What Causes Lower Chest Pain, Difficulty Breathing And Excessive Saliva?

Posted on Sun, 12 Oct 2014

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Question : my daughter has been complaining of lower chest pain, lack of breath and spitting white foamy saliva when she runs. These are new symptoms and she is a competitive soccer and track athlete. How can I help her with this?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini Greca (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Respiratory problems...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

1. Lower chest pain, lack of breath and spitting white foamy saliva when running is indicating lung problems.

2. Further investigations are needed to determine the right cause including:
- Chest X-ray
- respiratory function test
- ECG
- cardiac echo

3. There is a medical team assisting your daughter as she is a soccer. You can discuss with her doctor about these investigations.

4. I am happy to hear that she is a competitive soccer. For the moment, I advise to increase fluids intake (especially water) and to get more rest until the results are in.

All the best!
Dr.Albana

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar