Coughing till passing out

[wolfen1955]

I have a bad cough that comes on if i eat pepper or ketchup or alot of times for no reason at all, and I will cough so hard and for so long that i will pass out. Please help, i cant sleep for over a few minutes at a time without coughing so hard i wake myself up. And am now coughing while i am driving to the point of having to pull off the road to avoid a accident.

[National Jewish Health]

There are many, many causes of chronic cough but the 3 most common are asthma, postnasal drip and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) the condition that causes indigestion and heartburn.  Your doctor could help you determine if any of these 3 is the culprit.  If none are, your best bet would be to make an appointment at the nearest cough clinic.  These clinics are usually found at university medical centers.

Also, you should in the meantime avoid peppers or ketchup.

Good luck.

[frewsh]

hi
  you need to see your doctor and find what the problem is, but if it was me and spicy food made me cough i woul eat some thing els, peppers and spicy stuff irritate the throat,
so stop taking it for a while see if it clears up, but see your doc pronto.