LPR and shortness of breath

Hello Emily,

I have the same thing, I am breathless all the time, can hardly do anything, especially when i bend down.

I am struggling for breath most of the time, and fell that I cant do much at all now, so very depressing, and loss of quality of life, have no energy.

However I have had Gerd so bad, sometimes i lose my voice, and my throat vets so sore, but now am not eating past 6pm, and taking Cider Vinegar, Aloe Vera, and Chloropyl all seperately throughout the day and night, I think it is helping a little, although I have also been diagnosed with Emphysema, but I do feel better with the natural therapies I am now taking, you should try them too Emily.

Good Luck.

Hi Emily,

Dont think they can do anything for the Emphysema, but I am improving with the 3 different natural remedies that is helping my Gerd, which is Aloe Vera, Chlorophyll, and honestly and Cider Vinegar, and not eating late at night and also taking Probiotic each day.

Hellow Emily I have had this burning throat now for years but what is worse is the breathlessness that is now destroying my life I can't do much or walk

far without having to sit down.

I hope someone can offer some help for us.

Hello Emily,

I have been to 4 Doctors, and had something down my throat twice, yet they can't find what is causeng my burning throat and chronic breathlessness, I get so depressed and feel very miserable, because I have trouble blowing much air through the Peak Flow, because I have got this painful mucus throat, and smoked many years the doctors think it's Emphysema, however I believe it is

LPR Reflux. I am the same as you Emily, and I have been like this for 4 years.

I think this what I have also

I have had severe heartburn. Chronic breathlessness so severe its difficult for me to bend down pr do too.much of anything.especially hurts to b

end down . I am going to start taking Aloe Vera juice 3 times per day. Any ideas would be appreciated.

I believe I have this same problem

Problem, so as I am unable to do much at all, cannot walk that far, cant bend over, i am following your recipies now hope we get relief.

Hi Emily,

I have been following this thread for a little while, but haven’t posted until now, as it seems everyone here is suffering from exactly the same problems that I am.

I’ve had LPR for several years, but breathing problems have recently taken a frightening turn for the worse.  For example, climbing the stairwell has left me gasping for air; the other day, I couldn’t keep pace with fellow walkers while on a short walk.  I finished with a sharp pain in the center of my chest and short of breath; climbing a small hill—same thing.  Today, I am short of breath while just sitting. 

Trying to sleep is a recurring source of stress.  For me, the LPR causes apnea which wakes me up.  This is followed by an adrenaline surge, and then the heart begins racing.  When it doesn’t settle down, I start to panic.  The fragments of sleep I do get, usually come while sitting in my wing chair.  Lying down to sleep is now impossible.

Recent cardio stress tests, lung function tests, asthma tests are all in normal range for my age, gender (57yo M), so that leaves LPR. But what can be done about it?  Can a doctor prescribe oxygen for this?  Is this my new normal?

Long term treatment with acid blockers doesn’t work.  All have awful side effects or even make the problem worse from my experience.  I’ve experimented with all manner of dietary changes and supplements.  But with no luck so far.

Lately I’ve been reading about SIBO, wondering if it could be the cause of this reflux.  Has anyone been positively tested for this?  If so, do antibiotics work?  What kind of specialist do I see about this?

Any thoughts or feedback will be much appreciated.  I’m definitely feeling desperate at this point.

I am also suffering from similar symptoms,  I have suffered from heartburn for most of my life.  About 20 years ago I had the lap Nissan fundoplication done.  I am now 44.  The surgery helped some for a time,  about a year and a half ago it got really bad again and I went in and was put on a lot of acid blockers which did nothing to help me,  then the breathing issues started, it began with mouth breathing at night.  I would wake up stuffy and with a dry mouth,  then it got worse and now I am breathless all the time, I still breath through my mouth while sleeping,  I have burning sensations in my chest and it is tight all of the time,  I have noticed that if I eat the wrong things it gets much worse and it feels like I am having a heart attack.  And it takes a few days for it to calm down,  but the breathlessness never completely goes away, it gets worse when I have the burning sensations,  a year ago I had an endoscopy which only found some mild inflammation,  I also had the 24 hour ph study, which showed normal levels, I also had the motility study which was also normal,  I also went to an ENT and they looked in my sinuses with a scope, all normal, and tested me for asthma,  don’t have that either,  I suspect LPR,   But it’s very frustrating,  I hate the constant breathlessness,  I hope we can find some answers,  I am trying the gaviscon advance and trying to be strict on what I eat,  any advice or anything that is working?

I have the same exact symptoms!!! I literally feel like I wrote this. Have you found any relief yet?

How ironic, the symptom is what makes you anxious, and the anxiety causes the symptoms to continue. You need to reassure yourself for a solution.