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What Causes Breathless And Coughing While Having Asthma And Irregular Lungs?

I am 164 pounds, 5'1" and 19 years old female. I have had asthma since birth but recently have had to go to the doctors for it at the ER. There, they gave me treatments and sent me back home but before leaving, told me that my lungs were irregular and my alveoli have been working only at 54%. That was in October. Now, if I do regular everyday things like walking up the steps or carrying anything more than ten pounds, I easily get breathless and cough. My cough is empty, no mucus or anything, and it doesn't hurt except for when my lungs contract a little. Is this normal for asthmatics? I've never had this before.
Fri, 4 Jul 2014
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Hello.

Thank you for asking at HCM.

With modern medicines, an asthma patient should be able to do all routine activities, including exercise, sports and almost most of the things.

As you are having asthma since childhood, and you have difficulties in activities like walking upstairs or weight-lifting, I would suggest you controller medications for asthma. They are many, commonly used effective ones are inhaled corticosteroids and montelukast.

If used correctly, you will have a very good health and you will be able to carry out most of the daily activities without restriction.

As you have been told about "irregularity of lungs" & 54% function, I would also suggest to get Spirometry with reversibility testing done. This test will help you and your physician to know more about your lungs.

Cough, breathlessness, feeling of lung contraction, breathlessness upon exercise, etc suggest that your asthma is not well controlled (I guess you don't have any other problems) which needs to be treated appropriately with controller medications.

So, don't worry.

Wish you best of the health.

Regards.
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What Causes Breathless And Coughing While Having Asthma And Irregular Lungs?

Hello. Thank you for asking at HCM. With modern medicines, an asthma patient should be able to do all routine activities, including exercise, sports and almost most of the things. As you are having asthma since childhood, and you have difficulties in activities like walking upstairs or weight-lifting, I would suggest you controller medications for asthma. They are many, commonly used effective ones are inhaled corticosteroids and montelukast. If used correctly, you will have a very good health and you will be able to carry out most of the daily activities without restriction. As you have been told about irregularity of lungs & 54% function, I would also suggest to get Spirometry with reversibility testing done. This test will help you and your physician to know more about your lungs. Cough, breathlessness, feeling of lung contraction, breathlessness upon exercise, etc suggest that your asthma is not well controlled (I guess you don t have any other problems) which needs to be treated appropriately with controller medications. So, don t worry. Wish you best of the health. Regards.