Question:
My 19 year old son wheezes and has difficulty breathing when running, also
often throws up. He was a high school football star(nick named "wheezer").
Has been tested and doctors say he has exercise induced bronchial spasm.
We've been to several doctors over the past 3 years. He has tried every
inhaler and pill on the market. Nothing has any effect. The only time he gets an attack is when running. No night-time problems, no
coughing and recovery follows stopping or slowing down the activity. Has anybody ever run into asthma that has NO response to meds? The doctors
have offered us very little, they seem not to Know. In this case to stop running would be
to lose his college scholarship. It is his goal to explore all other options
before giving up a very good scholarship
Answer:
exercise-induced asthma/bronchospasm is very common - some studies reckon
around 30% of the US population suffer from it. here are some links to tell you more about it, warm-up and warm-down are
VITAL and use of meds correctly. if you look at some of the online sports
and medical journals you will find more info, methods of control and
possibly contacts who can and have helped top athletes. http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/jan_96/rupp.htm
http://www.lung.ca/asthma/exercise/index.html
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/asthma_exer.htm
