It's funny they abbreviate it to LERD :yrolleyes:. My GI think that my chrons has caused and triggered LERD. I have the following symptoms: sensation of drainage down the back of the throat or excessive mucus; feeling of something caught in the throat (sometimes a tickling or burning sensation); throat clearing; chronic cough; post-nasal drip; sore throat; hoarseness; difficulty swallowing; prolonged vocal warm-up; loss of the high end of the vocal range; the cough till you gag is most annoying as then it seems to tear my throat and that makes it real sore. I've got anti nausea and proton pump inhibitors to manage it. My GI wants to wait until chron's is managed to see if it will go away, otherwise he is suggesting surgery to partially close the valve in my stomach. Has anyone else had this with chron's? I am interested in treatments people have had and any other management tips. Thanks