Helloo,
Im 16 and recently caught a cold. I thought the cold was just a normal flu because its the winter and me being me i dont always wear a scarf so its probaly makin it worse. Anyway, past month i have been getting really really tight chest pains where i can hardley breath, and heart pains too, my mum reckoned it was just intagestion.. but i took the tablets, didnt help much. Yes im a smoker, and ive recently had a really bad cough which.. everytime i cough itl get worse il end up gagging ALOT specially inthe mornings, only once ive puked up a lump but because i was half asleep and tired i didnt see it, so idont know if it was lumps of tarr or flem i honestly woudlnt know, but if im near dust il cough alot too. Im not sure if its ashma, but i use my mums pump, dosent seem tohelp much.
these chest pains arnt always constant.. but i get them every now and then, and it last for hours!
i cough every 5 mins sometimes before then, i honestly need to know what ive got cos im in such bad condintion for my age i swear, ive even got back problems. !
also, if i walk too much im out of breathe and cough till i gag and wish i could shove a hot cup of tea down my throat :(, in this freezin weather is worse cos im breathin in the coldd air which makes me so ill.
any ideas what it could be?please helpp me. i will eventually go doctors but would like answers seemin as i have to wait ages.
thankyouuuuu
I'll tell you one thing... mold is nasty and you buy test kits to make sure that you have gotten rid of it all. I have seen some people who have been exposed to mold and then ended up with health problems afterwards. IMO, it is important that you see a physician and get properly diagnosed and treated right away. You may want to consider seeing a Naturopath physician as well.
Good luck !
It sounds like a form of asthma. It can be physically induced asthma. You should get checked out right away, though, because of the mold that was in your house. Last year my son and I stayed sick for about 3 months, coughing and stuff and at times it felt like I couldn't breathe. Come to find out, I had black mold in the back floor board of my car from juice my kids had spilled. It grew all over each side. I had to cut out the floorboard and bleach the metal. We cleared up right away and haven't been sick again. Mold is nothing to play around with. It can do crazy thngs to your body over time.
Dear MOM
Your son doesn't have to wheeze for him to have asthma. Not all asthmatics wheeze, some only have a wet cough. That is the type of asthma I have. There is an organization called mothers of asthmatics that can offer some practical help. They have a web site and local chapters. Children as young as 3 can be taught to do peak flows to moniter their asthma. I taught my three children that early.