What if I cough when I eat something cold?

Coughing after eating cold food may be related to physiological factors such as food irritation, or pathological factors such as acute pharyngitis, allergic asthma, gastroesophageal reflux, etc. General treatment and medication should be taken in conjunction with the cause. 1. Physiological factors: When food is too cold and irritates the esophagus and pharynx, it may lead to coughing after eating cold food, which usually does not require special treatment. 2. Pathologic factors: (1) Acute pharyngitis: it often manifests dry, itchy, sore throat, etc., which may lead to coughing after eating something cold. It is recommended to give dextromethorphan, pentoxifylline, aminoglutethimide hydrochloride and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor. (2) Variant asthma: it often shows irritating dry cough, which may lead to coughing after eating cold things. It is recommended to give Shunlixin, Pulmicort, Aizen, Merrill Lynch, Ciclosporin, Sisumet, Keratan and other drugs for treatment. (3) Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD): It may lead to coughing after eating cold food. It is recommended to give proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole, etc., H2 receptor antagonists such as cimetidine, ranitidine, etc., and gastric stimulants such as domperidone and mosapride. Coughing after eating cold things may be related to more reasons, if it does not get better or aggravated, it is recommended to choose to seek medical advice, identify the cause, under the guidance of the doctor, reasonable use of medication and active treatment.