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I start coughing every time i eat ice cream or drink something cold. can it be bronchospasm and will it go away with time?

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Dr. Shalini Sethi answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Yes: It could be that your pharyngeal passages overreact to cold . Hence the cough reflex .

Dr Rhoads and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/27/2015

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