New Member needs advice

[Guest guest]

Hi. I am glad I found this group. I am a mid thirties mom from very

Northern California on the coast, married with two kids, one with

autism. I would really appreciate any advice anyone can give me as I

have been going through a really hard time.

I had mild asthma as a small child which resolved itself by the time

I was in school. In the last three years I have had minor shortness

of breath at times and have found it a little harder to exercise. I

also made a move from a dryer climate in Northern CA to the damp

climate of Humboldt County. The problems started about a year after

and I have no idea if they are related.

About two years ago I moved into a newer house in the hills, built

mid nineties. No visable mold, good condition, hard wood floors. Two

weeks after I had increased shortness of breath. I contacted the

doctor who did an ecg which was fine and gave me asthma meds and

told me to exercise more. It would come and go and wasn't

interfering with my life too much. In February I got sick with a

flu, which quickly went into my lungs. I got bad shortness of

breath. I went to the doctor for it and got advair, and then soon

after went to urgent care and got oral steroids. I had an asthma

attack where my peak flow was less than half and I was having alot

of trouble breathing, more oral steroids and antibiotics, chest x-

ray, then another cat scan. Only mild infection but lungs look good.

Started to feel a little better, into March, then worse and had to

go back to ER, coughing up tons of mucus, horrible coughing fits

with throwing up, wheezing, shortness of breath all day long. More

oral steroids, with marginal results. April, less coughing fits,

still short of breath. Checked my blood, thyroid, liver, kidney,

adrenal glands. Tried flovant, xopenex nebulizer, abuterol, qvar,

only marginal results, not really helping. Still on Advair 250. Did

lung function test in April, looked good. Shortness of breath most

of every day. Hard to exercise or do anything. Coughing up mucus.

Wheeze in mornings. Did allergy skin tests. Nothing. The allergist

spent five minutes with me and diagnosed me with rhinitis and told

me to take oral steroids. I told him I have taken them twice and

they didn't work. Have been flushing my nose with salt water but

haven't noticed a difference. Had acid reflux and put on Prilosec.

Helped reflux but not breathing. Went on homeopathic remedy. Did

methocholine test and nothing showed up, although I started wheezing

in the middle of it, lungs didn't react on computer.

I am on a multi, astragulus, a mushroom compound, C, Quercitin,

mullien, nettle, a probiotic, and I did elderberry for a month. I am

on an antiinflammatory diet with no sugar or preservatives, no junk

food. Any other suggestions or ideas? Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Try the protocol which is mentioned for asthma in Dr Batmangheldij's book

" The Body's Many Cries For Water " - some salt on the tongue and a glass of

water - and Normal Saline Solution nebulised also helps - if you can get to

a homeopath they will usually help too ......

 

Swami Ramdev has excellent Pranayama exercises detailed on his website -

google to find it. Try Swami Ramdev - Pranayama

 

Jane

[Guest guest]

Do you know if there is a lot of chem spraying happening in your area?

 

At 02:08 AM 31/05/2008, you wrote:

 

>Hi. I am glad I found this group. I am a mid thirties mom from very

>Northern California on the coast, married with two kids, one with

>autism. I would really appreciate any advice anyone can give me as I

>have been going through a really hard time.

>I had mild asthma as a small child which resolved itself by the time

>I was in school. In the last three years I have had minor shortness

>of breath at times and have found it a little harder to exercise. I

>also made a move from a dryer climate in Northern CA to the damp

>climate of Humboldt County. The problems started about a year after

>and I have no idea if they are related.

>About two years ago I moved into a newer house in the hills, built

>mid nineties. No visable mold, good condition, hard wood floors. Two

>weeks after I had increased shortness of breath. I contacted the

>doctor who did an ecg which was fine and gave me asthma meds and

>told me to exercise more. It would come and go and wasn't

>interfering with my life too much. In February I got sick with a

>flu, which quickly went into my lungs. I got bad shortness of

>breath. I went to the doctor for it and got advair, and then soon

>after went to urgent care and got oral steroids. I had an asthma

>attack where my peak flow was less than half and I was having alot

>of trouble breathing, more oral steroids and antibiotics, chest x-

>ray, then another cat scan. Only mild infection but lungs look good.

>Started to feel a little better, into March, then worse and had to

>go back to ER, coughing up tons of mucus, horrible coughing fits

>with throwing up, wheezing, shortness of breath all day long. More

>oral steroids, with marginal results. April, less coughing fits,

>still short of breath. Checked my blood, thyroid, liver, kidney,

>adrenal glands. Tried flovant, xopenex nebulizer, abuterol, qvar,

>only marginal results, not really helping. Still on Advair 250. Did

>lung function test in April, looked good. Shortness of breath most

>of every day. Hard to exercise or do anything. Coughing up mucus.

>Wheeze in mornings. Did allergy skin tests. Nothing. The allergist

>spent five minutes with me and diagnosed me with rhinitis and told

>me to take oral steroids. I told him I have taken them twice and

>they didn't work. Have been flushing my nose with salt water but

>haven't noticed a difference. Had acid reflux and put on Prilosec.

>Helped reflux but not breathing. Went on homeopathic remedy. Did

>methocholine test and nothing showed up, although I started wheezing

>in the middle of it, lungs didn't react on computer.

>I am on a multi, astragulus, a mushroom compound, C, Quercitin,

>mullien, nettle, a probiotic, and I did elderberry for a month. I am

>on an antiinflammatory diet with no sugar or preservatives, no junk

>food. Any other suggestions or ideas? Thanks.

[Guest guest]

In March, I too came down with the flu. I only suffered one day with

the flu but the flu developed into a secondary infection in my lungs

and for the next 2 weeks I had bronchitis. When I searched for

something to take since I didn't want to see a physician for it, I

found out that Quercetin is good for asthma. Luckily I already had a

bottle of it that I would take from time for an allergy, I began

taking my Quercitin w/ Bromelain and guess what? My bronchitis cleared

up almost over night. Not only that, when my brother and elderly

mother came down with bronchitis in April they took Quercetin w/

Bromelain and thier symptoms cleared too. Great stuff. Josephine.

 

 

 

Any other suggestions or ideas? Thanks.

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