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Ugh, my daughter starts coughing about 5 mins into eating. As a Speech Pathologist this has me really freaking out for the neurological implications.
Wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and if so what maybe helped?
TIA
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It could be food allergy (most people with lyme has many food allergies). My daughter had LOADS, and me too.
It could also be some neuro problems as you said, as lyme causes strange symptoms. I had many problems to ingest things (or drink things), at certain moments....
I hope you find out.
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I have been struggling over time with ulcers in esophagus and duodenum, and when the esophagus is at its worst, from acid reflux, I cough whenever I eat food that is not super smooth. It is the food that is irritating the esophagus. So I guess that is one of a number of possibilities.
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Does she eat gluten and casein free? Do you think it could be acid reflux or a Barretts esophagus type reaction? I wish I had better ideas or answers, but that's all I can think of.
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she's taking zantac 150 twice daily. I will have to look up what Barretts is, not familiar w/ that.
It does not seem to matter what food it is.
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Maybe stop the zantac and try a different one. The gut antihistamines usually only block h1 or h2. I tried a lot of these early on for my gut stuff and always ended up worse off than when I started.
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Food reflux: some drs prescribe real sea SALT increase for that (as salt has chloride in it, and the stomach needs CHLORIDE to make its acid)
stomach acid: HCl.
Without Cl, there is no stomach acid, therefore, no proper digestion.
Taking anti-acids for acid reflux is the exact OPPOSITE of what should be done, according to some drs.
The stomach is way too basic, then it ferments the food instead of digest it, as it allows bacteria and yeast to grow there, that is why there is reflux.
Anti acids, magnesium or other minerals taken too often, then eat, is bad as minerals make the stomach acid more basic.
So when taking your mineral supplements, stop eating for about an hour or so. that's what I heard (I do not have the problem, so I can't tell if salt is a good thing for that problem of reflux...)
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That's a lot of Zantac. I know a lot of people take that much, but I can't take it at all without getting stomach pain from it.
However, do NOT just stop it. Reduce slowly. Maybe 75 mg twice a day would work .. after reducing slowly?
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I was going to say reflux too. Maybe try something stronger than Zantac such as Nexium? Is she breathing ok?
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I have to take famotidine (Pepcid), a histamine blocker, 40mg (double normal dose) twice daily.
I do NOT have low acid!
My body makes too much stomach acid, this causes reflux, stomach discomfort, and constant bleeding ulcers.
The h2 blocker, famotidine, helps greatly to prevent those symptoms.
I do not recommend taking PPI's like omeprazole (Prilosec) or Nexium. They have many many negative side effects!
If your daughter still has symptoms even after switching to another h2 blocker, taking higher doses more often, then try chewable DGL. Chewable DGL works better than tums. It soothes, coats, protects, and heals the stomach.
I like Enzymatic Therapy brand DGL. They taste OK and work great.
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Reflux. It is a common symptom of GERD.
I had it for years. Took a PPI like NExium and it went away.
But then went off PPI's and just control it with diet, etc.
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Thanks all...so much to think about and ferret out.
I think the abx she is on does not help her tummy either!
Her breathing has not been optimal, and she just saw a pulmonologist who of course was not LLMD. She did not do well on her breathing test (Spirometry).
She has had a lot of chest pain...difficult to figure out if it is muscular from the cough, tight/pain b/c she isn't getting enough air/reflux GERD...I suspect a combination of all of the above!
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