGH THAT JUST WOULD BE GO AWAY, SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT FOR MORE THAN A FEW WEEKS. SOME HAVE A CHRONIC COUGH THAT CAN LAST FOR DECADES. AND ...