Running & coughing

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boniekatie
boniekatie Posts: 147
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I know that my lungs get irritated when I exercise in the cold air, but it's not cold outside. It's a beautiful day but when I tried to go for a jog, my lungs hurt and now I can't stop coughing. Does anybody know why that is?

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  • Rubes
    Rubes Posts: 28 Member
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    Allergies?
  • angie8977
    angie8977 Posts: 2
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    Have you ever been tested for asthma? Coughing is a sign of asthma.
  • lilchino4af
    lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
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    Spring time = pollen, mold, dust, etc. so maybe one of those is triggering your cough. I had this same issue in college when I first started running. My lungs weren't used to the cardio and the coughing worsened in cold weather and when spring came around and everything started blooming. Sometimes it'd last a couple days - that was annoying. Now that my lungs are used to me running they can handle the cardio and I don't cough anymore, even in cold or spring. Give your body time to adjust and it should eventually go away.

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