If you have acid reflux it could be a possible hiatus hernia, where the diaphragm sphincter doesn't close properly and allows acid to escape into the oesophagus. Chocolate relaxes the sphincter even more and allows more acid to escape. A cough is one of the side effects of hiatus hernia.
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