What to do about GERD cough

GERD cough is an extraesophageal symptom caused by gastroesophageal reflux. The main treatment is to actively treat the primary disease, and when the symptoms of the primary disease improve, the cough symptoms will also be relieved. The treatment includes lifestyle modification, medication and surgery. 1. Lifestyle adjustment: patients should keep upright after meals and avoid excessive weight bearing. Elevate the head of the bed when sleeping, try to focus on high protein, low fat, high fiber food, avoid eating high sugar and food containing coffee, alcohol, hot and sour food, chocolate and other foods that are easy to cause reflux. 2. Medication: medication should be given to inhibit gastric acid, including omeprazole, rabeprazole, etc., and drugs to promote gastrointestinal dynamics, such as Itopride Hydrochloride or Mosapride, etc., which are helpful to reduce the symptoms of reflux, and to reduce the coughing symptom caused by the reflux material to the localization of the throat and the respiratory tract. 3. Surgery: If the diagnosis of GERD is confirmed, acid-suppressing drugs and other medications are ineffective, or if you are unwilling to take medication for a long period of time, or if the combination of esophageal hiatal hernia leads to recurring symptoms, you can consider surgical treatment. Surgery includes laparoscopic fundoplication and endoscopic anti-reflux surgery, which needs to be under the guidance of a doctor to select the appropriate surgical method according to the patient’s condition. GERD cough needs to be treated systematically by a doctor.