Questions about Asthma (Long Post)
Question:
> I don’t think so. You can check additives in the Prescribing > Information in the PDR at your local library; or try looking up > on www.rx.list.com or > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
You might also look for the Drug Co. site and look for the additives there. I do this when I get a new med., since I am allergic to wheat, corn, soy and dairy. Another method of geting this info., is if you are in the drug store, to ask to see the prescribing info. insert, this would have all the info. you need. Sue
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Good luck with your daughter, my experience with children has bee simpler stuff so far. I don’t envy what you are going through. Some asthmatics don’t wheeze much. if at all. My first episode that was into bronchitis. When I didn’t ditch the annoying cough after a couple of weeks, I went to see Primary Care Physician (PCP). Me (as PCP listens to lungs): So, does it sound like bronchitis? PCP: No. How long have you had asthma? Me: Uh….30 seconds? What are you talking about? Cough-variant asthma may include wheezing, but is so-called due to the nagging, non-productive cough associated with it. get testing. And ask doctor how comfortable/experienced they are with treating asthma. You may want to consider another doctor. Liam
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > I’ve been a lurker on this and a few other newsgroups for a couple of > months now and have a few questions about asthma. My two year old daughter > was diagnosed with asthma the day after she turned one year old after a > second attack of what seemed to be pneumonia. (The doctor never confirmed > or denied the pneumonia). She was put on drugs like Claritin, singulair, > Nasacort, xopenex which seem to do well for her. But my new concerns for her > is an autoimmune disorder called celiac sprue disease which is triggered by > an allergy to wheat, oats, barley, and rye. Though she hasn’t been > officially diagnosed with this disease she has responded to a gluten free > diet per the pediatrician’s orders until we find a pediatric GI specialist > who is well informed of the disease. I should also mention that Rose is > apparently extremely sensitive to gluten and showing signs of Dermatitis > Herpetiformis. My question regarding Rose is are any of the drugs she’s > currently taking that I’ve listed ones that contain derivatives of the > offending grains? > Now about myself and asthma. > Growing up I tended to have a lot of respiratory infections and as my > pediatrician said I wheezed all the time. During playtime I’d gasp and > cough and feel like I couldn’t breathe. Never once did she mention asthma. > Why I don’t know. Both of my parents were heavy smokers during my childhood > years. My dad quit smoking when I was 14 but my mother continued to smoke > until I was 22. Dad had emphysema as well as his mother had it or asthma > I’m told. When I was 22 I transferred to another college an hour away. > During the summer before I transferred I came down with several colds that > left me wishing I were dead. Each time I would have episodes at night where > I would wake feeling like I could not breathe. Scary doesn’t describe the > feeling. After going to college I came down with the flu but having no > doctor, money, or insurance I didn’t seek medical care at the onset of the > flu. That was on a Friday. On Monday I didn’t show up for breakfast and > several friends that I met for breakfast got concerned about me. They came > to my dorm room to find me in respiratory distress. After being carried to > the on campus clinic I was told I was lucky to be alive. Not only did I > have the flu but I had developed pneumonia, adult respiratory distress > syndrome, and from the doctor’s opinion I had asthma as well. She put me on > several different medications including preventil to treat all the problems > I had at the time. Since then I’ve tried discussing this with the doctor I > see now. She didn’t hear me wheeze when listening to my chest and breathing > and saw no reason to order further tests. She even tried to dissuade me > from pursuing the asthma treatment. A month ago I went in with a sinus > infection and stopped up ears. She gave me a prescription for an antibiotic > and that was that. Three days later I was back in her office with a > chronic, painfully persistent cough that could be heard resonating through > out the building, difficulty breathing, laryngitis, and the same stopped up > ears. Since she was out of the office and stuck at the hospital her partner > agreed to see me and complained she could hear the wheezing before she > walked in the room. After listening to my breathing she asked me if I was > asthmatic, and I relayed the above story to her. After going over my other > problems she decided to change my antibiotic to Trimox from one of the > stronger tetracyclines, prescribed nasarel to clear up my ears, and Prolex > to help clear up the chest congestion. She suggested that I schedule > pulmatory tests as soon as I felt well enough to do them. Other than a > nagging cough I’ve had since I feel fine otherwise. My question is should I > do the tests or just live like I have done until now. I never saw much of a > difference in my breathing when I used Preventil 6 years ago. Any and all > advice will be helpful and appreciated. Again, sorry about the long post. > Patricia NeSmith
Response:
Hi, I’ve been a lurker on this and a few other newsgroups for a couple of months now and have a few questions about asthma. My two year old daughter was diagnosed with asthma the day after she turned one year old after a second attack of what seemed to be pneumonia. (The doctor never confirmed or denied the pneumonia). She was put on drugs like Claritin, singulair, Nasacort, xopenex which seem to do well for her. But my new concerns for her is an autoimmune disorder called celiac sprue disease which is triggered by an allergy to wheat, oats, barley, and rye. Though she hasn’t been officially diagnosed with this disease she has responded to a gluten free diet per the pediatrician’s orders until we find a pediatric GI specialist who is well informed of the disease. I should also mention that Rose is apparently extremely sensitive to gluten and showing signs of Dermatitis Herpetiformis. My question regarding Rose is are any of the drugs she’s currently taking that I’ve listed ones that contain derivatives of the offending grains? Now about myself and asthma. Growing up I tended to have a lot of respiratory infections and as my pediatrician said I wheezed all the time. During playtime I’d gasp and cough and feel like I couldn’t breathe. Never once did she mention asthma. Why I don’t know. Both of my parents were heavy smokers during my childhood years. My dad quit smoking when I was 14 but my mother continued to smoke until I was 22. Dad had emphysema as well as his mother had it or asthma I’m told. When I was 22 I transferred to another college an hour away. During the summer before I transferred I came down with several colds that left me wishing I were dead. Each time I would have episodes at night where I would wake feeling like I could not breathe. Scary doesn’t describe the feeling. After going to college I came down with the flu but having no doctor, money, or insurance I didn’t seek medical care at the onset of the flu. That was on a Friday. On Monday I didn’t show up for breakfast and several friends that I met for breakfast got concerned about me. They came to my dorm room to find me in respiratory distress. After being carried to the on campus clinic I was told I was lucky to be alive. Not only did I have the flu but I had developed pneumonia, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and from the doctor’s opinion I had asthma as well. She put me on several different medications including preventil to treat all the problems I had at the time. Since then I’ve tried discussing this with the doctor I see now. She didn’t hear me wheeze when listening to my chest and breathing and saw no reason to order further tests. She even tried to dissuade me from pursuing the asthma treatment. A month ago I went in with a sinus infection and stopped up ears. She gave me a prescription for an antibiotic and that was that. Three days later I was back in her office with a chronic, painfully persistent cough that could be heard resonating through out the building, difficulty breathing, laryngitis, and the same stopped up ears. Since she was out of the office and stuck at the hospital her partner agreed to see me and complained she could hear the wheezing before she walked in the room. After listening to my breathing she asked me if I was asthmatic, and I relayed the above story to her. After going over my other problems she decided to change my antibiotic to Trimox from one of the stronger tetracyclines, prescribed nasarel to clear up my ears, and Prolex to help clear up the chest congestion. She suggested that I schedule pulmatory tests as soon as I felt well enough to do them. Other than a nagging cough I’ve had since I feel fine otherwise. My question is should I do the tests or just live like I have done until now. I never saw much of a difference in my breathing when I used Preventil 6 years ago. Any and all advice will be helpful and appreciated. Again, sorry about the long post. Patricia NeSmith
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