There is a major connection between GERD and COPD. They irritate each other and make each other worse. Get evaluated for GERD and if you can find something that will help you relieve the GERD, your COPD won't be as difficult to manage. If you have a chronic cough, it will definitely help. Taking tums is fine, but that really just relieves the symptoms temporarily. I would suggest that you look for something that does a better job than tums, and in your specific case, I'd suggest a prescription med to begin. Many COPD patients have silent GERD, so push to get evaluated if you have to. Your pulmonologist can help if your PCP is reluctant.

Same here i really feel you pain been tested like a guinea pig poked and prodded. Now they are wanting to do a colonoscopy and endoscopy yet again its a seemingly never ending cycle

I believe your on the right track i have been also diagnosed with ibs and gerd and deemed full bladder and bowel Incontinent, but all this seemed to happen after my breathing got worse

Stomach issues, for me it was food allergies. i would wake up in the morning feeling good then an hour after breakfast I started getting tired, bloated and just not feel good. after every meal seemed to be the same thing. I got an Alcat test done to find a long list of foods to stay away from. All good now unless they put me on antibiotics. Back to probiotics to get straightened out. Hope this helps.

Thanks so much, Jean! I will look into it.