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Originally Posted by kane
I have had asthma since I was about 7 years old. It is a bitch. Advair is a pretty high end medicine. I take it and it works great, but I have pretty advanced asthma. A couple things you should do. As Jane said see an Asthma specialist, there might be a milder medicine you can take. Also cut as much dairy from your diet as possible. I used have milk on cereal every day and ate things like ice cream and cheese and other dairy products. About 4 years ago I gave it all up and it helped a bunch. Dairy triggers asthma and creates mucus which makes it hard to breathe. Go soy, it doesn't taste the same, but you get used to it.
It is possible you may just need to adjust your diet and then use an inhaler when you need it instead of taking regular medicine. Asthma can be a bitch, but today the medicine is so much better than it was back in the late 70's when I was first diagnosed.
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Good info.
I do not eat or drink a lot of dairy. Almost none. I am borderline lactose intolerant.
I agree with you on seeing a specialist if they think it's asthma long term. I do not want to be taking more medicine then I need, however, I do need to get whatever this is handled so I can get back to working out.
I hurt my shoulder in the fall, early winter so I have not been able to work out for first couple of months because of that. Shoulder better, now dealing with this shit. Have put on some lbs since this madness. Gotta get back on normal routine. However, I can't if I am going to be short of breath all the time. Already tried to get back on tread mill a handful of times.