cough only after drinking water

[kakalina]

Im a  56 year old female, For about six months now I cough only after I drink water. It is worse at night or in the mornings. The doctor have tried antibiotics , nasal sprays and losengers for yeast. The ENT dr. The primary doctor and the upper GI Dr. do not know what is causing it. I have no trouble swallowing the water. But as son as I do i start to cough. Sometimes I do not stop until I throw up alot of clear mucas or drink milk or sode or eat something. Anything that will caot my throat and help me to stop the cough. This will happen day or night. I prefer to drink water. But it is hard to deal with the cough afterwards. I do have acid reflux and will go back this mont to see that doctor. My PCP says that it is all in my head because he does not know what is doing it. There is a real problem here please do not tell me it is all in my head.
It does not matter if it is cold or room temperature. Coco made with water doen not have the same affect. Milk or juiced or soda are all fine. It is like a caoting is washed away by the water leaving my throat expossed to irratation. HELP i need a Dr wHo has some experiance with this, I know I'm not the only person that has had THIS PROBLEM. Kit






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[Wingshadow]

have you or anyone else figured this out yet?

[Kaddm]

It's most likely caused from your epiglottis being open when you are consuming liquids/foods. Such as a runner just ran a mile and they are out of breath. They then proceed to drink some water, and instantly start coughing. When you breath the epiglottis which controls your oxygen/breathing is open, it's a small flap of tissue in your esophagus. Think of your throat having two "tubes" one for air and the other for food. Sometimes if you perform an action too quickly the epiglottis isn't closed and you'll have a coughing fit. Of course milk coats your throat in mucus, so it makes everything rough in your throat. Milk actually is bad for you when it comes to that, but otherwise good calcium. The epiglottis prevents food and liquids from getting into your lungs, but sometimes you'll preform an action too quickly and then food/liquids do get into your longs. Remember the coating of mucus milk causes is bad. Especially when you have a sore throat or other throat related problems.

[Kaddm]

It's most likely caused from your epiglottis being open when you are consuming liquids/foods. Such as a runner just ran a mile and they are out of breath. They then proceed to drink some water, and instantly start coughing. When you breath the epiglottis which controls your oxygen/breathing is open, it's a small flap of tissue in your esophagus. Think of your throat having two "tubes" one for air and the other for food. Sometimes if you perform an action too quickly the epiglottis isn't closed and you'll have a coughing fit. Of course milk coats your throat in mucus, so it makes everything rough in your throat. Milk actually is bad for you when it comes to that, but otherwise good calcium. The epiglottis prevents food and liquids from getting into your lungs, but sometimes you'll preform an action too quickly and then food/liquids do get into your longs. Remember the coating of mucus milk causes is bad. Especially when you have a sore throat or other throat related problems.

[TROsper2715]

I AM A 57 YEAR OLD MALE WHO HAS REAL ISSUES WHEN I DRINK COLD OR ROOM TEMPERATURE WATER OR ANY LIQUID THAT IS COLD OR COOL OR AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ....ADDING TO THAT IS COLD AIR OR COOL AIR....THAT I BREATH IN....ALL MAKE ME COUGH ..THE COLDER THE AIR OR WATER IS THE WORSE THE COUGH IS.....MUCUS COMES UP WHEN I COUGH .....THE DOCTORS CAN'T SEEM TO HAVE A ANSWER FOR THIS SITUATION.....I HOPE AND PRAY THAT SOMEONE COMES UP WITH A REASON WHY AND A CURE VERY SOON....I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE ME WHO ARE SUFFERING ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION.....SOME BODY PLEASE HELP US....

[gc401]

this may seem silly but try adding 1 to 16 mix of red wine to water just enough to make it pink

[A611]

Omeprazole-induced intractable cough.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14565840

Other meds may also cause coughing.

[clockmouse]

Have you gotten better?

I have the same problem, but have now gone off all water, except filtered water.  It's been about 2 weeks now and the coughing has stopped.  I'm so happy, but scared to drink any water but the bottled stuff. There's only one brand available and it's carbonated, which doesn't make me very happy, but not coughing has made a gigantic difference in how I feel!  To say the least, I'm overjoyed!

I have suffered with the coughing on and off for about 17 years, since moving to a place with hard water.  Is your water hard?

I'm sure it's the water now, but nobody in the medical community is taking me seriously.  :-(

[buddah47]

I to suffer this very annoying cough after drinking cold water recently found if I don't drink any cold water Idon't cough but all of a sudden I have a bladder problem having a severely shrunken bladder whic my phisio says is from not drinking water she said to try it with a bit of cordial which Iwill try tomorrow she also said it could be the flap at the back of the throat may not be shutting off lungs but I don't understand why it only happens with water I wish you all the best and hope one of us will find a cure