Question 1

can allergies make it hard to take a deep breath?

Accepted Answer

Yes,but don't ignore: Allergies can make you congested enough to make it hard to take a deep breath. However, if you feel like you can't catch your breath, go see your doctor. It might be more than allergies.

Question 2

i am a 60 year old female and i have recently started having shortness of breath after housework.  i also shake when inhaling deeply.  concern?

Accepted Answer

See doctor: It does not sound normal.  Shortness of breath can be caused by many conditions, some are serious. Being overweight, heart failure, lung conditions like COPD-are just some examples.

Question 3

upper stomach pain & bloating. lower stomach gurgling. very painful. hard to take deep breath. gallbladder?

Accepted Answer

Could be: Not E-nuff information to guide you. If pain is severe enough to make taking a deep breath hard or impossible, go seek help at the Emergency location closest to you. If pain is not that bad, seek an appointment with your PCP as soon as you can. A few blood tests and a ultrasound exam of the abdomen will get things sorted out quickly.

Question 4

my 13 yr old daughter fell on her side 3 days ago. it's hard to take deep breath, eat, walk 4 2 long and have a bowel movement. is there a chance she has any fractured ribs?

Accepted Answer

Hard to speculate: The described trauma is too vague to predict an injury. That said, if it is interfering with her normal daily activities to this extent the problem can range from simple muscle pain to a ruptured spleen. It is time to have her seen at urgent care or an ER.

Question 5

i coughed hard and immediately had a sudden sharp pain behind my right shoulder blade and it persists when take deep breath, now feelshortness breath?

Accepted Answer

Varies: There are a lot of possibilities and i would encourage you to get checked.  Many potential causes are musculoskeletal and quite benign, such as a subscapular bursitis or a thoracic radiculopathy.  But there are more potentially dangerous conditions including the possibility it is an abnormal presentation of cardiac ischemia.  A detailed exam and appropriate tests can usually determine the cause.

Question 6

every time i take a sort of deep breath i can feel my heart beat hard for a moment. and i keep having this slight cough, could be allergys.weird?

Accepted Answer

Cough: You should have your doctor check to see if you have asthma by doing a lung function test. Cough induced by cold air like in this case when you take a deep breath can be a sign of having undiagnosed asthma.

Question 7

flemy cough, shortness of breath, hard to take deep breath, congested chest. over all can't really breathe. what do i do?
puffer helped last time.

Accepted Answer

Mgt: You may have an infection of the respiratory tract. Most are viral. You are having shortness of breath and should seek immediate care by a physician.

Question 8

i fell and hit my ribs now it's real sore and hard to sleep. i can also feel it in back area. it doesn't hurt to bad when i take deep breath. doctor?

Accepted Answer

ICE/IBUPROfEN: Ice and Ibuprofen will help. Suggest you get xray to find out  if there is a fracture. If so 6-8 weeks before healing occurs.
Hope this helps
Good Luck!

Question 9

can allergies make it hard to get a deep breath?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Two reasons - (1) if you cannot breathe through your nose which is common when experiencing allergy symptoms, it can give you a sensation of suffocating (try plugging your nose with your fingers and you will know what i mean) and (2) allergies can trigger asthma which can make it difficult to get a deep breath into your lungs because air can become trapped in the lungs.

Question 10

i take deep breath my left back hurts so bad. even when a lil hunch and take a deep breath it hurts.could this be muscoskeletal pain or something else?

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It very well could: Be musculoskeletal pain related to a strain of one of the intercostal muscles(muscles in between the ribs) or one of the back muscles.  Though the pain could also be related to irritation of the lining of the lung - the so called pleura - and resultant "pleurisy/pleuritis".  The only way to be sure is to be evaluated by a doctur, but your noted procedures suggest that you have already.

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Can allergies make it hard to take a deep breath?

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I am a 60 year old female and i have recently started having shortness of breath after housework. i also shake when inhaling deeply. concern?

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Upper stomach pain & bloating. lower stomach gurgling. very painful. hard to take deep breath. gallbladder?

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My 13 yr old daughter fell on her side 3 days ago. it's hard to take deep breath, eat, walk 4 2 long and have a bowel movement. is there a chance she has any fractured ribs?

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I coughed hard and immediately had a sudden sharp pain behind my right shoulder blade and it persists when take deep breath, now feelshortness breath?

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Every time i take a sort of deep breath i can feel my heart beat hard for a moment. and i keep having this slight cough, could be allergys.weird?

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Flemy cough, shortness of breath, hard to take deep breath, congested chest. over all can't really breathe. what do i do? puffer helped last time.

A member asked:

I fell and hit my ribs now it's real sore and hard to sleep. i can also feel it in back area. it doesn't hurt to bad when i take deep breath. doctor?

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Can allergies make it hard to get a deep breath?

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I take deep breath my left back hurts so bad. even when a lil hunch and take a deep breath it hurts.could this be muscoskeletal pain or something else?

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