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Does Red Yeast Rice Cause Severe Coughing?

I was told by my doctor to take Red Yeast Rice. A couple weeks later I developed a severe heavy cough. At least four months before I figured out it could be the red yeast rice pill. It has been about two months now and it is going away but how much longer before it is out of my system.
Wed, 25 Feb 2015
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It is because of food regurgitation. I will explain you in detail. When ever we eat our glottis (airway entry to lungs at pharynx) is closed and the solid/liquid food is pushed towards esophagus (food pipe). This food pipe propels solid/liquid food to stomach. The esophagus has two sphincters at its lower and upper end. These sphincters stops food regurgitating in pharynx and mouth.
In elderly these sphincter may go weak and result in regurgitation of acidic liquid from stomach to esophagus and pharynx which may further go to upper respiratory tract causing severe local inflammatory reaction, and secretions which incites a cough reflex.
You may consult a good physician who may prescribe you some Proton pump inhibitor medicines and gastric pro-kinetic drug with good relief. Also avoid fatty and oily food and lying soon after eating
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Does Red Yeast Rice Cause Severe Coughing?

It is because of food regurgitation. I will explain you in detail. When ever we eat our glottis (airway entry to lungs at pharynx) is closed and the solid/liquid food is pushed towards esophagus (food pipe). This food pipe propels solid/liquid food to stomach. The esophagus has two sphincters at its lower and upper end. These sphincters stops food regurgitating in pharynx and mouth. In elderly these sphincter may go weak and result in regurgitation of acidic liquid from stomach to esophagus and pharynx which may further go to upper respiratory tract causing severe local inflammatory reaction, and secretions which incites a cough reflex. You may consult a good physician who may prescribe you some Proton pump inhibitor medicines and gastric pro-kinetic drug with good relief. Also avoid fatty and oily food and lying soon after eating