Reflux Asthma: What Medications to Take
May I ask, what medications are used for treating reflux-induced asthma?
Doctor's answer (1)
The medications for treating reflux asthma mainly fall into the following categories and should be used in combination under a physician's guidance according to the patient's condition:
1. Acid-suppressing agents: These are key drugs for treating reflux asthma, primarily used to inhibit gastric acid secretion and reduce irritation of the esophagus by gastric contents.
2. Gastric mucosal protectants: These drugs form a protective layer on the surface of the gastric mucosa, preventing further damage from gastric acid and pepsin. Commonly used agents include magnesium aluminum carbonate and colloidal bismuth.
3. Bronchodilators: To address asthma symptoms, bronchodilators can be used to relieve airway spasms and dyspnea. Commonly used drugs include salbutamol and ipratropium bromide, which are typically administered via nebulization to rapidly relax bronchial smooth muscles and improve ventilation.
4. Prokinetic agents: Such as mosapride and trimebutine maleate, these drugs enhance gastrointestinal motility, promote gastric emptying, reduce reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus, and thereby indirectly alleviate symptoms of reflux asthma.
5. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparations: Such as Asthma Relief Tablets, composed of gypsum, Datura flower, Schisandra fruit, and Pseudostellaria root. These formulations can relieve coughing, alleviate asthma, reduce inflammation, and help expel phlegm.
Specific treatment plans should be formulated by qualified physicians based on individual patient conditions.
