Question 1

what some of the symptoms of bronchospasm?

Accepted Answer

Bronchospasm: Bronchospasm is a physiological response to various airway irritants, dust, cigarettes smoking, viruses etc. Diseases like bronchial asthma and congestive heart failure, fluid in the lungs can cause bronchospasm. The symptoms are shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, cough etc.

Question 2

what are the main symptoms of bronchospasm?

Accepted Answer

Many: Shortness of breath, wheezing, cough, feeling "tight".

Question 3

can acute bronchitus cause bronchospasm ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Bronchitis can cause bronchospasm.

Question 4

what otc medicine can prevent bronchospasm?

Accepted Answer

No fooling around: bronchospasm can develop into life threatening disease.
You want to see a lung specialist.

ASAP. Good luck.

Question 5

what are symptoms of paradoxical bronchospasm?

Accepted Answer

Wheezing: Wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath are the symptoms of paradoxical bronchospasm that occurs after use of an inhaler.

Question 6

can i go running if i suffer from bronchospasms?

Accepted Answer

Yes....: You may need to use your bronchodilator inhaler prior to running if you notice symptoms while running. You should also have your inhaler available to use after you stop running as some people experience bronchospasm once they stop exercising. If symptoms worsen, see your doctor.

Question 7

i have bronchospasm and everytime i exercise i trigger a reaction.  how can i exercise and what diet do i need to get over this?

Accepted Answer

Bronchospasm : Exercise related bronchospasm is a form of asthma and requires medication in form of a bronchodilator.  You can not change this with diet

Question 8

will bronchospasm come up on an xray?

Accepted Answer

No: but if you have long term bronchospams or asthma your Chest X-Ary may show hyper inflation

Question 9

is bronchospasms asthma?  can you have bronchospasms without having asthma?

Accepted Answer

Certainly: The mechanism that produces bronchospasm is present in anyone. Consider it a method of closing off the small airways/alveoli to invasion by noxious agents. Infections can sometimes do it .A room filled with chlorine gas will do it to anyone. The difference in normal is they easily reopen that mechanism when the stimulus is gone. Asthma patients have a poor re-open response.

Question 10

what is bronchospasm?

Accepted Answer

Airway tightening: In broncospasm the air tubes in the lung constrict(get smaller) often in response to an allergen like smoke or pollen.
Avoid tobacco smoke as much as possible!

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