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Sinus congestion with GERD symptoms?

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todmun_75
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Has anyone been experiencing the usual symptoms of chronic sinusitis combined with the symptoms of GERD (chest ache and upper stomach cramps)? The symptoms comes and goes for the past couple of years and last year I was fine, with only the occasional sinus pressure and headache.

My doctor had prescribed a daily regimen of Zrytec in the daytime, Benadryl at night, nasal rinse, and humidifiers, and for GERD, Prilosec, for a few years now. It seems to work one and off, and sometimes I had to take antibiotics here and then.

Lately all the symptoms are back, and a little worse this time. Maybe its a combination of being inside more, and being less active and not sticking to my regular diet. I don't know. My doctor told me to try Amoxillin antibiotics for a week, but so far, my sinus pressure is still the same.

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  • Sistaha
    Sistaha todmun_75

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    have you tried nasal decongestant pills..they usually help open thinga up. i read that GERD can cause nasal congestion because the stomach acids come back up and irritate sinuses

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