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ASTHMA/FOOD ALLERGIES OR REFLUX?
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ASTHMA/FOOD ALLERGIES OR REFLUX?
by CBAB, Jan 10, 2003 12:00AM
Hi. I am so happy I found this site. Hopefully you all can help.
In May 2002 I ate a bad, but good meal (cheese fries, pizza, fried stuff) and went to bed 30 min. later. I woke up 30 min. after going to bed, experiencing "choking" and inability to breath. It was terrifying. Next day I was dignosed with an upper resp. infection. After that didn't go away and I was still having trouble swallowing, I was sent for a pulmonary function test and diagnosed with "reactive airway" because it was irritated. BUT I was also told I might have GERD. I needed to be on 2 inhalers, Pepid AC complete, and Clarinex for 8 months before breathing was back to normal.
In retrospect, I wonder if acid went down the wrong tube and affected my airway, leaving it damaged. It is hard to tell because they found fungus in my apartment and I could've had a bronchiospasm due to that. But I always go back to the food thing, and think that must've been it.
In November 2002 after pigging out on Thanksgiving day leftovers I had a very hard time swallowing and breathing and it was scary and took 2 hrs. just to swallow normally. It was worrysome.
Same thing Jan 6, 2003, but that took 4 hrs. and I had to battle panic too.
My doctor thinkd those were food allergies (nuts), but my gut (bad pun) tells me it is GERD related. I had upper GI and that was fine.
Has anyone experienced this, where the doc. is leaning more towards allergies/asthma and you think it is GERD-related?
Thank you for your time!
In May 2002 I ate a bad, but good meal (cheese fries, pizza, fried stuff) and went to bed 30 min. later. I woke up 30 min. after going to bed, experiencing "choking" and inability to breath. It was terrifying. Next day I was dignosed with an upper resp. infection. After that didn't go away and I was still having trouble swallowing, I was sent for a pulmonary function test and diagnosed with "reactive airway" because it was irritated. BUT I was also told I might have GERD. I needed to be on 2 inhalers, Pepid AC complete, and Clarinex for 8 months before breathing was back to normal.
In retrospect, I wonder if acid went down the wrong tube and affected my airway, leaving it damaged. It is hard to tell because they found fungus in my apartment and I could've had a bronchiospasm due to that. But I always go back to the food thing, and think that must've been it.
In November 2002 after pigging out on Thanksgiving day leftovers I had a very hard time swallowing and breathing and it was scary and took 2 hrs. just to swallow normally. It was worrysome.
Same thing Jan 6, 2003, but that took 4 hrs. and I had to battle panic too.
My doctor thinkd those were food allergies (nuts), but my gut (bad pun) tells me it is GERD related. I had upper GI and that was fine.
Has anyone experienced this, where the doc. is leaning more towards allergies/asthma and you think it is GERD-related?
Thank you for your time!
God bless.
Doug