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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@catmom777

Thank you. I have never heard of that, but it makes sense that I would have it. My throat sometimes feels like it's burning so I wonder if some gastric fluids went down into my airways. Is there any cure?

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@catmom777 No. There is no cure for bronchiectasis (lungs), but you can remedy the acid reflux. Once lung tissue is damaged it is not reversable. But you can halt the progression and ease symptoms. Follow the rules of dealing with acid reflux. Do not eat or drink (except a little water) three hours before bedtime. Should raise head of bed 6" so that gravity helps you to keep your stomach acid down in your stomach. Avoid acid forming foods such as tomatoes and eggplants, alcohol and coffee, as well as others. You can Google the list. It will also tell you what foods you should eat to help alkinize your body. The root of most disease is inflammation, and that can be neutralized with proper diet. Acid reflux can cause all kinds of problems. Like I said, it can get inhaled into your lungs while you sleep and erode tissue there. It can erode your esophagus and cause Barrett's syndrome which can lead to esophageal cancer. My esophagus used to burn so bad that I couldn't walk. For some strange reason, it hurt worse when I moved. A scan showed that the stomach acid was coming up and eroding the tissue in my esophagus. I was told that I was on my way to Barrett's syndrome if I don't get a grip on it. I followed protocol and it pretty much went away.