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Is my stomach causing breathlessness??

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valentina4991
valentina4991

Something interesting has happened to me... I've been having difficulty breathing for a few years now. I was told it's mild asthma, but I'm not feeling it. I tried using ventoline when I feel breathless and it doesn't help. So last week I got really really bad food poisoning and I had severe diarrhoea and didn't eat literally anything for about 50 hours and my breathing was just fine! No gasping, no tightness, no breathlessness... Nothing. And for the first time in a long time I slept like a baby (well apart from stomach cramps). No anxiety, insomnia or difficulty falling asleep. But as soon as I started eating again my symptoms returned. Is it possible that my stomach is causing this breathlessness??

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  • graham1950
    graham1950 valentina4991

    Posted

    Need to check on Pulmonary Hyper tension PHT?

    Get an Cardeioechogram ASA.

     

    • valentina4991
      valentina4991 graham1950

      Posted

      I did and ekg and everything was normal. Also I have normal pulse (60-75) and my oxygen blood level is 100%...
  • susiecooper16
    susiecooper16 valentina4991

    Posted

    Hello Valentina.  It is possible that your breathlessness is caused by an allergic reaction to certain foods so it's stands to reason that when you are not eating you feel fine.  The hard task is to find what it is.  My partner discovered that his "asthma" was an allergic response to gluten and he back to normal now on a gluten free diet.  Hope this may be of some help.
    • valentina4991
      valentina4991 susiecooper16

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply Susie. I already did the test for gluten intolerance and it came back negative.
    • Nanny1086
      Nanny1086 valentina4991

      Posted

      Hi ,I'm a bit ignorant about gluten free diet ,

      but the last few months I've had a sickly feeling and burping ,I've taken lots of Rennies and mints to try to relieve it ,,,,even sitting up in bed when trying to sleep ,could this be to do with gluten ???? 

  • susiecooper16
    susiecooper16 valentina4991

    Posted

    Hi again Valentina.  Not suggesting that you could be gluten intolerant but that you could be allergic to something in your diet that could be making you breathless.  Hope you get it sorted whatever it is.
  • susiecooper16
    susiecooper16 valentina4991

    Posted

    PS an intolerance is different to an allergic reaction anyway so it is possible not to be gluten intolerant but still be allergic! 
  • Vee2
    Vee2 valentina4991

    Posted

    I wonder if you should be rechecked regarding your lungs.  A spirometry test may give an indication which may need to be followed up by other tests.

    People with lung disease often find breathing difficult after food and even during if there is a lung inflammation or infection. 

    A full tummy means there is less room to breathe (with a lung disease) the diaphragm has less room to work.

    Certain foods can cause bloating which has this affect also.  Perhaps start a food diary and note when bloating occurs, perhaps the next day try a deferent option in food to see if that has the same affect.  

    Do chat with you doc about the symptoms you are experiencing.

     

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