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Excessive Drinking Due To Stress, Persisting Cough. Should I Be Concerned?
Hi Doctor I Have been drinking excessively of late due immense stress personally but i have noticed that i have a rawness occasionally when i swallow , my husband also has noticed that i have a cough which I have had for a few weeks now its not a bad cough just a little cough which only happens a few time a day, Is there any need for me to be concerned? Dawn
Mon, 22 Jul 2013
Hi Dawn,
Excessive alcohol intake is often associated with acid reflux into the esophagus, which can very well explain the rawness you feel on swallowing and the occasional cough. Antacids will help. Also avoid lying down for at least two to three hours after meals. Best of all, do not drink excessively. It will not make your problems go away but just add to them.
Hope this helps. Best wishes.
Excessive alcohol intake is often associated with acid reflux into the esophagus, which can very well explain the rawness you feel on swallowing and the occasional cough. Antacids will help. Also avoid lying down for at least two to three hours after meals. Best of all, do not drink excessively. It will not make your problems go away but just add to them.
Hope this helps. Best wishes.
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