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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[VeganAngel]

I've had this same problem and experience sore throat but it's because I'm used to drinking spring water and when I have to settle for purified bottled water with added minerals or anything other than spring water, even tap, I get the same symptoms.I think it's the minerals in the water that settle in your throat create a mucus that when you swallow can cause you to cough just like mucus when you're sick. I dint know what water you're thinking but try Fiji or Evian spring water and see if there's a difference. If you don't cough then there's the problem. If you do then i don't know any better solution than to try alkaline water. That might work. Anything higher than 7.0 on the ph scale might help. Fiji is already at 7.5 and I think Evian is higher so it may really help.Hope this solves your problem.

[Emi1994]

Your drink tube and your breathing tube are probably conjoined and your brain not sending on the right signal

[newsie2000]

Check the medicines you already take for side effects.  Some include coughing.  I also agree with the other folks whom mentioned eliminating dairy products (for a week or two) to see if that is it, as dairy causes phlegm which causes irritation and coughing.  Also closed houses, with heat or air conditioning can dry our mucous membranes, causing irritation and coughing.  Try using a humidifier or vaporizer in your bedroom for a while to see if that helps.  Sometimes we can tolerate one of these things, but when more than one is present it causes problems.  I also find if I eat hot food either somewhat spicy (not too hot unless you like it that way) or temperature wise a big lot of mucous will dislodge and I am clear and cough free for quite a while. I also find drinking hot tea (even when it has cooled) with honey helps during the periods of coughing.  Although I will try it without honey at bedtime tonight.  I do not have a runny nose, nor am I stuffy at all, it is all post nasal drip.  I'm working on this too and will update this if I find out anything more.

[newsie2000]

Whatever my original problem is it is gone now.  The coughing lasted about a year.  Perhaps it was some lingering symptom (or sensitivity) of a bad case of pneumonia I had for the month of March about 6 months before the coughing started.  I currently eat dairy and wheat.  The big problem for me was cold water, which made me cough most of all.  Cold juice or sweetened cold tea did not have that problem.  For that year I drank room temperature, or warm water, or tea.

[newsie2000]

I meant to say tea with honey

[Ayoung73]

Today is September 2016.  I see no one has responded with a solution to coughing when drinking ice water!  One friend said "don't drink ice water". Ha!  I experience the same thing and it's interesting that I also had pneumonia 10 months ago, have seen a lung Doctor, an ENT, as well as my PCP.  I have GERD too and all this started after I aspirated some food and liquid one night while coughing and throwing up because I ate too much, too late and went to bed in that condition.  Any help out there?

[twasia]

October 2 2016, found these posts when I was looking up my wierd problem. I am 56 yr. old, still recovering from a bad cold. never went to the doc. this cold was a bad one. the coughing has been the worst. and what I have noticed is that even if my cough has been a little quiet, if I drink water, I start to cough, and it goes on and on. it is a hard cough and will not stop until I cough up a not of foamy mostly clear mucus and eventually vomit the water I drank. I was diagnosed with Gerd a couple of years ago. and have been on meds for that. So...for some of us, BAD COLD or BRONCHITIS...WATER.... THROAT IRRITATION FROM GERD OR ACID REFLUX. COUGHING UP CLEAR MUCUS AS WELL AS THE WATER WE CONSUMED. the temp of the water doesn't seem to matter in my case, but I usually drink refrigerated water, but have been keeping water next to my bed for the coughing bouts, and that is usually air temp. still makes me cough. but I will have to pay attention to if its as bad as cold. this is not a problem i have EVER had before, and i drink tons of water daily. (filtered) so it definitely has something to do with the "cold" and perhaps the GERD. I have been using a Neti Pot to clean out my sinuses in an effort to reduce the mucus without using drugs. I also was getting some results from Mucinex but they were temporary and i didn't want to keep taking that every 4 hours. Pretty sad that the medical community is so out of touch with some real medical symptoms. If that can't prescribe a drug to fix it, it doesn't exist. My throat is raw from all the coughing. It's not like I can give up drinking water. I am going to keep using the Neti Pot and look for some other natural remedies to see if I can heal my throat that way. will post with progress. sorry so long

[mochabijoux]

Came here because I am experiencing the same thing. I got a nasty sinus infection along with pink eye during the holidays. I am pretty sure I picked it up on the plane while traveling. Everything cleared up. However when I drink water now my throat gets gritty and I start to cough. No other drinks cause me to cough. I can drink tea, juice, even carbonated drinks. I have yet to see a reason for it. Like everyone else said it is as if water washes away a protective coating and leaves you raw.

[Kassie1959]

I am 58 years old, I also have silent reflux. Lately I have been coughing after drinking water to the point of throwing up! I can eat anything and no problem, I can drink anything else with no problem but as soon as I drink water the coughing starts!!! I love water but I have sort of given up drinking it because of this problem.... I would also love some advice!!!










I am 58

[nee9151]

I have been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis since late 2015. Recently I was coughing quite severely and this happens only at certain time of the day.
For me, I am quite sure what caused me to cough - post nasal drip, acid reflux to oesophagus and nasopharyngeal areas OR both.
1.post nasal drip happens because of my sinusitis - the tissues around the nose/ sinus becomes inflamed due to irritants surrounding and start to produce more mucus than normal. Antihistamine will help to treat the symptom only. I also researched on allergy and food intolerance and wanted to find out if I am affected by allergy or it is just the tissues are over sensitive. Recently I read someone had a good remedy taking Evening Primrose on sinus related issues. I am willing to try this instead of taking medicine long term as most medicine comes with other side effects.
2.   For my case, I used to have stomach reflux and a bloated stomach for many years. I am quite sure the recent coughing is due to the flow of acidic fluid to my throat area and nasopharyngeal areas. When this happen (silently) the tissues become inflamed. I also learnt the throat start to produce whitish clear mucus and as a result, the urge to cough/ purge out the mucus which is usually whitish. The nasal area can also get irritated - there are more articles on these which I recently become aware of  - read LP reflux on Youtube and there are suggested lifestyle changes on eating habits and sleeping habits. See one example below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCLaSqjCopk

When the “attack” comes I have tried to put some honey in my mouth I believe the honey helped to  “calm down” the throat and reduce the inflamation. I also try to eat early or not to overeat so that the stomach is not overloaded at about time to sleep. If the honey does not help, the last resort is to take cough syrup which will help me to sleep. When the cough reduces, it is important to get good nutrition to repair the damage done by the acid and heavy coughing and adjust lifestyle to reduce the risk of another acid reflux.

[rookie_2468]

I had that very cough for years (more than 15).  I finally figured out, quite accidently, if not the cause a large contributing factor.  After many years of being poked and prodded by allergy specialists, enough chest X-Rays to emit a pleasant glow, Asthma specialists experimenting with a plethora of inhalers, acid reflux…blah blah blah…all of the doctors specifically deny that my cough is triggered by LACTOSE.  They won’t test for it and tell me that it can’t happen.  However my cough went away for over two years.  It is back now due to a bout of bronchitis and some hidden milk that I was ingesting.  If you try this, it is important to note the following:
1. You must eliminate all sources of lactose.  This includes not just milk and soft cheese but hot dogs, bologna, potato chips (salt and vinegar are the worst), muffins.  Read your labels.  In  Canada the top 7 allergens must be listed separately in bold letters.  Look for contains milk or contains lactose
2. This will not clear up overnight.  While you may notice symptom improvement in a couple of days, your body reflex is accustomed to coughing and there may even be some throat damage which must heal before you stop coughing.  It took me about 2 months to completely stop.
3. Read about lactose intolerance…know what it is, what foods have it and more importantly why don’t other foods have it.  I am safe with cream in my coffee, cream cheese, butter, extra old cheddar, parmesan, whip cream. These items have little to no lactose.  Once you know why  you will be better equipped to make educated choices about what you are able to eat.
4. Learn the difference between lactose intolerance and milk allergy, also called casein allergy.  Milk solids allergy is very different from lactose intolerance.  A milk allergy means you must eliminate dairy, in any form regardless of whether there is lactose in it or not.  No yogurt, no butter, nothing made with casein.
I am now 1 month into my latest recovery and my cough is slowly subsiding again.  I am using Lacteeze to treat that feeling in my throat whether or not I am eating.  I find that the urge to cough disappears by taking Lactase Enzyme on prophylactic basis.  That “tickle” is the best way to describe it to someone that does not have the cough but it is not really a tickle.  In trying to describe it to people/doctors I mention that is feels like I have aspirated some water or that there feels like a different air pressure in my throat (see Hydrogen Breath Test for Lactose Intolerance).  
Just my two cents…although it looks more like a 50 cent response.

[nerbledapp]

I'm glad Kaddm came here and posted that.  I was searching for the cause of this as well, and I had not thought of this very simple but entirely possible explanation.  Now that I think of it, I have as a matter of fact noticed that once in a while liquid goes down the wrong pipe more than it used to.  It makes sense that this could be happening without me being aware, especially if the liquid is cold and dulling my muscle control.  I will try being careful and see how I do.  Thank you