Can this trigger GERD?

Three days ago I choked on a piece of cooked macaroni. It felt like it was stuck in my windpipe and while I could still get air it was difficult to get full breaths. I ended up coughing nonstop for 30-45 mins. I was able to see the doctor shortly after that and he said my lungs sounded fine and my throat looked just 'okay'. Since then I've had coughing spells. It's hard for me to swallow feels like there's a lump in my throat. I also feel pressure in my upper abdomen and I know that I am breathing yet I sometimes get the sensation that I can't get a full breath. Not that I did a self-diagnosis but it seems the symptoms I've been experience coincide with GERD. Is it possible that the choking incident I had a few days back could have triggered GERD?

2015-02-02 04:04:52

David