Asthma May Raise Risk Of Heartburn
If you have asthma, you might be at a higher risk for getting heartburn.
A new study found patients with asthma were at a higher risk for developing gastroesophogeal reflex disease or “gerd” within the first year of their asthma diagnosis.
Researchers plan for more studies to find out what why asthma patients appear at a higher risk.
For three years, researchers followed 5,653 patents recently diagnosed with gerd and 8,105 patients without gerd or asthma. During the same time they followed 9,712 patients with newly diagnosed asthma and 19,334 control subjects without asthma or gerd for 2.8 years.
Patients with asthma were more likely to be diagnosed with gerd within the first year of their diagnosis. Patients diagnosed with gerd were not found to be at a significantly higher risk of developing asthma.
Researchers say physicians need to be aware that patients may be at a higher risk for gerd when they also have asthma.
(Info from NBC News)