How to diagnose exercise induced asthma?
Whenever I do any strenuous exercise, I start coughing and wheezing heavily. My gym trainer said it sounds like exercise-induced asthma. How do doctors confirm if someone has exercise-induced asthma?
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6 months ago
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Haan, if you get heavy breathing or coughing only while running or working out, then it could be exercise induced. Ek baar doctor se mil lo na, they will make you do a treadmill test to see how your lungs react.
7 months ago
Don't assume it is asthma and start taking random inhalers from the pharmacy. Only a proper pulmonologist can diagnose this after putting you through a spirometry test before and after exercise.
7 months ago
A simple breathing test called spirometry, done before and after you run, is how doctors diagnose this.
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7 months ago
I get breathless just walking to the kitchen, but if you are actually working out and wheezing, get a doctor to check it. They will probably make you run on a treadmill while monitoring your lungs to find out.
7 months ago
I have been managing this for years. The doctor diagnosed it by measuring my lung capacity, making me run on a treadmill for a bit, and then testing my breathing again. Once diagnosed, using a pre-workout inhaler as prescribed changed my life.
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7 months ago
Haan na, workout ke time chest tight lagna is not normal. You should check with a doc. They will test your breathing after some physical activity to confirm if it is actually exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.