Occasionally, right after I've eaten a meal I start to choke a bit and
cough and I feel the sensation of phlegm in my chest. After a short
strong cough or two or three it clears. It feels just like you have a
chest cold and there is phlegm that either needs to be cleared by
coughing or bringing it up.

I never had this happen before (unless I had a chest cold). It seemed
to start after I was diagnosed with GERD.

As I recall, it happens right after a normal meal (not the small,
frequent meals that we're supposed to eat). The normal meal that I had
when it happened was mashed potatoes (no gravy, butter, or cream on
it), a broasted chicken breast and cooked green beans, I believe.

So far, it's been happening very infrequently but it concerns me
because I don't smoke and I don't have a chest cold.

I think that I mentioned it to my doctor, once, but he didn't comment
on it.

Do you smoke? That can cause a huge problem with phlegm (mucous).


--- In gerdrefluxdisease@yahoogroups.com, "clinch1964" <nv@c...>
wrote:
>
> well, i have reached the point where something must be done. i now
> have mucous constantly. it usually seems to be just inside the
> lungs, and i must cough about every 5 minutes to get it up. does
> anyone have this problem? i have tried just about everything to no
> avail. what would someone suggest the next step would be? what do
> you think a doctor would recommend? thanks