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Dr Sarmed Sami
London Gastroenterology Centre
Can acid reflux cause coughing?
Dr. Sarmed Sami explains that acid reflux can irritate the throat and windpipe, thus causing painful, persistent coughing. However, it is not a common or typical symptom.
Transcript
Acid reflux can cause coughing, although it is not the typical symptom of acid reflux. And also, coughing is not the commonest symptom. Therefore, we need to assess for other problems that you may have such as heartburn, acid coming up in the throat, these are the more common ones. So you need to see a specialist really to evaluate that and understand whether this is simply reflux or possibly a problem in the lung or another organ in the body that's triggering the cough.