Question:
I'm not sure whether I have asthma or frequent bouts of Bronchitis and
my Doctor's appointment isn't until September. How can I
differentiate between the two? My "episodes" last between 7 and 20
days where I can not function because of exhaustion, my chest is tight
and I want to sleep all the time. Any ideas?
Answer:
In some cases, asthma is caused by bacteria that you could have
gotten during a cold, a bout with bronchitis, flu or pneumonia.
One is mycoplasma and the other is chlamydia pneumoniae (not to
be confused with pneumonia OR the std form of chlamydia). If
the bacteria isn't totally eradicated by taking the right
antibiotic for a longer than normal period of time, it can cause
asthma and you'll find you're sick a lot, always fatigued, etc.
If you have any questions about anything you're reading on the
asthmastory site, please write me personally. I was a forum
moderator, but the site owner shut the forum down
recently due to attacks by hackers, spammers and trolls.
My asthma was completely resolved after 33 years and he
was.....mostly resolved, .....after being treated with a
once a week round of Azithromycin for twelve weeks.
