Chronic Dry Cough

[MarieRH]

I have read that some people experience a chronic dry cough with celiac disease. I have coughed for over two years.  I have had a normal chest x-ray and a normal scope from my ENT.  My mother and sister have celiac disease but had more of the gastrointestinal symptoms.  

If you had a chronic dry cough from celiac, did you cough every day?  How long after the elimination of gluten from your diet did your cough stop?

Thank you.

[cyclinglady]

50 minutes ago, MarieRH said:

I have read that some people experience a chronic dry cough with celiac disease. I have coughed for over two years.  I have had a normal chest x-ray and a normal scope from my ENT.  My mother and sister have celiac disease but had more of the gastrointestinal symptoms.  

If you had a chronic dry cough from celiac, did you cough every day?  How long after the elimination of gluten from your diet did your cough stop?

Thank you.

Have you been tested for celiac disease (complete blood panel : TTG, EMA, DGP and intestinal biopsies)?  Note that not all celiacs test positive to the common screening TTG test.  

I am not a doctor, but that chronic cough sounds like asthma.  My family members are always chronically coughing and try to clear their throats in order to breath (not actually having an asthma attack).    A friend of mine  became very ill with asthma.   She discovered has a severe mold problem from a pipe leaking in the wall in her 10 year old house.    It cost her $20,000 to repair the damage and her asthma went away.  Has asthma been ruled out?  

If you suspect a gluten sensitivity after celiac disease has been firmly ruled out, I would try the gluten-free diet.  It certainly can not harm you (provided you eat a healthy diet).  

I hope this helps!  

[Posterboy]

10 hours ago, MarieRH said:

If you had a chronic dry cough from celiac, did you cough every day? 

MarieRH,

Don't forget to check your medicines.  Some BP medicine can cause chronic cough.

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I had chronic cough before I transitioned of my Linisopril.

Heartburn medicine can cause it too.

I have a friend at work who is always clearing his throat but I can't convenience him to get off them.

Here is an article about it entitled "Management of GERD-Related Chronic Cough"

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"G&H Is there an association between chronic cough and nonacidic reflux or weakly acidic reflux?

RM Although there has been some research on this issue, there is no clear consensus on whether the refluxate has to be acidic or whether it can be weakly acidic/nonacidic (pH >4). Many doctors who believe that reflux can lead to chronic cough also believe that it is possible for the reflux to have a pH above 4. Pepsin can be found in the bronchial tree of people with laryngopharyngeal reflux, and it might cause injury even at a pH above 4."

so even slighty/weakly (Non-acid) pH of 4 or more could be causing it . .not the strong acid so often associated with heartburn.

so taking PPIs' often trigger chronic cough where it did not exist before.

I don't know if you are taking GERD meds now or not but it is something to keep an eye on and more reason to get off them if you are.

But ACE inhibitors are well known also like the Linsinopril I mentioned that I had to change my meds from to avoid the chronic cough.

Apparently I don't tolerate medicines well.

I also had to change off Losartan because It was causing Villi blunting.

See this thread

https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/119462-what-else-can-cause-villi-blunting-has-any-body-had-expereince-with-losartan-and-villi-blunting/

Good luck on your continued journey.

I hope this is helpful but this is not medical advice.

2 Tim 2:7 “Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things” this included.

Posterboy by the grace of God,

 

[MarieRH]

On 9/24/2018 at 10:11 AM, cyclinglady said:

Have you been tested for celiac disease (complete blood panel : TTG, EMA, DGP and intestinal biopsies)?  Note that not all celiacs test positive to the common screening TTG test.  

I am not a doctor, but that chronic cough sounds like asthma.  My family members are always chronically coughing and try to clear their throats in order to breath (not actually having an asthma attack).    A friend of mine  became very ill with asthma.   She discovered has a severe mold problem from a pipe leaking in the wall in her 10 year old house.    It cost her $20,000 to repair the damage and her asthma went away.  Has asthma been ruled out?  

If you suspect a gluten sensitivity after celiac disease has been firmly ruled out, I would try the gluten-free diet.  It certainly can not harm you (provided you eat a healthy diet).  

I hope this helps!  

Hi, 

Thank you for your response.  I did have one blood test that showed negative, that was several years ago.  I will be having another soon.

I haven't considered asthma as I don't seem to have any trouble with activity, no shortness of breath, etc.  I don't know much about asthma, do people with it cough daily?  I just cough at random times throughout the day, just a dry, annoying cough, but never overnight, never when I exercise, etc.   Did your friend with the mold just have a cough or were there other symptoms?  Thanks for your help.

Edited September 25, 2018 by MarieRH
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