Coughing up grains of rice may be due to increased abdominal pressure when coughing up phlegm, which compresses the stomach and causes the stomach contents to reflux upwards and cough up.
Coughing up small grains of rice may be the result of food residues left in the esophagus and stomach during meals being expelled from the body. Coughing causes a sudden increase in abdominal pressure, which presses on the stomach, leading to a sudden increase in pressure inside the stomach and a reflux of stomach contents.
This situation is most likely to occur in children and the elderly, usually children in eating too much and violent coughing or crying will have this situation, the elderly gastrointestinal tract relaxation is also more prone to this situation. Therefore, children or the elderly should pay extra attention when eating, and it is best to have someone to watch over them.
But at the same time should be excluded from the digestive system diseases, if when the cardia sphincter relaxation, gastric ulcer, etc., may also be prone to coughing up food residues, this time to consult a doctor in a timely manner.
It is recommended that if the symptoms are not relieved for a long time, it is necessary to consult a doctor in order to avoid delays.