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Readers Respond: Do you take medication for GERD to improve asthma? Has it helped?

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Updated June 21, 2009

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The research article presented in the link above shows that treating 'silent GERD' is not likely to improve your asthma control.

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It helped somewhat. I also sleep with my bed elevated at the top by a 2x4. That has helped more and has decreased the GERD so that I take Prilosec infrequently.
—Bekka76

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