Hi Tinkerbell32, I had similar problems but mainly bloating and excessive belching that could last for days. Does anyone else have symptoms like me? I'm constantly thinking about what i could have wrong or if it is acid, what damage it is doing to me! I know it's only been a couple of days on the medication so shouldn't expect it to work straight away but can anyone tell me of any other self help medications that i could take to make it go away quicker? I'm really at my wits end and it's all i think about. As soon as i get out of bed and start walking around i start to get the pressure feeling in my chest and i've just had enough of it. To be honest, i'm concerned that this isn't caused by acid only because most of the threads i have read on here are from people who only experience symptoms from food. The doctor has advised i take Lanzoprasole 30mg daily and a steroid asthma inhaler to reduce the inflammation for 3 months. I had the results last week which thankfully shows my heart is absolutely fine but i have mildly inflamed airways in my lungs and the doctor advised the most likely cause is Acid Reflux and this is causing the breathless feeling. I went to a private hospital for tests under my medical insurance as my NHS GP couldn't give me all the tests i wanted for peace of mind as i'm an extreme worrier and after Googling my symptoms i was in tears! So 2 weeks ago i had blood tests, allergy tests, a CT scan on my heart and lungs, a lung function test and an Echocardiogram. These don't necessarily occur after food, i have the breathless and pressure feeling all day every day. A scheduled talk with you primary health care giver is widely suggested.Hi, for the past 4 months I have been suffering daily severe symptoms with breathlessness, burning and pressure sensation in my back and chest, pressure in my throat which makes me want to cough, burping and most recently tiredness. To avoid such side effects, women should try more natural, herbal remedies. The use of progesterone and estrogen hormone therapies seems to play a role in the increased risk for symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux among postmenopausal women.

The risk of GERD symptoms decreased as time passed among participants who discontinued estrogen use.Īlso, the use of over-the-counter hormone preparations including estrogen and progesterone, and selective estrogen receptor modulators showed a significant increased risk for GERD symptoms. The risk of GERD symptoms in conjunction with postmenopausal hormone therapy was greater with increasing dosages of estrogen use. Among these participants, 24% reported never using postmenopausal hormone replacement, 39% were former users and 22% were current users of estrogen only therapy, while 15% were current users of combined estrogen and progesterone therapy. Data on types of post menopause hormone therapy was considered, including current use of over-the-counter preparations like “soy estrogen products” and “natural progesterone cream” that are used in attempts to ease many of the symptoms of menopause.Īmong the 51, 637 eligible participants for this analysis, 23% reported heartburn or acid reflux at least once a week. It asked participants questions about how often they experienced heartburn or acid reflux.īody mass index, smoking status, menopausal status, history of cancer and diabetes were considered. For this particular study, an NHS questionnaire was sent out in 2002. Every two years the participants completed follow-up questionnaires about personal habits, dietary information, medication use and medical diagnosis. The NHS is a cohort that was established in 1976.121, 700 female registered nurses, ages 30 to 55 completed a questionnaire about the risk factors of cardiovascular disease and cancer. To determine said relationships, twenty-six years worth of detailed information on hormone use and other health-related factors was collected from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS).

The analysts paid particular attention in the risks of GERD symptoms in postmenopausal women that use postmenopausal hormone therapy, over-the-counter hormone preparations including estrogen and progesterone, and selective estrogen receptor modulators. As previous studies suggests that high levels of estrogen and progesterone increase gastroesophageal reflux, a further examination was conducted to determine the relationship between exogenous hormone use and the symptoms of GERD. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which causes heartburn and acid regurgitation, affects as much as 60% of the American population annually.

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