... I had all kinds of asthma symptoms, wheeze, cough, short of breath on exersize. The inhaled steroids fixed it very well. My lung function tests were not very asthma oriented though. They did show some albuterol response, so things were not clear. ... (3 replies)

... moderate asthma and severe allergies all my life. ... (2 replies)

... wheeze as asthma. No one, at the time, paid attention to the fact he had a fever. ... (4 replies)

... Titchou is right on. Based on the information I found, the link between asthma and lung cancer is a very shaky link that doesn't have much true medical data to support it. It looks like there is one study that suggested a link vs. ... (4 replies)

... One needs to keep in mind where this sort of information originates. After a short search for asthma + cancer risk, it appears that 6 results stated no correlation (one of which was a study by the National Institutes of Health) and only one indicated there was a correlation and stated one should drink white grapefruit juice to counteract it. I always try to sort the wheat... (4 replies)

... I also have had bad allergies and mild excema my whole life. Lately, I've noticed that when I exhale really hard, I get this little wheeze right at the end of the exhale, no problems at all when I inhale. I've had it now for a few weeks, and I'm becoming really concerned. ... (4 replies)

... I'm "new" to asthma, and posted a few questions last week. People were very helpful. I've checked out 7 books on asthma from the library that are written recently to try to learn more about asthma. ... (7 replies)

... It's pretty common to wheeze when you have a bronchial problem but not at other times. Bronchitis irritates your airways and makes them more sensitive, and the asthma treatments open them up again. Most of the time I only have any asthma symptoms when I am suffering from or have recently had some kind of respiratory bug. ... (4 replies)

... My dr thinks they may never happen again but my mom said that when she used to get bronchitis, she'd wheeze as well. Is this asthma or not? ... (4 replies)

... They can be similar when it comes to symptoms. With Asthma, the doctor should be able to listen to the lungs and find something in there. With GERD inflicted asthma symptoms the lungs usually stay absolutely clear. Whether GERD can cause asthma with time, I wouldn't know. ... (4 replies)

... I am suffering with the same symptoms. They started me on Zantac for two months which did nothing. I had Chest x-rays done, MRI's done Breathing tests for asthma. All came back negative. I even went to a pulminologist and he did more tests. The pulminoligist sent me back to asthma/allergy Dr. The diagnosed me with an allergy induced asthma. I'm presently getting allergy shots... (7 replies)

... minutes. I technically have not been diagnosed with asthma yet, but my pulmonologist is treating all my symptoms with asthma medications. ... (4 replies)

... But, of course, that is a completely different issue than your Asthma problems. ... (5 replies)

... I do have high blood pressure, most likely hereditary. I have taken meds for 15 years for that and am currently on something prescribed here in China. There is no doubt the polution is high here. The city of seven million and many cars, factories, etc. has bad air for sure. ... (5 replies)

... It sounds like you have relatively mild asthma and have recently developed anxiety. It's possible to have asthma even if you don't audibly wheeze. ... (11 replies)

... The only time I will wheeze is if I have a bad cold, other times NO!!.. ... (10 replies)

... b started, I started getting that achyness plus slight congestion that heralds a cold. It wasn't even a bad cold. Sinus pain only on and off for a couple days, no fever at all, no major chills, no major head congestion. ... (3 replies)

... either during or after. I never felt like I needed a rescue inhaler and had never used one. I also had a bout of "allergy" asthma for lack of a better word triggered by packing things up for a move in 2007. ... (7 replies)

... dn't catch my breath. Albuterol helped immensely for that, and I eventually learned to hold my breath and also relax to calm it down without the inhaler. I had no residual problems once it was healed, and didn't have to use the Albuterol after that. ... (24 replies)

... shirt only, no coat! This is because I am always warm and yet the cold air plays havoc with my asthma! It's mad! ... (23 replies)