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Will Trouble In Breathing While Playing In Asthma Indicate Heart Problem?

my old year old plays football but gets out of breath really easily, he also complains of his stomach hurting from time to time. he has mild asthma but takes an inhaler for this but doesnt seem to have any effect when he starts to play foot ball. could he have early signs of heart problems??
Fri, 11 Jul 2014
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Hello.

Thank you for asking at HCM.

I went through your son's history. Getting out of breath can be a symptom of both heart and respiratory disease. But if your son already has asthma, breathlessness/wheezing after exercise/sports suggests what we call "exercise-induced bronchospasm".

Usually it means your son's asthma is not under adequate control and he needs to upgrade his controller asthma medications. Personally I would suggest adding montelukast for asthma control which works better in this type of symptoms.

I would also suggest him to take an inhaler like salbutamol or levosalbutamol 20 minutes before starting exercise/playing. Or he can take a tablet montelukast 30 minutes before exercise/play. Also, have a slow warm-up like walking/jogging for 5-10 minutes around half-an-hour before scheduled play will also reduce his symptoms.

Hope this will make things clear to you and will be helpful.

Wish your son the best of the health.

Regards.
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Will Trouble In Breathing While Playing In Asthma Indicate Heart Problem?

Hello. Thank you for asking at HCM. I went through your son s history. Getting out of breath can be a symptom of both heart and respiratory disease. But if your son already has asthma, breathlessness/wheezing after exercise/sports suggests what we call exercise-induced bronchospasm . Usually it means your son s asthma is not under adequate control and he needs to upgrade his controller asthma medications. Personally I would suggest adding montelukast for asthma control which works better in this type of symptoms. I would also suggest him to take an inhaler like salbutamol or levosalbutamol 20 minutes before starting exercise/playing. Or he can take a tablet montelukast 30 minutes before exercise/play. Also, have a slow warm-up like walking/jogging for 5-10 minutes around half-an-hour before scheduled play will also reduce his symptoms. Hope this will make things clear to you and will be helpful. Wish your son the best of the health. Regards.