You should see a doctor promptly if your cough is accompanied by fevers, chills, night sweats, coughing up blood, shortness ...

Although the studies are few, some research has also shown staying on the drugs long term may raise the risk of developing the bone-thinning condition osteoporosis by up to 20 per cent.

GERD is one of the most common GI conditions, but its presentation can be confusing because many of its symptoms overlap with other conditions.

Gastritis and acid reflux are two common conditions that affect the stomach and esophagus. Gastritis is inflammation of the ...

Over time, untreated GERD can lead to damage to the esophagus, such as inflammation, strictures, or Barrett’s oesophagus, a ...

Meyer’s own doctors couldn’t agree on a cause. One attributed her chronic cough to asthma. Another implicated her age, then ...

Dr. Duffy says asthma, reflux, post-nasal drip, and drugs like ACE inhibitors for blood pressure, cause the most coughs. GERD, or reflux, can cause coughing, although coughing can also cause GERD.

FROM the age of 30, Dave Chuter had experienced heartburn and digestive issues, taking medication to ease his symptoms. The ...

Causes of persistent cough include post-nasal drip, acid reflux, blood pressure medications, and infections like pertussis. Dr. Brian McDonough advises seeing a doctor if a cough lasts over a week, ...

cough. "It feels like a cold, it doesn’t feel like acid reflux. You don't get any of those heartburn symptoms up here [points to throat]. "It feels like a cold. So is it winter hay fever or is ...

We conclude that, in children without lung disease the common co-existence of cough with symptoms of GERD is independent of the occurrence of RE. Airway neutrophilia when present in these children ...