If you have a bunch of ordinary-seeming symptoms that come and go, like acid reflux, shortness of breath, or a cough that just won’t quit, they may just be because you had a stressful dinner of spicy Indian food with your in-laws while you’re still getting over the flu. But doctors warn that IPF symptoms, like these and more, may go overlooked.
Meet the expert: Nicole Ng, M.D., associate director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Program at Mount Sinai Health System
If these symptoms keep popping up and are accompanied by others, it’s a good idea to make an appointment with your doctor so they can figure out if there’s more going on. While these daily annoyances are often nothing to worry about in themselves, together they may mean you could have a lung condition such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
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