My 99 year old dad has been dealing with Gerd for years along with kidney cancer which recently metastasized to his lung. Every night, usually several hours after he eats dinner he feels like phlegm is caught at the base of his throats and he starts to cough,trying to clear it. He takes a proton pump med along with other acid reducers. The tumor in his lung is fairly small and he has had this throats clearing for years so we don't think it is caused by the tumor. Has anyone else out there experienced something like this and found relief. Once he starts coughing it goes on for hours. Thanks.
My dad can be pretty stubborn at times. That is the frustrating part. Yes his cancer has metastasized , but thankfully his symptoms are minimal to this point. He eats mostly what he wants with a few obvious exceptions. We try to keep from eating foods that will exacerbate the Gerd or Thicken the saliva. His Doctor has been after him for two years to change his eating habits. I want I'm to be comfortable.
Grocery stores and drug stores also have their own brand of "Smooth" tables which work just as good. These products can be found in the Antacid aisle. One doctor told me to chew a Tums before eating.
Diet is important and I have been slacking on that. Been digging heavy into the chocolate and it will fire up the GERD. Also, if I bend down to pick something heavy up, that will jump start the GERD.
My mom coughs from GERD as well but usually ranitidine is all she needs for relief. I've also noticed that it seems to bother ME more than it does her.