HI, Facing The Issue In Breathing. Means My Breathing In

Posted on Wed, 12 Aug 2020

Question: HI, Facing the issue in breathing. Means my breathing in not happening 100% some times when ate eggs, sour kind of things. Since staying in house from past 4 months my weight also increased. As per the Oximeter it is normal as 97 and 98. I was not effected with covid. Pls suggest

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
This is mostly due to either allergy or obesity.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, your breathing problem is mostly due to either allergy to the foods you have mentioned or due to obesity (weight gain).
You need confirm food allergy, your need to get done detailed allergy testing.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 hours later)

Thank you very much sir.
I just want to know which food need to avoid, generally which food causes allergy. My saturation is above 96 but why I am facing this issue and normally why people gets this kind of situation.
Is this going to be serious problem in future? Precisely what I have to do now going ahead. Is this going to be Asthama? Meanwhile can I get any medicine. Pls suggest sir

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Normally citrus fruits and curd are allergic to many people.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.

Answer to your 1st question.

Food allergy is independent and different in person to person. But majority of patients with food allergy have citrus and curd allergy.
So to identify allergens causing food allergy, you need to get done detailed allergy testing.

Answer to your 2nd question.

It is normal to have this much saturation. You might be having obesity related breathing problem, not lung related.

Answer to your 3rd question.

If you loose weight and be fit and healthy, this problem will be cured.

Answer to your 4rth question.

Get done detailed allergy testing. Try to loose weight by exercise and diet.

Answer to your 5th question.

At present, no need to worry for asthma. But you may develop in future.

Answer to your 6th question.

No, I can not prescribe medicines without confirming.

Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (26 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Get done atleast PFT.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Get done PFT at least because of your smoking habit.
Your job profile is likely to make you obese.
So do regular exercise and diet to maintain weight.
If PFT is normal then no need to worry much.
Focus on weight loss and you will be alright.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (0 minute later)

Thanks sir.
I need to confirm that I have smoking habit till last 4 months. Since covid I am not smoking. Is this any cause for my breathing problem.

I am bank employee and normally I sits for around 7 to 8 hour daily. Is this having any impact.

I am continuously doing Excercise with diet control but no major impact observed from last 2 days. Pls advice

Recently before this problem I have taken steaming and other natural remedies like green tea, ginger, turmeric tea etc.., heavily.. this had any impact.

What you will suggest me to do now to find out the cause for this problem.

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (30 hours later)

Sir, awaiting for your advise on the above,

Adding to that my gender was wrongly captured as female. Sorry for that and I am a male patient.

Also request your advise on below

I could able to breath comfortably when I am sleeping and that too reverse. What is the reason may be sir. Pls suggest

When I eat non-veg like chicken my respiration are becoming normally. Pls Advice

Is this breathing issue come with acidity also sir.

Would I go for a corona test sir? Pls advice as soon as possible sir along with yesterday’s questions which was above of this. Thanks sir

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, chronic acidity can cause breathing difficulty.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, chronic acidity can cause breathing difficulty.
Actually it is a risk factor for Asthma.
You might be having psychological issue which gives you more comfortable breathing on sleeping and only eating chicken.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana