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CPAP and GERD

deleted_user
deleted_user
Has anyone experienced an improvement in acid reflux problems at night after being put on CPAP?
I often woke up choking after inhaling the reflux of my stomach. I had a problem that the contents of my stomach would literally, drain out my mouth while sleeping and would often get inhaled and choke me.
It hasn't happened one time since I started my CPAP treatment.
BreatheEasy
BreatheEasy
I do have GERD, but I must not have it as bad as you. I have never experienced anything like you have. It is wonderful that it is correcting that. That is great!
deleted_user
deleted_user
That is the worst. Waking up choking. It scares the Sssss out of me. I just got my cpap so I gotta see if it improves that. Have you tired protonix. Since I have been on that I haven't had any of hose episodes. It would be nice to have a general improvement though. We'll see. Now if I could only keep this thing on all night. lol!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeppers I've taken all those pills for 20 years and still take Nexium.
I think everything gives me acid stomach.
I've had 1 episode of waking up chocking since my c-pap and it was on a night I had taken it off.
Stay with it, You can get used to it, just takes time.
Good luck
lenox62
lenox62
Raising the head of your bed up 6 inches will help the GERD. It helped my husband.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I don't recall having any changes in my GERD since the CPAP, but I have had a big change since my doctor put me on Prevacid. (Unfortunately, it doesn't yet have a generic version and it's expensive, IMO.) I really like the Prevacid. Once in a blue moon I still get the acid problems, but I'm allowed to take a Pepcid Complete, if it is really needed, which helps immediately. My GERD has always been worse before bed.

Oh, I've also heard about the elevation of the head of the bed helping other people, as lenox62 suggests.
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