strange type of asthma

jerry3571

Sorry to burden the vast majority of the human race but after 20 odd years of having Asthma I have finally seemed to have nailed it. I still have asthma but it is very controllable now.
My symptoms were shortness of breath, bloating, trying to catch the top of my breath (trying to expand my restricted lungs) and Yawning a lot to get a deeper breath.
Some people said it was a Hernia but he docs just gave me the same asthma drugs which didn't work well at all. Must have had some high doses in the past trying to get a result from using them.
Finally after 2 decades a young doctor took my problem seriously and got a Dietician to try the Addenbrooke Exclusion Diet. From this I was able to find that Yogurt, Wheat, Onions and Oats seems to cause this Asthma to kick off.
Sorry to burden the forum with this but I Googled these symptoms and found no answers what so ever. From what I've read that it affects 5% of Asthmatics. With this huge mis diagnosis, I wouldn't mind suggesting that this problem is more common than the 5% stated.
Thanks for this space and hope it helps anyone in the same boat.
Cheers Jerry

downfader

I suppose its worth reitterating for the stupid to see a Doc first before trying any change to diet or meds too, LOL.

I have asthma too, thankfully very mild. Wasnt diagnosed until I was 8. The teacher I had was a right pleb who thought it was contageous (stupid woman). Thankfully times have now changed for the better.

Mine gets set off sometimes in heavy traffic in the summer. Pollen also causes it, as I have hayfever too (which has been cronic in the past). Ciggies also set it off if I'm near a smoker.

Frankly its a pain and an expense, though I'd hate to actually suffer with it more seriously as others do.

Anonymous

I used to suffer from asthma when I was younger, I thought it was normal to be breathing then having to sort of breathe in really hard sometimes to catch my breath, I do this all the time. Or is it not normal?

jerry3571

Get yourself checked out. The Docs only tried another tact with me when I had 3 months of Peak Flow readings which were all well above the norm for asthmatics. 550-650 L/min.
My Dad has always had problems with food but no Asthma from either side of family.
I am gutted it took the Quacks 20 years to suss it out. The money they're on too.
PS- If a Doc doesn't want to know about your problems then keep hassling or change Doctors. In the end you will hopefully break them down to get a diagnosis whatever the problem is. :x
They're a "jack of all trades" so don't assume they know too much about any one condition.
As too with Asthma Nurses; they have a general overview and not much else.
The people who know are the people you meet when you get referred on from the Doctor.
Cheers Jerry

tomskelton

If you're pedalling like a nutter, then yeah it's normal to be struggling to catch your breath.

I've been Asthmatic since I was for 16 years now. I'm allergic to loads of stuff. Last summer I was struggling to breath when I had an anaphylactic shock from 8% oyster that was in some veggie sauce.
Animals usually bring it on. Cigarette smoke and also pollen. I take antihistamines and steroid inhalers everyday so im 99% unaffected most of the time.

BIGD1968

Im not a sufferer,but my brother has been for as long as I can remember.In fact I can recall one holiday when we were young ,when he ended up in an oxygen tent.Thankfully the days when he was really bad are far behind him.Although he does have the odd attack,normally due to heavy colds and lots of lose animal fur or the first pollen of the year.

However he watches his diet,keeps fit and makes regular trips to the doctors to keep his condition in check.I introduced him to the benefits of the gym when he was young.I worked in a gym,and got him to lift weights,swim,run and row.He didnt do a lot at first.But soon he was battling ashma on his own terms.

In fact since coming to terms with this sometimes life threatening disease,he now works as a stuntman.So nobody should ever feel this disease should hold them back.

giant_man

I have always had asthma, nearly died when I was 11, but now have largely grown out of it. Bonfires, animal fur and laughing too much (no really) brought mine on. I stay away from cigarette smoke at all times. (Thank god it was banned). Cycling has helped definitely though, can't emphasise that enough.

Sirius631

I used to have bad attacks when I was a child, not that I remember any of the really bad attacks as I was so young. I spent all my school years on prescription drugs, but I was very bad at remembering to take them. Things improved when I started cycling to school regularly. Then I just stopped taking the drugs.

I had hayfever as well. Only the strongest of over-the-counter antihistermins worked for that during the time I was without a doctor, resulting in me packing up cycle racing due to the band substances in the drugs. Then I found that Elogen worked for me, stopping all symptoms without the need for drugs. I'm now into my second year of my return to racing, as I can avoid the hayfever without band drugs.