On occasion, while eating and there is still food in my mouth, I cough. I don't have time to react, so I supposeAfter the breathing gets easier, I begin coughing until I almost throw up several to a dozen times. My throat is irritated and scratchy by then, so I have to suck on a lozgene until the irritaion goes away, or I will continue coughing. I do have GERD. I will be calling my doc, but wondered if anyone else has the same struggles.