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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
This is in response to Leslie's post. I don't know if this will help or
not, but just last June I was diagnosed with "cough-variant asthma" or
coughing asthma. I'd never heard of it before and there is not a lot of
info in the WWW (my mom has the wheezing kind of asthma). I do not think
there is a connection with celiac.
The last two bad colds I had went straight to my chest and left me coughing
and choking. After the second one the cough wouldn't go away and my chest
hurt a lot. I'd cough so hard that I'd get the dry heaves, my throat felt
like it was closing up, it was hard to breathe, my eyes and nose would
run--not a pretty sight! We tried cough medicines and expectorants, and
finally I had to go in to see the doctor who found that my lungs were
clear. That's when he diagnosed the asthma.
He tried a variety of meds and we've finally settled on Flonase nasal spray
(for my allergies to dust and tobacco smoke), Claritin-D, and Accolate. It
took about 2 months for the cough to get under control, but since August I
haven't had any more "fits."
Hope this helps. If you'd like any other info, don't hesitate to write.
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