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Posted 1/29/2020 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all. So, I've had acid reflux for about 15yrs and have developed wheezing and shortness of breath along with throat burning and irritation. Ppis aren't working anymore. I have some tests coming with my gastro doc, but am wondering, has anyone else had the same symptoms? I'm thinking stomach acid is getting into my lungs. I get the feeling the doctors aren't always on the same page with me, so any info from other lot/gerd sufferers would be helpful. Thanks.
Posted 1/30/2020 1:19 PM (GMT 0)
It's not uncommon to develop asthma-type symptoms from GERD-related illnesses, but not always. Shortness of breath is nothing to mess around with, and I would make sure to get a full physical with your PCP in addition to your gastro doctor appointment.

Good Luck, and welcome to the Healing Well Forum! Please let us know how your appointment goes.

Sharon
Posted 1/30/2020 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
Yea, I've seen my PCP, Heart Dr, Pulmonologist for a while now and still no answers. Hopefully soon though. I appreciate the reply. Thank you.
Posted 1/30/2020 2:40 PM (GMT 0)
Have you tried switching your PPIs, you can develop a resistance after a while. You can always try taking a Pepcid at bedtime to see if that cuts down on the burning and irritation.

Sharon
Posted 1/30/2020 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I've tried pretty much every PPI out there. I'm on protonix now and it was working ok for a couple months and now not nearly as well. I've taken Pepcid at night too. Also, I seem to experience bad side effects from all of these.. My heart gets affected, headaches, dizziness etc. I'd love to get off PPIs one day if at all possible.
Posted 1/31/2020 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
Protonix was my go to PPI, and I was on it for probably the better part of 25 years. I didn't experience side effects, or withdrawal when I stopped taking it. I would try and keep a food diary to see what your trigger foods are to try and limit them, again it's different for everyone. I did experience headaches and heart issues, but they were totally unrelated to the PPIs.

Sharon
Posted 2/15/2020 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
I am having the same problems wheezing, cough, shortness of breath. I’ve had asthma since childhood but it was fairly controlled up until about 3 years ago. I am being treated for asthma with breo, spiriva, singular, and xolair. None of this is greatly improving my asthma I recently had a 24hr pH study with a manometry test, which came back as a positive for reflux, my GI is recommending I have a 360 nissen in order to stop the reflux. I’m worried if I have the surgery it might not help and just cause more problems than I currently have. Mind you I’m only 26 and this greatly affecting my health.
Posted 2/16/2020 2:20 AM (GMT 0)

Kbaca said...
I am having the same problems wheezing, cough, shortness of breath. I’ve had asthma since childhood but it was fairly controlled up until about 3 years ago. I am being treated for asthma with breo, spiriva, singular, and xolair. None of this is greatly improving my asthma I recently had a 24hr pH study with a manometry test, which came back as a positive for reflux, my GI is recommending I have a 360 nissen in order to stop the reflux. I’m worried if I have the surgery it might not help and just cause more problems than I currently have. Mind you I’m only 26 and this greatly affecting my health.


Sorry for what you're going through. I just had the manometry test and 24hr monitoring a couple days ago..hopefully will get results pretty soon. I'm concerned about potential surgery as well. I don't know that I'd wanna go that route if they recommend it. I'll keep everyone posted..
Posted 2/21/2020 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
You mention that you have become refractory to PPI's. The same happened to me. Doctors moved me from Nexium to lansoprazole to Protonix, but it didn't help. I had LPR that was causing chronic laryngitis.

The least invasive surgical corrective procedure is TIF (transoral incisionless fundoplication). It is an outpatient procedure. It is easily reversible if needed.
I was planning on having this done but instead decided to try the new Japanese drug Takecab (vonoprazan) first. Studies show it helps a good percentage of people who don't fully respond to PPI's. It works through a different mechanism than PPI's with a similar safety profile. It's still in Phase III in the US, but has been available in Japan for some years now.

Post Edited (Mike Z) : 2/21/2020 7:42:00 AM (GMT-7)

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