Can Untreated Acid Reflux Lead to Asthma?
For so many years now, those in the medical profession have been puzzled on whether there is a link between asthma and acid reflux. The questions were mainly on whether acid reflux causes asthma or if it is the other way around. As early as the 70s, doctors have noted a link between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and asthma. This is because of studies that show that at least 50 percent, and as much as 90 percent of patients who have asthma also experience acid reflux. Recently, researchers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina in the United States of America found something that may lead us to answers to the questions on the relationship between GERD and asthma. Dr. Shu Lin, an assistant professor of surgery and immunology at Duke University, using laboratory mice, found out that there were changes in the immune symptoms of the mice whenever they aspirated stomach fluid. These changes, according to Dr. Lin, can stimulate the development of asthma. Miniscule amounts of ga
