Breathing difficulty

[dino_mum]

Hi

I am 32yrs old female working mum with 3 kdis.  I have been having shortness of breath since few years ago probably 3-4yrs back.  I have childhood asthma but recovered since 12yrs old and no relapsed.  But since few yrs back, have been feeling shortness of breadth.  I have to take long breath and still feel like I did not get enough oxygen.  It's like having flu and you feel like your lungs are weak cos the nose is blocked.  I have pinching pain at my heart area too.  It's always there.  Never go away.  But when I did ECG like 3-4yrs back, my reading was fine.  Doctor said might be due to muscle pull.

I am cautious abt my diet like avoid eating oily food, more veg less meat in all my diet.  The only lacking thing is exercising.  I don't exercise.  And I might be stressed up too.  Got to juggle work and family w kids.  I'm in sales so got to meet targets.

Could it be due to stress or do I have heart problem like blocked arteries/heart attack??

[Corvin]

Hello,exercise avoidance is probably due to the shortness of breath/chest pain,I would suggest going to doctor and having a simple chest x-ray,it can rule out a lot of stuff,although the pain feels were the heart is,it could be the left lung as it is partially lies on top of the heart. If chest x-ray is fine,I would ask for inhaler for asthma as see if it helps.

[xbeckie6x]

Your asthma may have returned, or you may need to start excercising. My friend was having non stop heart pains, and the cause was that she had stopped excercising. But i would consult your doctor again, and make sure that it is not asthma.