{"id":12461,"date":"2016-01-20T09:33:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T16:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=4652"},"modified":"2012-01-20T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T16:33:12","slug":"nexium-asthma-l0120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/acid-reflux\/nexium\/nexium-asthma-l0120\/","title":{"rendered":"Nexium and Asthma, what people should know"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Those with asthma know the symptoms can come on fast and furious.\u00a0 The disorder can cause the airways of the lungs to swell, making it difficult to breathe. Some patient\u2019s deal with asthma and acid reflux<\/a>, the two seem to go together. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s one of the reasons why doctors prescribe an acid reflux medication to people with asthma, even if they\u2019re not showing the symptoms.\u00a0 Now, a new study shows that course of action may not be the best.<\/p>\n

The connection between asthma and acid reflux<\/strong>
\nMany people battling asthma also battle acid reflux.\u00a0 According to recent statistics, there are that 2.5 million to 5 million Americans with asthma also have gastroesophageal reflux, in which acid or food rises from the stomach into the throat, without any obvious heartburn symptoms.<\/p>\n

The new information<\/strong>
\nA new study shows acid reflux medications, like Nexium<\/a>, do not help asthma patients.<\/p>\n

\"\"A study published in New England Journal of Medicine<\/em> found that among 412 patients with poorly controlled asthma, the group given Nexium twice a day for six months fared no better in symptom control than patients getting dummy pills.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis study demonstrates that acid reflux does not play a role in worsening asthma symptoms and control,\u201d said Robert A. Wise, M.D., a coauthor of the paper and a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on these results, we also believe that doctors do not need to test for acid reflux in asthma patients unless the patient is reporting symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n

What it means for patients<\/strong>
\n\u201cAsthma patients who take medication for acid reflux but who do not have reflux symptoms should talk with their doctors about whether they should continue the medication,\u201d Wise said. \u00a0\u201cThe study helps us rule out acid reflux as one possible contributor to poorly controlled asthma, and is therefore important news for many patients.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Those with asthma know the symptoms can come on fast and furious.\u00a0 The disorder can cause the airways of the lungs to swell, making it difficult to breathe. Some patient\u2019s deal with asthma and acid reflux, the two seem to go together. It\u2019s one of the reasons why doctors prescribe an acid reflux medication to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[395],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nexium"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t