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I've had asthma my whole life. Just a few years ago I realized that my nighttime asthma problems were caused by acid reflex and I stopped taking my asthma medicine and replaced it with acid reducers. My asthma medicine wasn't helping. The most important thing now is that I sleep on my left side.

This is something I figured out myself based on Googling. None of my doctors ever suggested it.

I am not sure if this was my entire problem my whole life or if its just gotten worse recently and that's why I notice it more.



You need to change doctors. Any doctor worth their salt would have made this diagnosis. Seriously.

You should see a gastroenterologist for proper treatment of your reflux.


I am not at all a doctor, just a personal anecdote about acid reflux while sleeping. Start jogging. I know this could be very hard with asthma, but it completely cured my night time acid reflux.




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