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Old 06-14-2026, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Half-Inch Stud View Post
Just read that GERD causes asthma and sinus problems, and that Prilosec and any other acid-reducing med worsens the gut which makes the sinus deal worse.

That the easiest solution to GERD and acid reflux is "no nighttime snacking". So the esphagus spincter can be closed and stomach acid rebuild.

That enhanced stomach acid greatly reduces asthma and sinus problems.

Anyway, that was my morning coffee read.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/e...id-reflux-scam
No snacks at bedtime doesn’t always work. My youngest sister and I both have GERDs; she takes Prilosec, I don’t. We both have problems with GERDs at night in spite of neither eating after 6:30PM.

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