Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma

[Caring]

Hey Copper, I'm surprised to see you here.

To the young man who developed sudden breathing problems, is it possible you may have been exposed to chemicals that affected your breathing. This is what happened to me, and your symptoms sound the same.

I also have symptoms which match Fibromyalgia and some symptoms similar to Parkinson's and others similar to Lupus.

I was one of the fortunate ones to have a multiple chemical exposure in a small, unventilated space. Were you by any chance in a car accident involving airbags? I never had breathing problems, never had bronchitis, or anything like this before in my life until I breathed that awful stuff. Did you know one of the major airbag manufacturers has a mixture which, when the airbag deploys, exposes you to about 16 different gasses and chemicals all at the same time? Most of them are respiratory irritants too.

Well, here are some things which have helped me. Azmacort (this one is really good) and Serevent. Most powder steroid inhalers don't help me because I just cough the powder right back up and it all ends up in my mouth and throat. My airways are too sensitive to handle them.

Also, I know that milk is supposed to exaccerbate asthma, but, if you have chemical inhalation injuries, according to the Merck Manual, warm milk is supposed to help rebuild tissue.

Drinking warm milk was really a turning point in my coughing condition improving. I guess it really did help to rebuild some tissue, or at least coat my airways enough to keep airborne particles from making direct contact with my airways. Unfortunately, when I stopped drinking warm milk, the coughing came back. Summer humidity isn't helping my breathing problems either.

Another tip one of my docs gave me is, to use Cepacol Antiseptic mouth wash, mix half mouth wash, half warm water, and gargle with it about three times a day. This helps to cut the phleghm in your throat. He is right, it really does help, and especially if you catch a cold, it gets rid of the sore throat right away.

Hope this will be of help.
Take Care now.
Sincerely,
Caring

[Copper]

Originally posted by Caring:
Hey Copper, I'm surprised to see you here. Caring

LOL! Hi Caring, don't be surprised to see me pop up ANYWHERE on these boards - I just counted and there are 49 boards here that deal with issues in my life! zowie! I COULD be anywhere!



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Copper
Let Miracles Replace all Grievances

[sherry kern]

hello, i'm new to this board and just found out i have chrontic asmtha induced my phemunia. my mother has had it for over 25 years and they don't think when the phemunia is gone the asmtha will too they think its hear to stay because in the last 2 years my health has went from good to extremly poor.they have me on 60mgs of predizone, advair, convent inhaler, albutrol inhaler, and albutrol nebizer breathing treatments. with all the medicine its barely controlling the attacks. my mom is scared i'm following in her footsteps. can asmtha do that my mom got adult asmtha around 35 but i'm only 29 why am i getting it so much earlier. i'm scared because my mom barely made it through her last 10 years with her contant battle with asmtha i might not be as luckly. i have always been physical fit but know i cant even climb a pair of stairs before i whezz or go into a serve attacks. i have 2 young children that need me how do you esplain to a 3 year old that mommy is too sick to run and jump but can read and love her still i just don't understand till a month ago i was struggling with it but it seams all of a sudden i can barely get though a day without being weak from attacks and the whezzing is making me even weaker will i ever have a normal life again and take care of my kids without my husband helping me? please any help would be great. my doctor says i'll have it for life that history is repeating itself he says it usuall does.he says i will have to live a different life and get used to slowing down and relying on my meds or i wont be able to breathe or it will put me in the emercency room. my mother has went code red 4 times in a 3 year time i don't want my kids going though this its very unfair to them why can't this be stopped.
any answer or help would be greatly appreciated.
sherry kern
please feel free to e-mail me some things my mother has tryed might work for you i do have alot of knowledge of asmtha, allergies and the meds out there i might be able to help you i'm hoping there might be someone that has more knowledge than i have doing everything i've been through and know to do just not working.
asmtha is the worst and most uncontrollable disase out there besides dying.
sincerlly
sherry kern