Here's a great article I found. I recently noticed that my asthma had gotten worse just about the time I started having severe heartburn.
http://www.asthma.partners.org/NewFiles/BoFAChapter21.html
I am taking Zegered and I am still having the burning sensation in my chest. I think I need to be on a PPI as well. Let me know what your doc says about the shortness of breath. I have an appt with my gastroenterologist on Thurs. I had two endoscopies within the past month and the first one was normal but the second one showed some damage in my esophagus. So the first doctor told me nothing was wrong and the second one did find something so it always helps to get a second opinion. Good luck!
Thanks for your reply.
I'm on medication for the GERD right now but I do have another appoint with the gastro in a couple of weeks (thats as soon as I could get in, of course). I'll make a point of telling him about the shortness of breath, it hopefully won't get worse in these next couple of weeks.
Thanks again
Your symptoms sound like they are mostly GERD related. You need to go to a new gastro and tell him your symptoms including the asthma/shortness of breath. An upper endoscopy does not completely rule out GERD or not. Asthma is a complication of untreated GERD. I would ask for PH monitoring to see how bad your refuxing. I have been going through the same thing since mid May, except I developed full blown asthma symptoms. I am on Advair, Singulair, and a rescue inhaler. All the tightness your talking about are signs of asthma, so get to a pulmonologist and a new gastro that will look a little further into this for you.