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My Wife Has Bipolar And Has Lately Been Suffering From
Question: My wife has bipolar and has lately been suffering from extreme asthma. She has medication for both but has really been in a lot of pain in the breathing area lately. She is in Japan and the doctors have limited amount of knowledge in her area. Can you recommend anything?
Brief Answer:
She needs to control her asthma attack and some pain control if it is severe pain for her.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question XXXXXXX Hope I can be of help for you today.
Asthma makes the immune system cause airways to become inflamed and swollen. When she is exposed to the trigger allergies around her. This can lead to chest tightness, pressure, or pain. When she coughs a lot, deep breathing can cause her chest pain. Before treating asthma, her doctor has to make sure her pain is not from another condition. She needs to control her asthma attack and some pain control if it is severe pain for her.
I hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or question about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I hope she have good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
She needs to control her asthma attack and some pain control if it is severe pain for her.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question XXXXXXX Hope I can be of help for you today.
Asthma makes the immune system cause airways to become inflamed and swollen. When she is exposed to the trigger allergies around her. This can lead to chest tightness, pressure, or pain. When she coughs a lot, deep breathing can cause her chest pain. Before treating asthma, her doctor has to make sure her pain is not from another condition. She needs to control her asthma attack and some pain control if it is severe pain for her.
I hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or question about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I hope she have good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
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Dr. Prasad
Is there anything else that can cause asthma besides allergies? Could you please tell me all possibilities?
Brief Answer:
Asthma causes allergy to the allergen, aspiration asthma from Gerd
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you again for your question. Asthma causes allergy to the allergen, aspiration asthma from Gastro esophageal reflux (Gerd). Not all patients with asthma have the same triggers that cause allergy. Finding out which factors trigger an attack and taking steps to avoid the triggers are important parts of good asthma management. Allergens are substances that can cause an allergic reaction and are major triggers in many people with asthma. There are indoor and Outdoor allergens: such as dust mites, mold, animal danders (skin, fur, feathers, saliva), cockroaches, pollen, weather, smoke. If she does not know what is the trigger of her asthma her doctor might do allergy tests to see if you have allergic triggers.
Hope I have answered your query. If you need any other clarifications, please let me know. Wish she has good health. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Asthma causes allergy to the allergen, aspiration asthma from Gerd
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you again for your question. Asthma causes allergy to the allergen, aspiration asthma from Gastro esophageal reflux (Gerd). Not all patients with asthma have the same triggers that cause allergy. Finding out which factors trigger an attack and taking steps to avoid the triggers are important parts of good asthma management. Allergens are substances that can cause an allergic reaction and are major triggers in many people with asthma. There are indoor and Outdoor allergens: such as dust mites, mold, animal danders (skin, fur, feathers, saliva), cockroaches, pollen, weather, smoke. If she does not know what is the trigger of her asthma her doctor might do allergy tests to see if you have allergic triggers.
Hope I have answered your query. If you need any other clarifications, please let me know. Wish she has good health. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Can anything else cause asthma besides allergies? Is it always allergies?
Brief Answer:
Asthma not only cause by allergy.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you again for your question. Asthma not only cause by allergy. It can be caused by irritants and allergies. It could be due to a combination of inherited (genetic) and environment factors. The other causes from allergy are respiratory infection, some medicine such as beta blockers, aspirin, Ibuprofen etc, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) a condition that stomach acid back up in to your throat and aspiration to the lung, stress, and physical activity.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Asthma not only cause by allergy.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you again for your question. Asthma not only cause by allergy. It can be caused by irritants and allergies. It could be due to a combination of inherited (genetic) and environment factors. The other causes from allergy are respiratory infection, some medicine such as beta blockers, aspirin, Ibuprofen etc, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) a condition that stomach acid back up in to your throat and aspiration to the lung, stress, and physical activity.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
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