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What Causes Coughing Just After Meal?
Question: I cough after every meal.Ihave Lupus,Sjogrens, mild asthma,and my TSH keeps rising with eye symptoms and fatigue. I am on thyroid supplement thru my naturopath. Any suggestions about who to see about this and what the cause might be.Thank you
Brief Answer:
Cough after every meal & rising TSH
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Dry cough is the major manifestation of Sjögren's Syndrome & is attributed to small airway disease. Cough related to every meal could be due to Gastro-esophageal reflux disease(GERD).
You might be in initial stage of Autoimmune Hypothyroidism.Because the autoimmune process gradually reduces thyroid function, there is a phase of compensation when normal thyroid hormone levels are maintained by a rise in TSH
You may see a Gastro-enterologist for OGD ( oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy) to rule out GERD.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Cough after every meal & rising TSH
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Dry cough is the major manifestation of Sjögren's Syndrome & is attributed to small airway disease. Cough related to every meal could be due to Gastro-esophageal reflux disease(GERD).
You might be in initial stage of Autoimmune Hypothyroidism.Because the autoimmune process gradually reduces thyroid function, there is a phase of compensation when normal thyroid hormone levels are maintained by a rise in TSH
You may see a Gastro-enterologist for OGD ( oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy) to rule out GERD.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
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