Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 2 Location: New Orleans
Gagging/vomiting Posted: 01-18-07 02:12am
My husband has been having a problem for
about a year (luckily not constantly) with
gagging/coughing to the point of vomiting
or producing phlegm. He is a smoker (a
pack or more a day) and a drinker (6-12 or
more a day, leans toward more). His
cholesterol and triglyceride levels are
high. He has been treated for high blood
pressure in the past, but only gets hbp
when in a medical setting. He has
consistently monitored his blood pressure
daily and has always had normal readings
when not at a doctors office. He has
spoke with a doctor about this situation
and he was not concerned. Once when
being examined by a doctor with a tongue
despressor, the gagging ensued and
produced vomit/phlegm. That doctor
stated that it was allergies. He has
never had allergies. I was thinking that
it may have been due to gerd. I know
this is not a definate diagnosis, but we
would like somewhere to start.
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healthy-model
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Posts: 93 Location: Arcadia, California
Posted: 03-09-07 13:07pm
well, all that smoking causes him to cough
and producing phlegm, its NORMAL for a
smoker. he needs to quit smoking and
drinking if he wants his problems fixed.
try some kind of substitution for his
addictions.
