Heartburn and Asthma
Thursday November 6, 2003
Studies have shown that approximately 75% of asthma patients also suffer from GERD. It has also been found that asthmatics are twice as likely to have GERD as non-asthmatics.
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Could it be possible that heartburn and asthma are essentially the same thing–inflamed tubes. I suffer from both and find the heartburn gets worse as does the asthma if I don’t take my inhalers or if I have chest congestion. I don’t believe heartburn triggers asthma, I think both heartburn and asthma are affected by inflammation.