Exercise induced asthma?

[HLaB]

I don't really know much about Asthma other than my old school mate had it and he was a great cross country runner and won a few races; the other one was the skier (Stuart Baxter) iirc he has started cycle racing so it can be managed by very fit folk. I've doubt you've got though Sam it'll just be your body clearing out things; how long has it been since you gave up the fags?

 

[Ravenbait]

I don't really know much about Asthma other than my old school mate had it and he was a great cross country runner and won a few races; the other one was the skier (Stuart Baxter) iirc he has started cycle racing so it can be managed by very fit folk. I've doubt you've got though Sam it'll just be your body clearing out things; how long has it been since you gave up the fags?

Um.

I deliberately didn't make a note, because I disagree with the whole philosophy of making a big deal about it. If you tell yourself it's hard and you need to make appointments to the doctor and take special supplements then it's going to BE hard.

We just stopped buying fags and that was an end to it.

Two years ago, ish. Haven't touched them since.

Sam

 

[HLaB]

Um.

I deliberately didn't make a note, because I disagree with the whole philosophy of making a big deal about it. If you tell yourself it's hard and you need to make appointments to the doctor and take special supplements then it's going to BE hard.

We just stopped buying fags and that was an end to it.

Two years ago, ish. Haven't touched them since.

Sam

Good on ye; folk say if you can do it like that its the best way.

 

[cycledude231]

I suffer from the sam symptoms, althoug I am sure I dont suffer from asthma, never had. I carry an inhaler with me on long rides, because I always start getting short of breath and developed a weezy cough towards the end of the ride. After a few squirts from the inhaler it clears up and I can finish well.

After the ride is over, the weezy cough comes back and then just another squirt from the inhaler and its gone. I ve been to the doctor and he reckons its to do with my fitness, im a sure part of it is, but then I am by no means unfit. So I cannot explain my problem, will be getting a second opinion shortly.

Hope yours is not too serious.

 

[mr Mag00]

about 3 years ago i decided to try and lose some weight and get back alevel of fitness not had for a while. started the regime and started to suffer chest pains and wheezing etc. off to the Docs and the tests, chest xray, treadmill etc. great volume and capacity but peak flow dropped after exercise, funnily enough the treadmill showed nothing. I did go to the docs after exercising on anumber of occassions to see effects on the advice. I suspect some of it was due to the weather cold air etc

Asthma nurse discussed with Doc came up with EIA. hmmm I wasnt sure. Taking the preventor never needed the rescue inhaler.
After a few months i found i was still wheezing so i halved my dose of preventer and all seemed well. spoke with Doc and asthma nurse they were happy with my dose as it worked for me.

Had a review 3 weeks a go, new nurse, we decided i didnt have eia at all, was due to the regime i had undertaken my level of unfitness at the time. some of the symptoms were and are due to rhinitis allergy, so on a nasal spray for a month to see what happens and eased off the inhaler, to no inhaler at all now. the inhaler was masking my rhinitis issues.

so i suspect Sam some of it is due to the weather and your attempts to return to your previous level of fitness, thats not a diagnosis by the way

 

[Flyingfox]

I am one of those unfortunate people who do get exercise induced asthma, and have twice been nearly carted off to hospital.

I take a preventor during the Winter and hayfever seasons and 9 times out of 10 use my blue inhaler before setting of on my commute or cycle ride. The cold air on my lungs has a huge effect on my breathing to the extent that I am unable to run in the Winter.

If you have never suffered from breathing problems previously and don't have any allergies it sounds like your lungs have not fully recovered from your illness. Build up your fitness slowly and stop if your breathing becomes a problem.