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Home Remedies Acid Reflux and Asthma

Acid Reflux and Asthma – Does Heartburn Treatment Help Asthma?


For years medical practitioners around the world are giving acid reflux medication to asthma patients with the assumption that it helps reduce asthma symptoms.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reveals that there is no connection between asthma and acid reflux.

This is one of the most comprehensive studies on the subject in which 402 patients of ages above 18 with poorly controlled chronic asthma were randomly given either 80 milligrams of esomeprazole or a placebo. Patients in both groups didn’t show any improvements in their lung functions or other asthma symptoms.

The study clearly established that esomeprazole was as bad as placebo to improve chronic asthma symptoms.

Many previous studies based on small sample size had established links between asthma and acid reflux. This comprehensive study certainly reveals more accurate findings.

Majority of practitioners have always felt that there is no clear cut connection between acid reflux and asthma. Their views are now vindicated by this study.

Acid reflux and asthma are two different conditions which can coexist. Therefore cures for acid reflux have to be different than for asthma.

If an asthma patient is also suffering from Acid reflux then the heartburn medication will certainly relieve him of acid reflux disease symptoms. However, relief from acid reflux heartburn doesn’t really produces any asthma related benefits.  

Acid reflux can occur to anyone due to eating habits or any other physical conditions affecting esophagus functioning. An asthma patient is no more or less prone to acid reflux as a normal healthy person.

So if are suffering from chronic asthma and the next time your doctor prescribe a heartburn medication to get relief from asthma symptoms, remind him this comprehensive study. Of course do take the medication if you have acid reflux also in addition to the asthma at that period of time.

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