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How To Treat An Adult Onset Asthma?
Hi I was recently diagnosed with adult onset asthma, it started when I was excercising 3 months ago and ended up in urgent care, I have been taking advair and bronchoinhalers, In the last few weeks my asthma has been an everyday thing, severe coughing, unable to breathe, heavy chest pain, my right lung hurts when I cough or breathe in and out, my right temple hurts when I cough, It has gotten to the point that my inhalers no longer work, I have to take them more than I should and end up with shortness of breath and coughing, today I started coughing a little blood and I can taste it in my throat, my throat feels closed up and it is worse at night, I can't even talk without losing my breathe and the mucus that omes up from my throat is thick stringy and dark green, I feel like I ma dying literally
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
Hi there,
Thanks for your query.
Aggravation of a well-controlled asthma, occurs whenever there is either, a secondary viral or bacterial infection of the lungs; or, broncho-inhalers are not taken properly.
Constant cough and dark green phlegm is strongly suggestive of a bacterial infection of the lungs and need a course of suitable antibiotics urgently.
You will be all right once the infection is cured and the dose of anti-asthmatic drugs/inhalers is modified as per requirement.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me and will prescribe the advised drugs in appropriate doses.
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Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
Thanks for your query.
Aggravation of a well-controlled asthma, occurs whenever there is either, a secondary viral or bacterial infection of the lungs; or, broncho-inhalers are not taken properly.
Constant cough and dark green phlegm is strongly suggestive of a bacterial infection of the lungs and need a course of suitable antibiotics urgently.
You will be all right once the infection is cured and the dose of anti-asthmatic drugs/inhalers is modified as per requirement.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me and will prescribe the advised drugs in appropriate doses.
If you find my response helpful and informative, do not forget an “excellent” (5-star rating) to my answer, to ENCOURAGE ALL doctors- engaged in social service- to render sound advice to the FREE queries.
Take care
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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You have to consult adult respiratory physician.you are having secondary bacterial infection.and also get high resolution ct scan.
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