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LPR vs GERD
I had dry cough and redness in throat around 44 days back. Intial diagnosis by ENT specialist was acidity so he put me on Rabicap and symptoms were gone in 4-5days.After a week , I started to feel something around lower throat (Adams Apple) and felt something is there and I need to swallow it I also feel slight irritation .This happens recurrently. I consulted Gastroenterologist and he prescribed Gaviscon Liquid and Pand D  . Its been a more than week but still I feel irritation if I eat a bit spicy I don't have burning in Chest or Abdomain from the very beginning.so Could it be LPR and needs different treatment? What's the difference be LPR and GERD? If it's LPR do PPI help as Rabicip intially did?
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Line of treatment is same for both diseases as root cause is same.
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continue rabicip and instead of gaviscon start mucaine gel 2tsf tds
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Dry cough, foreign body sensation in throat(Globus hysteric is) can be atypical symptoms of GERD. Along with prescribed drugs Life style management is of prime importance. Avoid spicy fatty hot meals and beverage.Avoid smoking alcoholic drinks coffee etc will help. Small frequent meals and not to recline or go to bed for 2-2.5 hrs after taking meals advisable.
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