Re: Short of breath, wheezy cough, muscle fatigue
Originally Posted by
Anna3104
Back again with breathing worries. Started a couple of weeks ago with a tickly cough but now much worse. I feel as though my airways have closed almost. It’s tough to inhale clearly. When I cough there’s a horrible wheeze. All my back muscles have seized up because of my effort to breathe and now they almost feel as though they’re crushing my lungs. Alongside this I’ve been getting globus and acid reflux symptoms (which I’ve had before). Doctor rang last week and said all this is the reflux and put me back on Omeprazole having not even examined me. Thing is I find it hard to believe that acid can labour my breathing to this degree. My legs burn after climbing the stairs which makes me worried I’m not getting enough oxygen. This breathing thing has plagued me for years. It totally ruins my life while I’m experiencing it. I’d love to get to the bottom of it, has anyone got any words of wisdom? Have you had acid affect your airways this way?
Yeah sounds like the acid is backing up into your bronchial tube and irritating your lungs a bit (coughing and wheezing), while causing esophagus spasms. It happens to me on occasion. A doctor told me GERD can cause all kinds of issues like that. And when it does happen, you might think it's something else going on when it's just GERD a majority of the time.
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