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Understanding the GERD / Asthma Link

It is estimated that more than 75% of patients with asthma also experience frequent heartburn, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). People with asthma are twice as likely to have GERD as those people who do not have asthma. Of the people with asthma, those who have a severe, chronic form of asthma that is resistant to treatment are most likely to also have GERD.

THE REFLUX / ASTHMA CONNECTION

ASTHMA AND GERD IN INFANTS / CHILDREN

When a child has asthma, the possibility of the child also having reflux should be investigated. It's been estimated that the prevalence of reflux among asthma suffers range from 30 percent to 90 percent. (...)

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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role. This inflammation causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing, (...)

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