Gerd and lpr for 5 years. how do i know if gastric content are getting into my lungs. also, once the issue is resolved, will i breathe easier?

Need more tests: The best test for LPR currently is an impedance test done in a gastroenterologists office. Additionaly a new saliva test which checks for a gastric enzyme called pepsin may be available soon. Medicines will not be as effective as an antireflux surgery for symptoms of lpr. Usually after antireflux procedure your pulmonary symptoms will resolve

GERD: If your gastric contents are getting into your lungs I would suspect that you would. Have a chronic cough and repeated respiratory infections.If so this needs to be corrected ASAP

Breathing difficulty: Whenever any foreign material gets into the lung, called aspiration, there will be a cough reflex to expel the content. In case of chronic disease like yours, involvement of lungs will constitute symptoms of cough and wheezing that may be episodic. And yes, upon getting successfully .. .

GERD: Great question. Hard to know. You might see a pulmonologist to have breathing tests to check lung function