I'm a 60 year old female, who has acid reflux and bile reflux and have been taking prescribed meds for both. A couple of days ago I had a really bad case of acid reflux while laying down, elevated, watching tv. Was later able to cough out a small chunk of food, but have been coughing hard since then, and think I might have aspirated some food into lungs. I also smoke, but this never, ever caused coughing episodes before.
Is aspiration of food into lungs something that can be resolved by coughing? If not, what should I do? I hate my current pcp and have to wait for hours and hours just to see her for a few minutes, and it's 3 - 4 weeks til next appt.
Thanks,
Kathy