GERD/ Acid Reflux cough and pain

[mamntfca]

My 18yr old son has acid reflux/ GERD he has changed his diet, he was taking Dexilant and  has not seen a single change.  He is constantly coughing and says  he has the constant pain under left and right armpits,/Pectoral muscle. Can GERD cause this?
I feel terrible and scared for him. He has been coughing for 4 weeks.
I need to  know, does anyone else have these symptoms? What did you find relieved them, if anything?
We meet with the GASTROENTEROLGIST in 2 weeks but I want some kind of help or information now.
His cough sound like phlegm or a cold but is GP said his lungs are clear.
Anyone one?????

[TheLightSeeker]

Discuss this with the prescribing doctor.
The coughing might be a side effect of Dexilant
or Dexilant could be exasperating the coughing and causing other cold-like symptoms as well!
Since Dexilant is not helping he should get off it ,or if not safe
to do so right away, it should be tapered down.
Another issue he may have is low tissue magnesium-
forget blood test results as they are useless for practical purposes- as PPIs tend to lower magnesium levels
and if he already had a Mg deficiency from before, it
needs to be addressed.
Low magnesium symptoms are numerous and could easily explain all of his symptoms!
I will send you a link for more details on a PM.
If it were me, I would do a magnesium chloride trial,
1 oz magnesium chloride dissolved in 1 Liter of water
and sipped VERY slowly to avoid laxative effects.
Another concern is low B12 levels , since Dexilant
lowers gastric acid  which affect B12 levels.
You mentioned he changed his diet.
Can you offer more details?
If he can optimize his diet, take high quality probiotics and digestive enzymes and tweak a few things such as what I mentioned above, he might be on the road to recovery.
Best wishes,
Niko