Normally, after swallowing, a valve between the esophagus and stomach opens to allow food to pass into the stomach, then closes to prevent reflux of the food back into the esophagus. Approximately 14 million Americans have GERD so frequent and severe that they experience symptoms every day. It is one of the most common diseases, with more than 60 million Americans experiencing symptoms at least once a month. GERD, also referred to as chronic heartburn, is reflux and regurgitation of the contents of the stomach into the esophagus that is frequent and severe enough to impact daily life and may even damage the esophagus. BMC is the only hospital in New England offering this new treatment. The research part of this I am sure you understand very well from reading many of your posts on this forum.Using the new procedure known as EsophyX TIF (Transoral Incisionless Fundaplication), surgeons can repair or reconstruct the valve between the esophagus and stomach, effectively stopping GERD. To answer your question, before you ask, where my knowledge of medication causes and effects has come from it has been from dealing with treating my wifes cancer for the past 30 years and doing a lot of research. The problem with medicines used to treat afflictions is the contraindications that each of them can have helping or causing a condition to be better or worse. As for most afflicitons, including apnea, we all react to treatments differently.
The catch 22 to this is that antihistimines are also used as a treatment for acid reflux and if you do a web search for antihistamine and acid reflux you will find lots of information on this subject. The solution for each of us was to find one that helped our allergies but did not exacerbate the acid reflux. Our physician and pharmacist have also discussed the use of histamines with all of us since we are all lucky enough to have allergies and have to take them along with having GERDS. However most of my dealings with the subject came from the gastroenderoligist that my daughter, who at the age of 16 had to have nissen fundoplication surgery to correct her GERDS, my wifes dealing with the problem for the past thirty years and my three endoscopies to watch for barrets syndorm that can be related to GERDS. Here are two links that discuss histamine indications in regards to GERDS. My acid reflux is actually better since starting my cpap machine. I take a zyrtec every night arround 7:00 pm with dinner and have not noticed any problems. But I will stop totally for a few days, and see what happens. Maybe taking it with food at dinner would be better. Thanks.Įdited to add: I take 1/2 Zyrtec just before bed. Has anyone had this experience? I did a search, but found no previous threads on this.
Looking back on my notes, they both started about the same time.
So then I did a google search for Zyrtec + acid reflux, and found several hits on forums, where people said this was true for them, and that the acid reflux went away when they stopped Zyrtec. Andrew Weil mentions that antihistamines can contribute to acid reflux. KatieW wrote:I have been having night time acid reflux for a few weeks (mild, but enough to wake me), and have been careful about diet, smaller meals, not eating in the evening, tried a few antacids, etc.
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