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What Makes The Stomach Move Up And Down While Suffering From Wheezing?
Question: My daughter is 14 months old. 2 days back she was having severe cold, cough, sneeze even her stomach was moving up & down. We have taken to hospital and doctor has advised that she is having Wheezing, so he has given Asthalin Cipla, Cetzine Syrup and asked to provide oral dose of 3ml in pattern of (x-x-x). They also advised to monitor the stomach for 48Hrs, if it still moves up & down asked us to bring back to hospital for Nebulization. Please advise why this(stomach moving up & down) problem has arrived and ways to over come this. Also advise if this symptoms are for Wheezing, Will Wheezing be re-occurrence or its curable completely
Brief Answer:
Stomach moving up and down is due to fast breathing
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Greetings from XXXXXXX
By what you quote I feel what your kid could be having viral associated wheeze or multi triggered wheeze.
I have a few questions for you -
Questions:
1. How many days per month does she cough or feel breathless?
2. How many nights per month does her sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms?
3. Does she feel breathless when she runs around or plays with other kids?
4. Are the symptoms when there are seasonal changes?
5. Is there any family history of asthma or any other sort of allergies like skin allergy etc.?
6. Is the cough always associated with fever?
Please answer my questions so that I can guide you better.
Now coming to your queries -
1. The stomach moving up and down is a symptom of wheeze and occurs due to fast breathing. As the diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration, it moves faster during wheezing and this in turn will make the abdomen move faster and up and down.
2. Wheeze is a symptom of allergy as the breathing tubes become narrower. To answer your other questions i need more information... Please get back to me with answers to my above questions.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Stomach moving up and down is due to fast breathing
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Greetings from XXXXXXX
By what you quote I feel what your kid could be having viral associated wheeze or multi triggered wheeze.
I have a few questions for you -
Questions:
1. How many days per month does she cough or feel breathless?
2. How many nights per month does her sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms?
3. Does she feel breathless when she runs around or plays with other kids?
4. Are the symptoms when there are seasonal changes?
5. Is there any family history of asthma or any other sort of allergies like skin allergy etc.?
6. Is the cough always associated with fever?
Please answer my questions so that I can guide you better.
Now coming to your queries -
1. The stomach moving up and down is a symptom of wheeze and occurs due to fast breathing. As the diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration, it moves faster during wheezing and this in turn will make the abdomen move faster and up and down.
2. Wheeze is a symptom of allergy as the breathing tubes become narrower. To answer your other questions i need more information... Please get back to me with answers to my above questions.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your response. Below are the answers for your questions:
1. How many days per month does she cough or feel breathless? - This is the first time(28th Sep '16) which she got the symptoms of stomach going up & down
2. How many nights per month does her sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms? - Only Once that was on 28th Sep '16
3. Does she feel breathless when she runs around or plays with other kids? - No
4. Are the symptoms when there are seasonal changes? - Probably, but not sure
5. Is there any family history of asthma or any other sort of allergies like skin allergy etc.? - No
6. Is the cough always associated with fever? - No
1. How many days per month does she cough or feel breathless? - This is the first time(28th Sep '16) which she got the symptoms of stomach going up & down
2. How many nights per month does her sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms? - Only Once that was on 28th Sep '16
3. Does she feel breathless when she runs around or plays with other kids? - No
4. Are the symptoms when there are seasonal changes? - Probably, but not sure
5. Is there any family history of asthma or any other sort of allergies like skin allergy etc.? - No
6. Is the cough always associated with fever? - No
Brief Answer:
This is first episode of wheezing, the treatment is appropriate
Detailed Answer:
Hi... thank you for the history which you have provided. By what you say I feel that your child is having only first episode of wheezing. The treatment which is going on is appropriate.
Coming to the question of whether it will recurr or not, it is difficult to say. But the positive points are that, this is only the first time the child is having wheezing and more over there is no family history of asthma allergy, which makes recurrence unlikely.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
This is first episode of wheezing, the treatment is appropriate
Detailed Answer:
Hi... thank you for the history which you have provided. By what you say I feel that your child is having only first episode of wheezing. The treatment which is going on is appropriate.
Coming to the question of whether it will recurr or not, it is difficult to say. But the positive points are that, this is only the first time the child is having wheezing and more over there is no family history of asthma allergy, which makes recurrence unlikely.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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