wheezing cough

makeupinmanhatten
makeupinmanhatten Posts: 155 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
i have a wheezing cough that is getting in the way of me working out. everytime i try to get some excercise, i start coughing and wheezing! does anybody have any good ways to make this cough go away?? it also interfering with my sleep. please help!!

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  • TimKirkwood
    TimKirkwood Posts: 44 Member
    "everytime i try to get some excercise" ... Stop exercising? :O) Just kidding. Sorry your feeling bad. Cough drops maybe?
  • Hsanders3961
    Hsanders3961 Posts: 245 Member
    Have you ever been checked for asthma? Maybe you need an inhaler.
  • Briacha
    Briacha Posts: 160 Member
    I had bronchitis and had the same thing. Get to a dr and get some meds. My dr also told me no cardio until the cough subsides. Try some yoga/pilates instead. Health first!
  • makeupinmanhatten
    makeupinmanhatten Posts: 155 Member
    ive tried cough drops they only help while they last :( and thats only about 5 minutes!!! :( and lol no! cant stop! gotta lose weight!
  • Moonbeamlissie
    Moonbeamlissie Posts: 504 Member
    Could be asthma I would suggest to see a Dr. There are different types and one is just caused my physical activities.
  • makeupinmanhatten
    makeupinmanhatten Posts: 155 Member
    i do have vvery mild asthma, but not even my inhaler is helping! i am wondering if its because my aunt had her dog aorund and im not used to its fur... i just vaccumed so i hope it helps!
  • SaraTonin
    SaraTonin Posts: 551 Member
    Sounds like asthma. I was bike riding today and had a cough attack from breathing so hard in the dry air. OUCH!
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    i do have vvery mild asthma, but not even my inhaler is helping! i am wondering if its because my aunt had her dog aorund and im not used to its fur... i just vaccumed so i hope it helps!

    oh could definitely be the dog! they really set me off. maybe some benedryl or other antihistamine might help.
  • zoom2
    zoom2 Posts: 934 Member
    You may need more than just a rescue inhaler. Not long after I started running my asthma worsened to the point that I am now on twice daily inhaled steroid meds. I was also coughing at night, which was my final straw.

    Take asthma seriously. It's nothing to mess with and can be fatal if not managed well.
  • makeupinmanhatten
    makeupinmanhatten Posts: 155 Member
    last winter, i got a bad respitory infectious and got so wheezy that i had to be on oxygen for five hours.. i couldnt even walk down the hallway!!!!! i hate asthma! and i know being out of shape hurts it! and eating unhealthy doesnt help either!
  • ltowne
    ltowne Posts: 129 Member
    Sounds like an exercise induced asthma or an allergy. Have you had allergy testing done? My sister (at 50) suddenly became highly allergic to dogs. We were so confused at first and couldn't figure out the problem. She can't be around the animal fur/dander at all. I would say that you need to see a doctor. As for the coughing....try to suck on ice cubes when you get a coughing episode...it helps calm things down. good luck!
  • traceybarbour
    traceybarbour Posts: 226 Member
    if its been like that for more than a few weeks go get checked out(asap),stay away from mucus forming food like milk,choc,sugars and cheese..(I work in medical field,,hehe)delsum is also good. When you exercising you are moving things around causing a flare up
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,382 Member
    I would check with your doctor to make sure it is your asthma causing this, or if it is something else. I had something similar (although I don't have asthma), and I waited to see the doctor until I got quite sick and started coughing up blood. I had pneumonia in both lungs, the right one with complete profusion. It took a long time to get over that. I am not saying you have that, but there are a bunch of respiratory things it could be, and if it is something that medication could help or worse yet, which would get worse and even perhaps life threatening without treatment, you want to at the ever least eliminate that.

    Oh, the basic rule is that if your symptoms are above the neck you can keep working out, if they are below the neck you shouldn't because you will do more harm than good.

    Finally, you can lose weight without exercising. The vast majority (70-90%) of your progress in weight loss will be because of diet, only 10-20% because of exercise. So don't feel guilty that you can't exercise right now because of health. See your doctor, he might even have something that can help.
  • makeupinmanhatten
    makeupinmanhatten Posts: 155 Member
    thanks guys :) does anyone find that keeping a clean house helps asthma? i am about to deep clean...
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