Sounds like me running, except mine usually hits a little earlier. I've run through it before, and
ended up actually blacking out and falling in a field next to the road. I was only like 200 yards
from the crew boathouse (I was actually on the driveway), and just kinda kept going. Hey, where's my
peripheral vision going? OH well, I can deal with a tunnel... make that a blurry tunnel... no, a
black... ****.
Running gets to me because of the constant impact - it ain't easy on anything in the body, and the
lungs are no exception. Cold air also gets me going REAL quickly. Therefore, my doctor recommended I
NOT take up XC skiing
Jon Bond
OzarkMtbr wrote:
> Thanks guys for the info.
>
> I should have added that I also feel this way when running. On a steady flat run with no
> sprinting, I will be fine for the first mile and then I will begin to have trouble getting enough
> air into my lungs. I will start to get light headed and have to stop for a few minutes until it
> subsides.
>
> I will make an appointment and go from there. Hopefully it just a lung capacity problem and I can
> just work on that.
>
> Thanks
>
> OzarkMtbr
>
>
> "bomba" <
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>>OzarkMtbr wrote:
>>
>>>I was wondering if any of you gents or gals have exercise induced
>>
> asthma?
>
>>Yep.
>>
>>I
>>
>>>have come to the conclusion that I may be suffering from this ailment.
>>
> I
>
>>>have yet to seek medical help on it, but am near that point. Before I
>>
> do, I
>
>>>was wanting to check my symptoms. I feel it in a sprint or a climb. It
>>
> is
>
>>>as if I can't get air into my lungs fast enough. I have had this
>>
> problem
>
>>>for several years and always though I needed to train more. Lately I
>>
> have
>
>>>hit a wall, no matter how much more I train it continues to plague me.
>>
>>This could still be caused by exertion. Everybody has their limits, which will be most felt on a
>>sprint or climb. It could well be that you've reached your peak. Even when I've not got asthma, I
>>still get the feeling of being heavily out of breath, but there's a big difference between maximum
>>lung capacity and EIA.
>>
>>EIA is a completely different feeling that comes in a range of severities. Asthma is caused by
>>irritation to the bronchi and in the case of EIA, the stimuli is the bronchi trying to open too
>>quickly to accomodate increased intake of air. In this case the bronchial walls spasm and expand
>>causing a narrowing of the airways.
>>
>>Rather than the feeling that you can not get the air in fast enough, it feels more like you have a
>>huge weight on your chest which is only allowing a little bit of air to enter your lungs. In the
>>worst cases, it feels like you're being suffocated.
>>
>>Even when you stop and rest, recovery (even with medication) can take 30 minutes or more before
>>you feel you can breathe normally. It will also, in the recovery stages and sometimes after
>>exercise, manifest itself as wheezing.
>>
>>I
>>
>>>mentioned it to my doctor once before but he knows the guys I ride with
>>
> and
>
>>>said we ride too fast (jokingly). I only recently found out about
>>
> exercise
>
>>>induced asthma and it seems to match.
>>
>>There are a couple of things that IME will trigger more severe attacks. Going from zero activity
>>to high intensity within a very short period of time causes big problems. When I jump on the bike,
>>I have to force myself to start really slowly, and gradually pick up the pace allowing my lungs to
>>adjust as I increase the intensity. Avoiding steep climbs and sprints for the first 20 minutes or
>>so allows the lungs to aclimatise.
>>
>>Cold weather makes things worse. The cold air against the warm bronchi is a bad stimulus which
>>causes them to spasm more. Warming up properly in these conditions is even more important.
>>
>>I'm gradually trying to wean myself off the medication, by understanding better how my body works,
>>but at times there's no avoiding it. Certainly, if your doctor diagnoses you, initially it's a
>>good idea to take the med preventatively 20-30 minutes before you start exercising.
>>
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