asthma attack?

Question

ok so i ran the mile at school with my friends and they caught there breath like 10 minutes before me. My chest was hurting and i was out of breath and coughing(worse than normal) it was terrable was it a asthma attack? if so what can you do to help. other than inhalers? help i am only 14.i dont want to deal with this every time i run!!!!

i have had asthma for as long as i can remember!

and i go to karate and i am getting tested for my brown belt and i am not out of breath untill after class when we bow out and stop moving. Why is that

Answer 1

ok, i have asthma, and that happens to me when i don't take my inhaler, i am getting better now, so you probably are getting the first early signs of it,(i at first normally could not take deep breaths while just sitting or standing), you should see a doctor soon, if you have a real asthma attack and don't know how to control it, you could get brain damage

so when this happnes,
stop
take deep breaths
stay standing
put you hands ontop of your head (this helps w/ blood and oxygen circulation to your brain
and drink water- water really helps
doing excersize normally really helps (w/ inhaler), i do track every year, and that is why i am getting better, but only b/c at first i used my inhaler to open up my passege air ways to i can breath better please see a doctor to make sure wheather you have asthma or not.

Answer 2

Well, it might be asthma, everybody nowadays has it pretty much - but often it can just be that you're either unfit, or perhaps if you've been getting over a cold or chest infection then it would affect you in that way. Or maybe you're getting a cold or virus of some sort that's affecting you're chest. Any of these things would explain it it doesn't necessarily mean you have asthma - and even if you do don't worry! I've had it all my life and it very rarely affects me, except when I get a cold :( then you have to be extra careful.

But all it would mean is that you would have to take an inhaler in the morning and night time and that will prevent any problems during the day - as long as you keep an emergency inhaler with you and as long as you keep taking it then you'll be fine you can run as much as you like :) If you're still worried then go see the doctor.

Answer 3

Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.

If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.

The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.

Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).

You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

you need to see a pulmanary physician to diagnose your symptoms. it does sound like excercise induced asthma. I used to run cross country in middle school and I thought I was just out of shape. Looking back, I should have gone to a doctor because I could have died. I didn't realize I had asthma until I was 28. I had to spend the night in a hospital because of an asthma attack. I wish I had known when I was 14 and gotten on some meds. I am 46 now. I am on the right medications. My black belt tests are 5-6 hours long and strenuous. I never have an attack anymore. If I go off the meds I will. I take two puffs in the morning and and two at night and thats it. get diagnosed.
But if you want to be stupid about it, Coffee will help with the attacks.

Answer 6

Hello I sympathize with you because I can .I have been asthmatic for a lot of years and I think that this inability to get your breath is caused by a 'bronchospasm 'the air ways become narrower and consequently you will indeed find breathing difficult.Sometimes best to take a puff of the Salbutamol inhaler prior to running to further open the airways, this was my doctors advice to me. Preventers will not work here as they work by decreasing the inflammation in the airways.You will need indeed to take these on a regular basis but hey look on the bright side Paula Ratcliffe the brit runner is asthmatic and look at what she has achieved.
Have you heard of Constantin Butekyo a russian doc who pioneered a method of treating asthma by attention to breathing pattern and a more relaxed approach to inhalationl exhalation,this approach now done in Europe and I think World wide by a student of Buteykyo called Stalmatski [cant remember his first name] is still the most revolutionary approach in the history of asthma and believe me it works.
Try it for yourself see the internet and get the book I promise you its money well spent.Remember your 14years old you could, as many do, grow out of this asthmatic condition not so me I contacted it[ if thats the right word?] when I was 44 yr old. .Please before I attract the moaning minnies of this world get yourself checked out by a doctor as there are indeed many other conditions that cause respiratory distress.some are more serious than others [avoid known triggers of your asthma ie pollens etc ] so put your mind at rest see your doc.Could even be just a muscle spasm!. Oh! Its Alexander Stalmatski I think. God bless

Answer 7

If U have not had asthma before then its not asthma. U are 14 and if U are asthmatic then U shld have had previous attacks.

Unknown to many, the lungs are also portals for water loss. When U breath over glass or mirror, mist will appear. This is water. So when U lack water in ur body, one of the organs that will tend to preserve water from further losing is the lungs. The airways will constrict or decrease in diameter to conserve water from getting out. When this happens, little air comes in the lungs too. This will manifest as difficulty in breathing. To avoid this from happening, hydrate urself with much water especially abt 1 hr before the activity. Best is to hydrate ur body adequately everyday.

How to do that: Add 1/4 tsp sea salt to 1 quart of water. Salt holds water and so prevents it from easily leaving the body. Take the salted water as follows: 16 ounces upon waking up in the morning and at bedtime. U need this much since the period from sleep to waking up is so long and U do not drink water in between. Take 8 ounces half hr before meals and also 2 and a half hrs after meals. Take 8 ounces for every 30 minutes of physical activity. Take 8 ounces too after urination. Avoid coffee, tea, sodas, chocolates and alcoholic beverages because they are dehydrating agents. These will make ur condition worse.

Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Why are you asking if you have asthma when you already know you have it?!? My daughter has asthma and so does her dad and uncles. They use their inhalers all the time. My daughter is very athletic and she knows to use it before she runs or anything like that. Be smart and use yours. Good Luck!

Answer 9

Check with your doctor. It could what is known as exercise induced asthma. My youngest daughter has it. She uses her inhaler before gym and she is good to go.

Answer 10

The only way you will know is to have your parents send you to see the family doctor.

If you have asthma then you should be excused from running.

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