If your asthma is uncontrolled, especially if you are having nighttime symptoms, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may be to blame. As many as 75% of patients with difficult to treat asthma ...

This may result in better diagnosis and treatment for individuals affected by both GERD and asthma. Further research is needed to elucidate the pathophysiologic mechanisms linking asthma and GERD ...

This increased risk of GERD was particularly marked in asthma patients who had been treated with oral steroids for > 3 months (n = 11) (OR, 4.5; 95% CI, 1.0 to 19.5).

As such, asthma is also associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). With GERD, your stomach acid travels back up to your esophagus, causing symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn.

Bronchial spasm is a condition that occurs when the muscles that line the airways in your lungs tighten Identifying the ...

Night coughs are most often related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), asthma, and other breathing problems such as emphysema. Symptoms not associated with asthma cough It’s also ...

Over time, untreated GERD can lead to damage to the esophagus, such as inflammation, strictures, or Barrett’s oesophagus, a ...

Laura is a 55-year-old patient of mine who has had asthma for years. Her symptoms are few, in no small part because she faithfully follows instructions about using her control inhalers every day ...

Bedtime should be relaxing. But if allergies, asthma, sleep apnea, or gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) are keeping you awake, it can feel like a nightly stress test. We’ve got good news.