People who have asthma often ask Why do I have both asthma and heartburn plate warmers . On the sur

People who have asthma often ask Why do I have both asthma and heartburn plate warmers . On the surface, chronic heartburn (GERD) and asthma appear to be quite separate conditions with little in common. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes narrowing of the airways, affecting over 20 million people in the US including up to 6 million plate warmers children. Symptoms include: wheezing, coughing, difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest and flare-ups associated with allergic reactions or following exercise. The exact cause of asthma is unknown, but both genetic and environmental factors are thought to be involved. Flare-ups of asthma appear to be allergic in nature as most people with asthma have specific allergies. Allergens that can trigger attacks include cat or dog dander, dust mites, cockroaches, mold and other irritants like cigarette smoke. Asthma diagnosis is made based on a physical exam, breathing tests and a review of one’s medical history.
Chronic acid reflux, often referred to as GERD, which stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a chronic condition caused by the repeated refluxing of stomach contents into the esophagus. Approximately sixty million people in the US suffer with symptoms related caused plate warmers by acid reflux. The most common plate warmers symptom is heartburn, described as a burning sensation behind the breastbone. Other reflux plate warmers symptoms include abdominal plate warmers pain, cough, sour taste, sore throat, hoarseness, laryngitis, asthma like symptoms (one sign of a possible link) and sinus irritation. Smoking, pregnancy, obesity, hiatal plate warmers hernia plate warmers and tight fitting clothes can make symptoms worse.
During acid reflux, the group of muscles plate warmers at the top of the stomach, called the lower esophageal sphincter or LES, are unable to keep the stomach’s contents from entering the esophagus. The esophagus is not protected by the same mucous layer that coats the inside of the stomach. The result is painful damage to the esophagus. Diagnosis of GERD is generally accomplished by a doctor reviewing a patient’s symptom history in detail including frequency of heartburn, and related symptoms. If diagnostic tests are required, they may include upper gastrointestinal endoscopy that allows your doctor to look at the lining of your esophagus, stomach and first part of your small intestine using a miniature camera. Damage or irritation to the lining of the esophagus is a common hallmark of GERD. If symptoms persist, additional tests may include manometry to measure how tightly your LES closes as well as 24 hour pH monitoring to measure how much acid is leaking into your esophagus and how long it remains plate warmers there.
For some time a connection between asthma and heartburn has been recognized but the reason for the connection has remained a mystery. As many as 80 percent of asthmatics suffer from abnormal gastroesophageal reflux compared to about 20 30 percent of non asthmatics (1). Some asthmatics have GERD with classic symptoms while others shown to have GERD by pH monitoring don’t have classic symptoms and are considered to have silent GERD (3). A better understanding of the underlying cause of GERD may shed more light on the connection between this condition and asthma.
As a heartburn sufferer myself, I was surprised to find that my symptoms disappeared when I started a carbohydrate restricted plate warmers diet. I wondered if carbohydrates somehow plate warmers caused my symptoms and if so, how? I reviewed the leading theory plate warmers suggesting that certain (trigger) plate warmers foods, caffeine, or alcohol could relax or weaken the LES muscles and trigger reflux. This concept did not make sense to me and didn’t seem to fit the facts. As I tried to understand how carbohydrates might trigger reflux and symptoms, I came up with an idea. If some carbohydrates were not fully digested and absorbed in the small intestine, they would be available as food for intestinal bacteria through a process called fermentation. Well fed bacteria make lots of gas. It would be like dropping a Mentos in a bottle of Coke. That much pressure would surely be capable of driving acid reflux into the esophagus and even the lungs. Could bacteria, malabsorbed carbohydrates and fermentation be causing acid reflux and perhaps even asthma ? Bacteria in our gut
The human large intestine contains over 100 trillion microbes belonging to more than 50 genera and over 500 species. These organisms live on nutrients from our diet that we are unable to digest, and in exchange, produce some vitamins and other nutrients that nourish our own cells. plate warmers Microbes allow us to use food about 30 percent more efficiently and also compete with disease causing germs that might otherwise gain a foothold making us ill. Bacteria outnumber other intestinal microbes by far though some protozoa, fungi and other tiny creatures reside here as well.
While a large diverse population of bacteria is healthy in the large intestine, relatively few bacteria should be present in our small intest