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Does anyone else experience a burning chest with flare-up?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 2 2:02pm | Replies (5)
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Might the burning be related to Gerd/reflux? Sometimes it can be silent, which means no overt symptoms. One thing that works well for me is drinking alkaline spring water, which helps to neutralize any stomach acid while providing some electrolytes.

I, too, have asthma and have found I do best on an inhaler with some steroid on a regular basis. With flare ups I generally refuse oral steroids but after a culture antibiotics help a lot.

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wsbme74 | @wsbme74 | Nov 2 5:29am

Hi. Thanks! No, the burning only seems to happen with a flare up. It's definitely one of "my signs" for unhappy lungs. I don't get it any other time.
That's good to know you are, even with asthma, able to manage most flare-ups with antibiotics and not the additional prednisone. Our local lab always seems to reject my samples as too much saliva, even when they seem acceptable to me. So far, a broad spectrum antibiotic is managing but it would, of course, be better to be more targeted.

Thanks for your feedback!

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