ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, SportsAcid Reflux & Asthma

Acid reflux is common in many children with asthma.

So doctors investigated to see if the acid reflux medication would help control asthma.

In a new study researchers tested a proton pump inhibitor or P-P-I which is used to help suppress stomach acid.

Half of the children were given the acid reflux medicine in addition to an inhaled corticosteroid medication.

The other half were given a placebo.

They found the acid suppressor does not help poor controlled asthma symptoms in children.

The study appears in the journal of the American Medical Association.