How do I avoid an asthma attack after exercise?
Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2009 in Respiratory Diseases
arod0018 asked:
I am 20 years old and have never had asthma. The last few times after my soccer games I have been coughing a lot, but today I had an actual asthma attack where I couldnt breathe, I had a lot of pressure on my chest, and I couldnt stop coughing. My brother has really bad asthma so I used his inhaler and I sat in the bathroom with steam from the shower and it went away. Is there a way for me to avoid having asthma after exercise? I normally never have asthma.
Eugene
I am 20 years old and have never had asthma. The last few times after my soccer games I have been coughing a lot, but today I had an actual asthma attack where I couldnt breathe, I had a lot of pressure on my chest, and I couldnt stop coughing. My brother has really bad asthma so I used his inhaler and I sat in the bathroom with steam from the shower and it went away. Is there a way for me to avoid having asthma after exercise? I normally never have asthma.
Eugene
Peter
The green puffer is a good symptom controller, Salbutamol to salmeterol , but see your Doc for sure.
Ted
You need to see your GP who might refer you to a specialist and have an asthma treatment plan done immediately. They’ll do a series of lung tests and then probably put you on a preventer. After being on that for a couple of days you should be fine to exercise but if you still feel out of breath try taking a few sprays from an inhaler before you work out and after if you need it.
Hope this helps
Gilbert
From what you written here it seems that you have exercise asthma, see a doctor and get started on medication, once they get your medication right you will be able to play soccer without getting asthma attacks again even if it means taking a puff before the game.
Timothy
This site might help.
Alvin
Sorry, I am not much of an asthma expert, though I have occasional boughts of asthma but here’s one place where you can look up more information.
I had some good effects from the natural remedies on this site, though not all of them worked. In any case, since you are not sure if you do have asthma, I would suggest you get a diagnosis done. That’s the right way to always handle medical issues.