Madeline, what med are you using to replace the iptatroprium bromide? I hope you are feeling better. I was on Combivent for about 6 months. They kept trying to tell me I had relfux but none of the reflux meds really helped. I never had reflux befor

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Madeline, what med are you using to replace the iptatroprium bromide? I hope you are feeling better. I was on Combivent for about 6 months. They kept trying to tell me I had relfux but none of the reflux meds really helped. I never had reflux before I started the iptatroprium bromide (I also used it in neb the duo neb mixture).My doctors did not make the connection, I did thanks to this board! I stopped taking the Combivent switched to the Spiriva on my own. For some reason I am not having the stomach issues with the

Spiriva. My belching and bloating has stopped. I actually had attacks where my stomach would bloat, I would burp, regurgitate, no be able to breath, my face, neck and chest would flush. My stomach is slowly returning to normal I can eat almost everything I was able to before. Although I think my migraine meds (midrin and fiorinol) make my stomach symptoms worse. One thing I did notice when I was having stomach issues it seemed to worsen my breathing. Lynne To: "asthma " <asthma > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Reflux, asthma or both?

Hi lady. Is he taking Atrovent (iptatroprium bromide) or Spiriva? Is he complaining of nausea or vomiting? While reflux can worsen asthma symptoms, another lesser looked at issue is gastroparesis. The only reason this comes to mind is that I have recently been diagnosed with gastroparesis. Atrovent, Spiriva, and any other drug that works by relaxing smooth muscle walls can cause this. Belching is a common symptom of gastroparesis while it is not generally associated with GERD. Not wanting to cloud the issue, but it is a possible cause. Madeline To: asthma Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:11 AM Subject: Reflux, asthma or both?

My nine year old has had a worsening of his asthma in the past two months. Started with a virus that triggered a bad flare. Doctor started him on inhaled corticosteroids which seems to be helping some but not enough. He's having allergy testing in two weeks since it's been a long time since he's been tested. We'll see if anything new comes up. With the past several attacks during the night, he is burping a few times after the attack is over. Does this sound like reflux, or is he burping from overinflated lungs pressing on stomach? I have never had burping with asthma attacks myself. Of course, I will discuss this with his doctor too.