1 Etiology of the disease

Gastric cough can occur for many reasons. It can be both pathologies and diseases of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, and infections of a different nature. In this case, coughing is only one of the symptoms accompanying the ailment against the background of other characteristic signs inherent in the following diseases:

• gastroesophageal reflux;
• enterovirus and adenoviral infections;
• parasitic infections;
• intestinal dysbiosis;
• gastritis and peptic ulcer;
• problems with liver and rectum;
• foreign body in the esophagus;
• food poisoning.

Gastric cough is more likely to occur at an age after 35-40 years in people with overweight, who abuse alcohol and smoking. If such symptoms occur in children, then a child should be examined immediately in order to identify the causes and purpose of timely treatment.

2 Characteristic symptoms of

Gastric cough manifests itself differently depending on its causes. But it is these features of manifestation that contribute to the fact that it can not be confused with a cough that occurs with colds, sore throats, acute respiratory infections, or allergic reactions.

1. In infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory system is affected, which causes a dry, prolonged, debilitating cough.
2. With enterovirus infection, cough is accompanied by symptoms characteristic of this disease - nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea.
3. In gastroesophageal disease, when motor activity of the digestive tract is disrupted, casts into the esophagus of the gastric contents occur, leading to the destruction of the lower esophagus with acid. With this disease, cough appears immediately after eating, it is accompanied by heartburn, throat swelling, wheezing in sleep, up to apnea.
4. The same symptoms accompany gastritis and peptic ulcer, the course of which is also associated with increased acidity, but cough and accompanying symptoms do not appear immediately, but after 1.5-2 hours after ingestion.
5. In case of parasitic infection and dysbacteriosis, respiratory syndrome( respiratory failure due to coughing) is possible, which is due to the general allergy of the body as a result of a malfunction of the immune system;

Gastric cough is often worse at night or in the horizontal position of the patient. Since it has a long, painful character against insomnia and the underlying disease, the patients are characterized by increased fatigue, a constant feeling of malaise, a general weakness.

3 Diagnostic methods

As a rule, when the first symptoms appear, the patient begins self-treatment aimed at suppressing discomfort, diluting sputum, complaining of an ARVI or cold. If the cough does not go away within 3-5 days, you should not continue self-medication, which will not give a positive result, but you should consult your doctor. In addition, it must be taken into account that it can be even dangerous to engage in self-medication with gastric cough, since some antitussive drugs can contribute to strengthening the underlying disease that caused coughing. For example, the sugar contained in cough syrups will only promote the reproduction of the infection, if there is one in the gastrointestinal tract.

When referring to a doctor, the primary task is to identify the nature of the disease. For this purpose, various diagnostic methods are prescribed:

• fibrogastroscopy or fibrogastroduodenoscopy, which allows to see the complete picture of the gastric and esophageal mucosa, and to diagnose;
• a general analysis of blood and urine that will give an idea of ​​the general condition of the body, the presence of inflammatory processes and other indicators required for diagnosis;
• X-ray of the lungs to exclude the possibility of pulmonary pathology, and X-ray of the mediastinal organs;
• stool analysis for the presence of parasites and clarification of the composition of the bacterial flora of the intestine;
• ultrasound of the abdominal area.

In addition, consultations are scheduled between different doctors: an infectious disease patient with suspected damage to the body by pathogenic microbes, or a gastroenterologist with an identified disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. After passing the examination and obtaining the results of the diagnosis, a medical report is made, the final diagnosis is established, and appropriate treatment is prescribed.

4 Treatment measures

Treatment of gastric cough is complex in nature and is aimed primarily at treating the cause, that is, the underlying disease that causes it.

If cough is associated with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the main purpose is to adhere to the proper nutrition regime. It includes:

• frequent meals in small portions;
• use for cooking only fresh food;
• presence in the diet of vegetables and root vegetables in sufficient quantity;
• absence in the diet of fast food;
• keeping the vertical position and moving after eating for 20-30 minutes.

It is also prescribed the use of antacids - medicines, which protect the gastric mucosa from the irritating effect of the produced hydrochloric acid and bile.

If cough is caused by an infection, then the treatment is directed to antimicrobial therapy. At the same time, regardless of the cause of gastric cough, but based on the patient's condition, the doctor may prescribe medications for symptomatic therapy of the cough itself, but sometimes do without them. Cough, as a rule, disappears with the healing of the underlying disease. Symptomatic cough therapy includes drugs that dilute sputum and dilate the lumen of the bronchi - mucolytics and bronchodilators.

For the treatment of gastric cough used folk remedies, but their reception must necessarily be agreed with the doctor, and they should act as additional means to the main treatment and not hinder it. With gastritis for suppressing cough, you can use a product based on olive oil( 250 ml) and honey( 100 g).Keep the mixture in the refrigerator and take 1 tsp.before eating.

Well helps with gastric cough remedy based on mummies. A mummy, about 0.5 grams, should be dissolved in warm milk and drunk before meals 2 times a day.

With increased acidity of the stomach helps the juice of raw potatoes, which should be consumed in fresh form for 0.5 st.on empty stomach.

Help in the treatment of gastric cough and herbal medicinal herbs: licorice, chamomile, plantain, sage. Covering the walls of the stomach, infusions of these herbs soothe cough.

The main thing is to respond in a timely manner to this unpleasant symptom. It would seem that an innocuous deviation from the norm can be a sign of a prolonged breathing disorder, which not only interferes with the ordinary way of life, worsening it, but also leads to serious complications. Therefore, timely access to specialists with signs of gastric cough will help diagnose its causes and prescribe the right treatment.