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Woke from dead sleep had to cough had stomach acid come up and some rice from dinner lungs burned for 30min now it's been 4 hours i feel ok any danger?

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Dr. Cody Mead answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Aspiration: It's likely that you got some stomach contents into your lungs. This CAN lead to pneumonia, so if your symptoms worsen at all, you should definitely be seen by a doctor. Get well soon!

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Answered 3/24/2020

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A member asked:

Woke from dead sleep had to cough had stomach acid come up and some rice from dinner lungs burned for 30min now it's been 4 hours i feel ok any danger?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Cody Mead answered

Dr Khanna agreed

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