When I run I can't breathe... Asthma or something else?

Question

This may seem like an odd question to post on Yahoo! Q+A but I figured I'd wing it out there before eventually making a Dr. appointment somewhere. Ever since high school I've had a hard problem breathing when I run. I was in marching band since I was 12 and it never affected me during marching band, etc. unless we had to run. I'm fine walking fast but jogging give me minor breathing problems where it seems that my heart is beating too fast and I can't catch up to myself internally. When I finish running or jogging, etc. my entire body feels overexerted like I'm going to pass out or something and my heart beats very fast. My mother's side of the family has an asthmatic history with my mother having the worst case (with near-death experiences due to her asthma) and my oldest brother (5 years older) used to have it bad but his died down a bit and my other brother (13 mos. older) doesn't have it at all. My brothers and I didn't go to dr. growing up (from 9-18 anyhow) so possible asthma?

Thanks for all your comments! If it helps, I don't jog or run regularly however I do swim at times and don't have any problems swimming no matter how fast I swim. I'm 22, 5'6" and weigh about 155 or so.

Answer 1

That's pretty normal. It is possible you may or may not have asthema or other health problems, but you can also be healthy and have that problem. It all has to do with being strong and in shape.

When you lift weights, your muscles get sore. In the same way, your heart is a muscle. When you run, it works harder, movig more blood and air through your body. At the same time, your lungs have to work harder too. If you don't run alot, your heart and lungs are not "in shape" or used to it, so it's normal to feel that way. If you run more and more, your heart and lungs become stronger and you are more able to handle it. But even athletes face that to an extent. So it's not that it isn't perfectly normal.

It's ok for running to be hard, but the only thing is don't overdo it, or do more than your body can handle. If you really want to run, start slow and just do a little, then work your way up to more and more as you desire.

I would also recommend keeping up with your target heart rate. You can google "target heart rate" and find lots of information about that. Find out how to measure yours, the range you need to be in, and work to stay within that range. You could also talk to a health professional like a personal trainer or your doctor about that.

If you think you might have asthma or anything else, find out about that too. Just remember that those are seperate things.

Best of luck.

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When I run I can't breathe... Asthma or something else?
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Answer 5

This is a long shot but my best friend was the same way all through elementary school and high school. He used Asthma steroid sprays his whole childhood.
After high school he stopped by my house and told me that his asthma was a misdiagnosis. It was an allergy to milk and not asthma that caused him to lose his breath when he ran. Go figure. He wasnt real happy about taking all that asthma spray all those years. He said he was fine when he stopped drinking milk. Im not sure if it was all dairy though.

Answer 6

it's possible you have a mild asthma, it's also possible that you are simply out of shape, you don't say how old you are or whether or not you jog routinely. If it it isn't something you do routinely, then I suspect it is more likely you are just out of shape.

Answer 7

There's such a thing as exercise-induced asthma...you very well could have that. You really need to see your doctor for testing though, especially with your family history.

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u might just have a respitory infection. Normaly when people begin to change their diet, respitory changes may occur.(this is common in teens). You may just be more active than normal because yor happy winter is over and spring allergies are gone.Lack of sleep effects brathing. Stress maybe?

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Answer 10

Your not in shape... or Asthma... or your not in shape.

Talk to your doctor. Look at my sources for the symptoms and If you match them you'll know.