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Does Severe Acid Reflux Result In Breathlessness?
Question: Hi. I have been having some times where it is very tough to take a full deep breath, and it seems to happen a lot in the morning.. the breath always comes I was wondering if my acid reflux could be causing this?
Brief Answer:
if reflux severe
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Reflux , unless it is very severe, should not affect your breathing because it is a condition mainly of the gastrointestinal tract.
In some persons, the reflux liquid can cause coughing or if the pain related to the reflux is severe/significant, it may be affecting your breath sounds (persons in severe pain may have issues with their breathing especially in conditions like reflux where the pain is in the chest).
If there is pain on taking a deep breath then this may be due to mild irritation along the chest wall, unfortunately the medication that would be most helpful for this , would aggravate your reflux so paracetamol would be best.
If you find that you are short of breath (breathing quickly) then this may be related to an issue of the lungs or heart or due to low blood count (anemia) or anxiety.
The physical causes (heart, lung or anemia), would need to be ruled out.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
if reflux severe
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Reflux , unless it is very severe, should not affect your breathing because it is a condition mainly of the gastrointestinal tract.
In some persons, the reflux liquid can cause coughing or if the pain related to the reflux is severe/significant, it may be affecting your breath sounds (persons in severe pain may have issues with their breathing especially in conditions like reflux where the pain is in the chest).
If there is pain on taking a deep breath then this may be due to mild irritation along the chest wall, unfortunately the medication that would be most helpful for this , would aggravate your reflux so paracetamol would be best.
If you find that you are short of breath (breathing quickly) then this may be related to an issue of the lungs or heart or due to low blood count (anemia) or anxiety.
The physical causes (heart, lung or anemia), would need to be ruled out.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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