Phlegm After Eating: GERD?

[calmmommy]

Do you get phlegm after you eat as well, or is it just a heartburn type feeling? I bring up food sometimes 15 minutes after eating and have horrible upper stomach and chest discomfort if I lay down, but I also have phlegm every time I eat, unless it is something really small. I tried to look online but am not finding that phlegm is a symptom of GERD. Does anyone else experience this, because I know that it can be a symptom of *LS. It has been going on for a month now.

 

[calmmommy]

One more thing...I'm not having any swallowing difficulties except with french fries for some reason. They are the only food that feels stuck when it goes down, but when I cough afterwards, nothing is there and the feeling soon goes away. I hope I get some responses because when I looked online, it was saying that having a wet cough after eating can be an early symptom of swallowing difficulties.

 

[Krackersones]

My only comment is to say that what you are describing is something lots of people have and so I would not jump to conclusions. I feel twitching is different since it is unusual as a symptom (well maybe not to some specialized neuros but to most doctors). You will drive yourself crazy if you over focus on things that are common. I think the best thing is to visit a doctor and have him or her look for objective signs. When you are anxious, it is nearly impossible to objective. Seeing a muscle contract in and out is easy to assess. Swallowing and phlegm issues are less so because we all choke on occassion and we all have phlegm.