Howdy! I was doing some calisthenics based workouts just now, and had what I believe to have been an asthma attack - much difficult breathing, extreme burning sensation in chest, lots of mucus coughed up, etc. I used to be an amateur cyclist, and no matter how powerful my legs became, my lung problem was constant. The suffering was so intense I gave it up completely. My exact problems were that I developed an intense burning pain in my chest, working up to the throat, and I had difficult breathing. Air wasn't getting through, and I coughed up A LOT of mucus, a disturbing amount. I'd push myself to muscle failure biking, but the breathing issue caused me the most pain by far. I was always the fastest in 200 meter dashes in school, unbeaten, but in the mile races, I'd always be top 5, often puking after completion. I am sick of this. I have put myself through great suffering trying to build my lung strength, but exercise isn't working! Do I have asthma; is there a treatment? Thanks.
2007-03-03 23:56:15 · 3 answers · asked by Pearl Jam 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I hadn't the space to add such details, and if I had, it would only have been to say that my doctor didn't care and gave me an inhaler (which just came in useful). She did not show any interest in discovering if it was asthma or not, or whether it was treatable. I did not press the issue, but I'd love to the next time I am in the presence of a doctor. Because I am unable to ask a doctor, I come here.
2007-03-04 00:13:59 · update #1
I don't have any issues of note unless I'm exercising. I used to cycle fanatically and gave that up due to the breathing issues. I hauk up large quanitities of mucus, have trouble breathing, and experience an intense burning that seems absurdly intense given my history of athletics. I know this is not an issue of an unhealthy cardiovascular system, because I have at various points in time been in fantastic shape, and the breathing issues have always been the same -- bad. This proves to me that something is amiss. If any of you have any idea what it could be -- asthma, bronchitis, whatever, I'd appreciate some input. I'd like to have an idea of what I might have, so that my doctor might test my breathing or something, rather than throwing an inhaler at me and ignoring the problem... Cheers!
2007-03-07 02:35:54 · update #2
The easiest way to diagnose asthma is using a peak flow meter - i guess you could buy one (appox £10). You would then take reading once or twice a day for two to four weeks. If there is significant daily variation this indicates asthma.
Do you have cough at night?
Do you have days when your breathing is good and days when bad?
Does your breathing limit your daily activities?
If the answer to these questions is yes, it can suggest asthma possible - however it can only be diagnosed by testing.
2007-03-06 07:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by mustlovedogs0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's amazing to me that you have not mentioned anything about consulting a doctor. None of us would know whether it was asthma or not. You should be properly diagnosed by someone in the medical field and then treated accordingly.
2007-03-04 00:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked a similar question sometime back.
This is one resource I found useful.
2007-03-09 22:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sanjubhai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋