Whenever I run or breathe erratically (like when being tickled) my lungs get fluid in them that I have to cough up. It's not wheezing like in asthma because it's not like my passages are constricted, it's just the creation of thin mucus in my lungs. I have never smoked and none of my family/friends do either so I'm not really exposed to secondhand smoke. I know it almost sounds like Cystic Fibrosis but I'm in my late 20's and would have died from it by now if that was it. Any ideas? Does anyone else experience something like this?
2007-02-17 20:12:31 · 2 answers · asked by Hamlette 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
In some very mild forms of exercise-induced asthma, you don't necessarily wheeze (just cough up mucus). Many people with mild exercise-induced asthma don't know that is what it is. I get a similar type thing, but I have to exercise pretty hard to get there. I would assume that you just don't have a very bad case of it. But I think that's what it is.
2007-02-17 21:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ivhie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My guess is you need to breathe more deeply. Many people get in the habit of shallow breathing, and the air in the corners of the lungs gets stale. You might try a cool mist humidifier, to which you add a pint of hydrogen peroxide to the gallon, tank. Run that at night while you sleep. It will help keep things moist, and help to combat any infection trying to get started.
2007-02-18 07:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋