Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Asthma
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
Asthma is one of the commonest chronic respiratory system diseases that affect a huge number world wild and it's incidence is increasing day by day, and it can affect the daily activity of the patient and cause disability which can affect his performance at job, and there are a lot of factors which can exacerbate asthma. The objective of this study is find any significant relationship between asthma and gastroesophageal reflux. A community based cross-sectional study using structured questionnaire, 300 asthmatic patients were asked questions regarding their asthma history (both type I and II asthma) and whether they are complaining from gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or not , body mass index ( BMI ) of the patients has been assessed, to find a relation with GERD. The study shows a significant relationship between GERD and asthma (especially type I), also GERD was more common in overweight and obese asthmatic patients. The study agrees with a lot of other studies regarding the association between asthma and GERD.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Bilal Jamal Kamal MBChB, Dr. Muhammed Ali Khalalf MBChB, Sabah Hashim Fatfulla MBChB
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