DUers Asthma patients.............

[serryjw]

How do you deal with the constant indigestion?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. I don't have asthma, but you need to use an acid blocker

as gastric hyperacidity can make your asthma worse by making you cough more than you need to

[Fridays Child]

2. I don't have it but, on another note, have you ever heard of this?

http://www.lyprinolusa.com/studies/lyprinol/respiratory/index.html

I'm going to try it for my arthritis but, evidently, it has a significant salutory effect on asthma, as well. By the way, I'm buying it from a different source than this website.

PS I have GERD and I treat it with Prilosec. Works like a charm.

[serryjw]

4. I am trying not to take meds..........

any other ideas?

[kentuck]

6. Have you tried....?

marijuana ??

[serryjw]

7. I'm 54.........

and even when I was in college I hated the stuff. It only put me to sleep. Besides, It's no longer $10/a lid! I can't afford it!

[eyepaddle]

3. Are you talking about

Feeling extremely full after some moderate size meals and maybe feeling like you might need a puff off the rescue inhaler? Because there are some times when I'd say if I didn't know better that sherbet caused an asthma attack--but not quite.

Is that the indigestion you are talking about? I actually don't have any answers but it would be interesting to know if this is common, or if there are better ways of handling it than just avoiding certain foods.

[serryjw]

5. indigestion,,,,,GERD its all the same

I have horrible pains in my chest area from indigestion. Has nayone found any holistic or foods that help solve this problem?

[welshTerrier2]

8. a friend of mine ...

just got diagnosed with a hiatal hernia ... she's been having pretty bad pain from indigestion ...

some "do it yourself" fixes they told her about included elevating the head of her bed a few inches, eating more frequently but eating smaller meals, and not eating too late in the day ...

[Bryan]

9. I've got a hiatal hernia, too

I used to take acidophilus for it, but I found it wasn't strong enough for me, because I'm bad (life with chronic indigestion is unpleasant; life without coffee is unbearable), so I must resort to taking Pepcid.

[serryjw]

11. I may go back to a bedtime snack of yogurt..............

it may just help...thanks

[serryjw]

10. Agree on all

I also thought the possibility existed that I also had a hiatal hernia. I have had a lifetime of broncitus and the constant coughing may have finally done me in.

[Radical Activist]

12. I don't see the connection

between asthma and indegestion.

[Enraged_Ape]

13. You mean acid reflux, which exacerbates asthma?

I currently am on a Zantac regimen for that (and sleep on an upward slope), but you should talk to your doctor about it if it is a problem. My asthma has improved markedly since my GERD was diagnosed and treated.