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How Can Chronic Bronchospasms Be Treated?

Sx: bronchospasms, coughing up water from lungs, diminished lung capacity, decreased peak flow, no fever, no contact with contagious individuals, no edema, negative barium swallow test. Gets better on steroids, but comes back 3-4 days after d/c the steroids. I have cervical stenosis, otherwise healthy. Doctor put me on Protonix bid with no improvement.
posted on Sat, 1 Oct 2016
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Hi & Welcome.
I can understand your concern.

Based on the history and the lung function tests done you seem to be suffering from chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD).

Had I been your treating physician I would have started bronchodilators like Salbutamol+Ipratropium bromide inhaler to relieve the bronchospams and a short course treatment with oral steroids to suppress the inflammation associated with the airways in COPD.

I would have also added a mucolyte (to decrease the consistency of the sputum) like Ambroxol or Acetylcysteine.

Beside, you must avoid smoking (if you are doing so), dust, exposure to cold air, etc.

Protonix (Pantoprazole) is a proton pump inhibitor that decreases the acid production in the stomach and is commonly prescribed to treat inflammation of the esophagus, stomach or ulcers in the stomach or duodenum due to excessive production of stomach acid.

It is not used in the treatment of bronchospams caused by COPD.

Hope the advice given above would be useful.



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How Can Chronic Bronchospasms Be Treated?

Hi & Welcome. I can understand your concern. Based on the history and the lung function tests done you seem to be suffering from chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD). Had I been your treating physician I would have started bronchodilators like Salbutamol+Ipratropium bromide inhaler to relieve the bronchospams and a short course treatment with oral steroids to suppress the inflammation associated with the airways in COPD. I would have also added a mucolyte (to decrease the consistency of the sputum) like Ambroxol or Acetylcysteine. Beside, you must avoid smoking (if you are doing so), dust, exposure to cold air, etc. Protonix (Pantoprazole) is a proton pump inhibitor that decreases the acid production in the stomach and is commonly prescribed to treat inflammation of the esophagus, stomach or ulcers in the stomach or duodenum due to excessive production of stomach acid. It is not used in the treatment of bronchospams caused by COPD. Hope the advice given above would be useful.