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Please advise, can gerd (acid reflux) be misdiagnosed with asthma? i was first told i have asthma, after few months of medication, i went back and now am diagnosed with acid reflux, can one condition lead to the other? how to handle both conditions?
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Rarely overlap: GERD is a process almost everyone has the potential to develop based on dietary habits & other behaviors. Asthma is a condition heavily influenced by heredity & affects a subset of the population. You can have both conditions. GERD rarely could trigger an asthma attack. I saw it in 1 patient in 4 decades.
Answered 9/6/2019
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