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Q: If you have taken asthma treatments all your childhood could it..?
could it-

-stunt your growth
(im a good 7-8″ shorter than my sister, was at my age, and i was told i am not supposed to grow anymore- im 5′ 1″)
-make your bones brittle
(when i run my ankle bones slam together, my knees hurt all the time, my back is always in alot of pain)
-cause you to have the shakes
(when i was little when i took my treatments, afterwards i would have the shakes or shivers, call it what you like- i know its said that if you have a sugar deficiency, but i can promise you i consume enough sugar- lol, but now i have the shakes but i have not taken treatments in yrs.)
i sound complainy i know but im worried please help thanks
i have taken steroids, for years in my childhood but i am in high school now, so idk if that would affect me now. i would love to talk to a doctor about it, but my mom refuses to take me to a doctor, like last week i asked her if i could get my teeth cleaned (bc i just got my braces off in may, and i havent had them cleaned in close to 2 yrs.) and she liked freaked out on my saying that i just love thinking of things to make her do

A: If you’ve taken steroids (either oral, like prednisone or inhaled, like Advair, Flovent or Beclomethasone), it can cause you to become Calcium deficient, which can lead to brittle bones later in life. However, this probably isn’t what’s causing your joint pain now.

Many people shake after an albuterol treatment, but the shaking goes away within an hour or so…your current shaking is definitely not from the treatment you had as a kid.

Your symptoms sound unrelated to your asthma treatment, but definitely worth talking about with your doctor.

Good luck.

Q: Is there any permanent cure treatment for Asthma for a child aged 11 years who is suffering from Asthma.?
He was suffering from Asthma since childhood and the Doctor treated him said that it may go off when he turns adulthood. But now the Doctor says he is a prospective candidate for Adult Asthma and require lifelong treatment. Any permanent cure for it

A: I’ve had asthma most of my life. Sometimes it’s better than others. What I’ve learned from everything I’ve been through is that asthma is never “cured”. If you have allergies that are behind your attacks then you can take allergy shots and get better at dealing with the allergies, but you still have asthma and there might be something else that comes along in your life that can trigger an attack.

In my case things are triggered by cigarette smoke and mold, especially when it’s really rainy in the spring and fall. I can’t even go hug my grandma who smokes like a fiend without getting wheezy. She thinks it’s OK to “go over there” to smoke when we go out as a family. But I’m still breathing the same air. I also can’t help the molds that grow outside in the spring and fall…unless I move to Arizona or something.

But then again, I know what will trigger my attacks and I’m old enough to avoid a lot of the triggers. It may not ever be cured, but it will be under control. Asmanex is my friend and the whole “smoke-free” push in society is helping me more than anything else. I’m sure your son will grow up to understand his condition and know how to control it.

Q: What food have to take for allergic asthma?
I have allergic asthma from my childhood itself. Now I am 25. Every doctor said that you should take a life long treatment. I belongs to a middle class family. I dont have to money to buy all the medicines. So I decided to take treatment in my Home itself. Anybody tell me the treatment for allergic asthma.

A: Have you ever been tested for allergies? The majority of the time, allergic asthma is related to environmental allergies (animals, dust mites, grass,…). Rarely (1-2% of the time) is asthma related to foods.

So, the first step is to identify what your triggers are. Once you know what they are, you can avoid them much more easily. I thus recommend you see a board certified allergist for an evaluation. Medical insurance will pay for most, if not all, of the visit.

Check out www.allergyexpert.us for info on asthma and environmental allergies – including avoidance tips.

Q: How can I control my asthma naturally without using drugs?
I’ve suffered with asthma since childhood. I’ve convinced that it can’t be cured. I’ve learned to live with it but I’m sick of using inhalers and taking medication. Are there any safe and effective natural treatments for asthma that will control attacks and breathing without the use of drugs or inhalers?

A: A long time friend of mine has had asthma since she was a child. She battles with it to this day. I did a little research online and I found an article of a woman telling her story on how she controls her asthma condition naturally.

In the article she talks about changing her diet, eliminating preservatives and simply eating more healthy overall. She stopped consuming diary products. She then went on to limit or completely stop taking her medications that often had bad side effects. It seems like the combination of diet, exercise and cutting off medications contributed to her controlling her asthma naturally.

If you can identify what causing your asthma attacks, you can change your lifestyle and your asthma should improve. My friend, for example, eats what she wants, doesn’t exercise…there’s no wonder that she suffers from frequent asthma attacks! She’s very dependent on her medication and simply suffers even more from the side effects.

I think it’s great that you desire controlling your asthma naturally. I hope I’ve been of some help. You can read more of the woman’s story in the article which also includes professional advice from doctor. I’m going to email my stubborn girlfriend the article.

Q: Navy Bootcamp and Asthma?
OK. I joined the Navy and i’ll be leaving for boot camp on May 2008. I know asthma is a disqualifying factor in every branch.And no i did not tell my recruiter about it!!!. I haven’t had asthma since i was 12 (im 28 right now). I was born in south america where all my asthma records are. Ever since i came to the US (about 15 yrs ago) i haven’t had an attack and have no records on any hospital for asthma treatment. Now i have 2 questions!!! Is it too late to let my recruiter know about my childhood asthma? ( i already swore in) and if i develop asthma while in boot camp do you think they will try to get my records from south america? Thanks in advance for all your responses
Thanks for all your responses. They have made think about going to bootcamp. I think the best thing to do now is tell my recruiter that i wont go to bootcamp. Its a very stressful situation. But anyway theres gotta be another way to serve this country that has given me soooooo much!!! Thanks again

A: Asthma after your 13th birthday is disqualifying. So, if you had no symptoms past age 12 you are O.K. But, that disqualification and age cut off also covers reactive airway disease and exercise-induced bronchospasms. So, if you haven’t engaged in the exercise regimen associated with basic training in the Navy, you may suddenly manifest symptoms of exercise-induced bronchospasms. In such a case you may be given a general discharge under honorable conditions for a pre-existing disqualifying condition. The source below is the medical standard which applies.

Q: is there any permanant treatment for allergy?
i had childhood asthma but my parents thaught it was due to common cold and they treat me with antibiotic and now at age 22 i m suffering from allergic brochial asthama ?/i want its permanent treatment plz help me

A: allergy shots every 1-3 weeks- boosts your resistance

Q: Albuterol and Pulmicort to treat bronchitis and pneumonia?
My nine month old has had lung problems since he was born last June (the night he was born he stopped breathing), in November he got pneumonia (has had it twice since then) and has also had bronchitis three times since then. After having him on different antibiotics, amoxicillian and zithromax, and still fighting it, I went to a different doctor last monday and he still had bronchitis, the doctor put him on a nebulizer with albuterol, he had a follow up appointment this morning and still has bronchitis so he is to keep up with the albuterol and now has to take pulmicort as well. Everything that I have read about the two says “treatment for asthma” is this also normal treatment for bronchitis and pneumonia? Why is my son having these issues, my husband had childhood asthma, there is no smoking around any of my children, we have pets, but after today they are on the way out the door…what else could be causing these problems.. what can I do to help my baby.., I have never delt with this
I have asked our family doctor (the one that he had been going to until about two weeks ago) about having him tested for asthma and she said that they (doctors) don’t test for asthma until at least six years of age because of lung development not being complete. She also happens to be the CEO at our clinic, so I figured it would be difficult to get another doctor to run the test. Is this normal, or can you still get the tests done?
I actually don’t know how he “got sick” because he has never been in daycare, hasn’t been around any one else that has been sick, that I know of.

A: Albuterol and Pulmicort are used to treat many respiratory diseases in addition to asthma. With bronchitis the combination of the two is definitely therapeutic. Your doctor is correct, nine months old is too young to diagnosis him with asthma. At his age they just call it reactive airways disease. As to why your son is having lung issues, it could be one of many reasons….underdeveloped lungs at birth, allergies, genetics…etc.

Q: Is Cystic Fibrosis something you can get in childhood?
My son has been wheezing, coughing and difficult breathing. they told us it was asthma but none of the treatments work i heard of this other disorder but dont know about it. could he have this???? he is 6 years old

A: CF is a genetic disease that your son would have been born with and depending on where you live. Many states STILL do not do newborn screening SO he very well could have been miss-diagnosed as a baby if he wasn’t tested. Both parents have to have the recessive gene for the child to have cystic fibrosis.

Each time two carriers of the CF gene have a child, the chances are:
* 25% the child will have CF;
* 50% the child will carry the CF gene but not have CF; and
* 25% the child will not carry the gene and not have CF.

Symptoms of CF are
People with CF can have a variety of symptoms, including:

* very salty-tasting skin;
* persistent coughing, at times with phlegm;
* frequent lung infections;
* wheezing or shortness of breath;
* poor growth/weight gain in spite of a good appetite; and
* frequent greasy, bulky stools or difficulty in bowel movements.

But not every CFer has ALL of those symtoms

Q: A young woman under metformin treatment for PCOS…how long until I begin ovulating?
My doctor recommended metformin to treat what he thought were signs of PCOS. I was on a steroid medication throughout my childhood to treat my asthma, and it wreaked havoc on my endocrine system.

Now I’m trying to get pregnant. I wanted to know…as a young woman who didn’t show alarming signs of severe PCOS…how long after beginning metformin treatment can I expect to ovulate like normal?

I’ll take any information you have…online, personal experience…anything. I’m desperate…and everytime I ask my doctor, she avoids the question with something anecdotal.

A: No one can really tell you how long it will take (probably why your doctor wont answer you). The ‘official” answer is that it can take up to 6 months on the correct dose before you start to have results. However, if you are on the right dose, you should notice improvement within the first couple months. I got pregnant with metformin after 3 months. If you don’t notice improvement in your symptoms after 2 or 3 months…ask your doctor for a higher dose.

It sounds like you are on the right track. The good news is that you will probably get pregnant. Here’s some PCOS info and links. Good luck.

I recommend seeing a reproductive endocrinologist. They are generally more knowledgeable about PCOS and the correct treatment. Unfortunately, many doctors are not aware of the proper treatment.

The underlying cause of PCOS is insulin resistance (IR). The best treatment for PCOS is going on an insulin sensitizing drug such as metformin (1500-2550mg per day) combined with a low carb diet and exercise. There are a few important things to know:

1. Many women “pass” the test for IR, but still respond positively from the metformin. No one knows exactlly why..my thought is that the test is not a sure fire way of detecting the IR.

2. You must be on a high enough dose of metformin. I’ve heard women complain that their bodies dont start working even though they’ve been on metformin for awhile. Some doctors are hesitant to up the dose past 1500mg…but for some of us it takes more. I don’t respond until my dose is around 2000mg a day.

3. It can take a few months on the correct dose, before your body is regulated.

4. It is important to treat your PCOS even if you are not trying to get pregnant. There are higher risks for many things (high blood pressure, blood clots, diabetes, and many other things) when you have PCOS, but if it is treated properly, then those risks are lowered.

When the PCOS is treated properly, all of your symptoms may not disappear, but they should improve some. It will also be a lot easier to lose weight (and keep it off). Our bodies work against us when we try to lose weight on our own, making it nearly impossible to lose weight.

There are TONS of books about PCOS and dieting. There are two that I recommend. Here’s the links at amazon for those:
http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0809224275/…

http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0007131844/…

I also recommend a couple web sites:
http://pcos.itgo.com/

http://www.inciid.org/faq.php?cat=infert…

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhp… This one is a great message board where you can ask all your PCOS questions or just chat with the women who are also dealing with PCOS. Good luck.

Q: A Young Woman under metformin treatment for PCOS…how long until I begin ovulating?
My doctor recommended metformin to treat what he thought were signs of PCOS. I was on a steroid medication throughout my childhood to treat my asthma, and it wreaked havoc on my endocrine system.

Now I’m trying to get pregnant. I wanted to know…as a young woman who didn’t show alarming signs of severe PCOS…how long after beginning metformin treatment can I expect to ovulate like normal?

I’ll take any information you have…online, personal experience…anything. I’m desperate…and everytime I ask my doctor, she avoids the question with something anecdotal.

A: I know this answer might suck… but each person is different.

From what I’ve seen and heard, some women will ovulate the first cycle after starting. Others, like myself, will still not ovulate with out Clomid or Femera and metformin.
There is a website especially for women with PCOS called www.soulcysters.com. It has a great forum for women with PCOS that are trying to conceive. (it has helped me alot)

Good luck, and lots of baby dust to you!

Q: i have scarring to my lungs caused by my asthma & smoking can it be repaired if i stop cigarrets?
i am a 36yr old male have been smoking for 23yrs & also suffer with chronic asthma,i took a massive attack about 2yrs ago & the doctors said i was lucky to survive. They took x rays of my chest & initially told me i had emphasimia but after further checks of my x rays i was told it was scarring to my lungs either caused by infection or smoking, i have been useing inhalers since i was a small child can these damage my lungs? And also can my lungs regenerate if i stop the smoking? to look at me i have the body of an athlete & dont even go to the gym my friends & family think this is abnormal is this because of the use of steroid treatments since childhood? It really does scare me to think that i could die very young bacause of these problems pls help me by trying to put my mind at rest, many thanks Richard

A: I am a little concerned that the doctors choose to use the word “scarred.” Normally, the lungs repair themselves,and although they will never be as good as they were before you started smoking, they will improve incredibly. However, the word “scar” implies permanent. There is a good chance that whatever was “scarred” has become permanent damage to your lungs. Either way, by quitting smoking, your lungs will repair themselves as best they can, so quitting is probably in your best interest right now.

Best of luck!

Q: homeopathy treatment and cure for my problem?
I am 25 yrs old male have problem of asthma in my childhood.but alright now but for past 1 year. I am facing the problem of cough and bad breathing comming out of my mouth everytime in a day and night causing bad breathing with cough comming out of from my mouth all the time for last 1 year.But sometimes when I am having night falls from penis when the sperm comes out of my penis is causing another problem of sperm may mixed with cough causing more cough and heavy bad breathing from mouth for last 6 monthsmaking me feel bad ;ignore shame from others due heavy bad breathing problem comes out of my mouth everytime and also causing gastic problem in my stomach.please help me to cure it with homeopathy medicine for fast cure of it

A: as per your symptoms you take BASCILLINUM 50M ,1 DOSE WITH THAT YOU TAKE CAPSICUM 200 , 2 DROPS , MORNING AND NIGHT OVER THE TONGUE AND NATRUM SULPH 6X , 4 TABS EACH TIME 3 TIMES A DAY.TAKE IT FOR 15 DAYS.

Q: homeopathy treatment and cure with medicine for my problem?
I am 25 yrs old male have a problem of asthma in my childhood.but alright now but for past 1 year. I am facing the problem of cough and bad breathing comming out of my mouth everytime in a day and night causing bad breathing with cough comming out of from my mouth all the time for last 1 year.But for past 6 months when I am having very regular night falls from penis about 3-4 days a week.when the sperm comes out of my penis is causing another problem of sperm may mixed with cough as bad smell of sperm and also the sperm mixed with cough and bad breathing comes out of my mouth causing more cough and heavy bad breathing from mouth for last 6 months making me feel bad ignore shame from others due heavy bad breathing problem comes out of my mouth everytime and also causing an gastic problem in my stomach.please help me to cure it with homeopathy medicine for fast cure of it

A: If you think you are going to get a decent medical answer on here you are dreaming. Just go to the doctor and ask these questions.

Q: what is causing this onset of health issues?
why do 1 in 3 people have acid refulx?what is causing restless legs syndrom?sleep apnea?asthma?extreme childhood obesity?extreme anxiety disorders?

don’t we need to know what is CAUSING all of these problems?not just research treatments or cures. years ago you never heard of these things,all these ailments that plague us … in the old days,not everyone suffered from heartburn etc – is it the genetically altered foods we consume? what is going on,i would like your opinion on this and any ideas you may have on the subject ……

A: hypochondriacs are taking over the world. it’s as simple as that.

Q: Is it dangerous to leave mild asthma undiagnosed?
Someone recently told me I might have mild asthma, which is something I’d never really thought of before, but it makes a lot of sense.

During childhood, I used to get bad coughs and chest infections every winter, and because my parents didn’t “believe” in modern medicine (I know, they were very silly and irresponsible), I was never taken to a proper doctor about this and I was given various homeopathic treatments, which never worked at all.

The severity has got less as I’ve grown up (I’m 19), but I still get regular bouts of bronchitis (about twice a year; every time I get a cold). I also have had allergy problems since I was 12. I’ve never discovered exactly what I’m allergic to, but I get irritation in my eyes, nose and throat, as well as mild wheeziness. I went to the doctor about it and he asked if I had close relatives with asthma. I said no, so he said it’s probably just hayfever.

My question is, could I possibly have had asthma for years, but was never diagnosed? And if so, is there any point in going to my GP about it? It doesn’t bother me much, apart from the recurring chest infections. Can leaving it untreated cause lung damage? Can your lungs be damaged by frequent bronchitis?

A: OK. Ignore PJ above, who said…” it would be a waste of time and resources to go in to the GP about it at this point. Your lungs can be damage by frequent lung infections. Next time you go in to the doctor – discuss this. It is not worth a special trip to the doctor. ” (!!!!!!) I despair sometimes, I really do! People like her should stay out of the health section. Rather than give crap advise why not just say you don’t know or avoid the question! There is no shame in it.

Poorly managed or undiagnosed asthma can cause long lasting damage to the lungs AND you risk having a bad episode which can be potentially life threatening- this is the main risk. When you take asthma medication, you don’t just take it to relieve an attack, you take it for prophylaxis too.

If you are asthmatic, you need to be diagnosed so proper management can be prescribed. Please see your GP.

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