A few weeks ago at basketball practice we were running our laps before practice. it was only 10 laps and i should have been able to do it (i ran cc before bball season) but in the middle of them my lungs like tightened up and all of my breaths came in really short and i couldnt breatrhe well.
tonight at basketball it happened again but this time i was okay during the 10 laps but like an hour later we did 1 suicide. ONLY ONE! and i couldnt breathe afterwards for like 10 minutes and then once i could breathe again i got a really really bad head ache.
ive told my mom about this both times but she thinks im just runnin too fast.
what do you think i should do?
2007-12-14 12:34:56 · 6 answers · asked by x 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
The difference between cc and basketball is that you're sprinting with little recovery. It's an efficiency thing, your body isn't getting enough oxygen to your muscles in time, whereas in cc you were. It could be exercise asthma. But I dunno, I think you should definitely see a dr. Get your favorite teacher or your bb coach to convince your mom-- don't think about using other kids' inhalers!!! You can hurt your body!! When you see a dr get them to monitor your heart while you exercise. A lot of people have heart problems that come out during basketball (enlarged left ventricles, called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). I don't mean to scare you but an EKG is a cheap test, my husband had it done as a precaution-- he was a track runner who became a hammer thrower and I was concerned about his heart-- he was fine. If the dr. establishes it's just asthma and not your heart, then you're good. Don't freak out at this article, just read about the condition. However based on your symptoms it sounds like exercise asthma.
2007-12-14 12:56:42 · answer #1 · answered by plexyw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
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You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.
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2016-05-14 20:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think it is pretty obvious, go to a Dr. If she won't let you go for this, then, you need to be a bit more creative, and tell her another reason you need to go, a good one. when you get there, ya need to tell the Dr what is going on, period. Does she still go in the room with you? hope not, no matter, it will be your Chance to get resolved once and for all. Also, PLEASE tell Dr ALL.
2007-12-14 12:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by do.drop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a school nurse? If so, please see her asap. What about your coach? Talk to him, tell anyone that will listen. You need medical attention. If your mother refuses to take you to the doctor find another trusted adult to relay this to, this is neglectful at best.
2007-12-14 12:40:59 · answer #4 · answered by LoFlo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had it when i was younger i was diagnosed and everything. that is what it feels like when it happens you should defiantly talk to school nurse and ur coach especially if your mom doesn't believe you.
2007-12-14 12:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by Robert M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your school nurse and coach.
2007-12-14 12:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋