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Cough after having meals and have pain in throat shortness of breath?

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Dr. Walid Samaan answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Coughing / Chocking: Coughing while eating is Chocking, you may be aspirating food into your lung, acid reflux disease or GERD is a common cause

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Answered 3/12/2015

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