What Causes Breathlessness While Treating GERD And H-pylori?

Posted on Wed, 9 Mar 2016

Question: I am diagnosed having GERD and H. PYLORI. I just completed 10day course of Parotid HP.
Even after taking the medicine I am still breathless mainly in the evenings.
I have been asked to start Ganaton with Nexpro.
Pls advise

Answered by Dr. Abhijit Deshmukh (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Breathlessness is unlikely related

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM
Thank you for your query
I understand your concern

Well you are on optimum treatment for GERD and have been correctly treated for H. pylori too.

Breathlessness is unlikely an symptom of GERD.

Worthwhile getting yourself evaluated for asthma, cardiac problems.

some times GERD is know to aggravate asthma but very rare.

Rarely anxiety associated can cause breathless.

Can try following thing for your GERD in addition and see if it helps

Avoid sleeping two hours after meals
Elevate head end of your bed by four inches when you sleep
Avoid coffee and aerated drinks
Go for regular walk
All this will help you in long run

Hope this answers your query

Wish you a speedy recovery
Happy to help

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Abhijit Deshmukh (9 hours later)

I have been evaluated by a Sr Cardiologist who has cleared me after after various tests. I was also evaluated by a Chest specialist who did the PFT.
Result was upper portion of lungs was clear whereas as oxygen not going down into the bottom branches of the lungs. He prescribed Foracort 200 but still I am breathless.. He felt my breathlessness could be due to Gerd.
Pls note I have bloating, severe gas formation and virtually unable to eat any food in the evenings.
The last few months prior to H Pylori, medication I used to take Nexpro Rd 20 twice daily and my breathlessness had actually stopped. But I was told to stop the medicine and take plain Nexpro.
Pls advise

Answered by Dr. Abhijit Deshmukh (15 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hi

Detailed Answer:
hello
thank you for your query
well good to know that your cardiac evaluation was normal.
possibly you have some asthma too so need to continue the inhaler.
well if you were feeling better with nexpro rd then can take it once a day in morning and continue ganaton 50 mg twice a day before meals and see how you feel.
if you have severe reflux then worthwhile getting an PH metry test done to look for actual acid reflux which will help you in long term decision for treatment.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T