Running with asthma... anyone else deal with this?
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I’ve dealt with quite a bit of asthma and bronchitis myself, so I know how it goes. My sister actually has asthma too, but she doesn't deal with allergies the way you do👎. She uses a corticosteroid along with Flonase... and honestly, she's a serious athlete who does kickboxing and gets incredible results🤣 in her competitive circuit—she's even a two-time world runner-up in two different categories. Because of that, I really believe that running or any kind of exercise won't hurt you; if anything, it helps, as long as you keep up with your medication whether you're training or not until things settle down🙂
Growing up, I struggled constantly with allergic bronchitis😠 and always had to rely on Ventolin, whether it was the syrup, pills, or an inhaler. Just like you, I used to have such a hard time with running or anything that pushed my heart rate up. But I didn't let that stop me; I just took it slow, and little by little, I started seeing progress despite all those scary childhood memories—you know, that feeling when you run out of breath and almost pass out during gym class... I just learned to adjust my pace to what my body could handle at the time. Once I hit my late teens and my immune system finally stabilized, the issues mostly cleared up, though I did go through allergy shots as well. Please don't give up, because staying active is good for you, and make sure to stick to whatever your doctor prescribes, because they really do know what they're doing
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Before my sister started on corticosteroids, her doctors ran a bunch of tests like an echocardiogram and an EEG just to be safe, and they confirmed it wouldn't do her any harm, especially since she stays so active. There are definitely times during training when she struggles to catch her breath, but she just stops, calms herself down, and then gets back to it, usually with a bit more supervision from her coach than the other athletes at the gym
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So, hang in there and just keep moving forward
Growing up, I struggled constantly with allergic bronchitis😠 and always had to rely on Ventolin, whether it was the syrup, pills, or an inhaler. Just like you, I used to have such a hard time with running or anything that pushed my heart rate up. But I didn't let that stop me; I just took it slow, and little by little, I started seeing progress despite all those scary childhood memories—you know, that feeling when you run out of breath and almost pass out during gym class... I just learned to adjust my pace to what my body could handle at the time. Once I hit my late teens and my immune system finally stabilized, the issues mostly cleared up, though I did go through allergy shots as well. Please don't give up, because staying active is good for you, and make sure to stick to whatever your doctor prescribes, because they really do know what they're doing
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Before my sister started on corticosteroids, her doctors ran a bunch of tests like an echocardiogram and an EEG just to be safe, and they confirmed it wouldn't do her any harm, especially since she stays so active. There are definitely times during training when she struggles to catch her breath, but she just stops, calms herself down, and then gets back to it, usually with a bit more supervision from her coach than the other athletes at the gym
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So, hang in there and just keep moving forward