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What Causes Lung Congestion And Chest Pain After Alcohol Consumption?
Question: Lung congestion and chest pain after consuming alcohol
Brief Answer:
Better to avoid alcohol.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Alcohol consumption can damage lungs. But it depends on quantity of alcohol intake and smoking habit is there or not.
So if you are smoker than you should quit smoking as soon as possible also alcohol.
Get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule lung damage.
You may need antibiotics, antihistamines, inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid.
So please let me know
1. Are you smoker?
2. What are your symptoms?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Better to avoid alcohol.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Alcohol consumption can damage lungs. But it depends on quantity of alcohol intake and smoking habit is there or not.
So if you are smoker than you should quit smoking as soon as possible also alcohol.
Get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule lung damage.
You may need antibiotics, antihistamines, inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid.
So please let me know
1. Are you smoker?
2. What are your symptoms?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
1. Nonsmoker
2. After alcohol consumption in the morning my lungs feel like I have a cold and coughing up fluid and my chest has severe pain
2. After alcohol consumption in the morning my lungs feel like I have a cold and coughing up fluid and my chest has severe pain
Brief Answer:
Have you changed your brand?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Have you changed your brand of alcohol?
Sometimes, alcohol can give allergic reaction.
Please reply me answer of above asked question, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Have you changed your brand?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Have you changed your brand of alcohol?
Sometimes, alcohol can give allergic reaction.
Please reply me answer of above asked question, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I just drank beer at a lake and probably had about 12 beers over 12 hours. This has just started happening over the last few months that I wake up with chest pain and a feeling of my lungs being full of fluid. I drink about once a week maybe 6 to12 beers never getting intoxicated and don't feel drunk.
Brief Answer:
Have you checked for cardiac diseases?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Alcohol can cause cardiac damage and this can be the cause for your symptoms like chest pain and fluid filled lungs.
So you should definitely get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out cardiac diseases.
So please let me know
1. Have you ever undergone ecg and 2d echo?
2. Do you have breathlessness on exertion?
3. Do you have cough?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Have you checked for cardiac diseases?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Alcohol can cause cardiac damage and this can be the cause for your symptoms like chest pain and fluid filled lungs.
So you should definitely get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out cardiac diseases.
So please let me know
1. Have you ever undergone ecg and 2d echo?
2. Do you have breathlessness on exertion?
3. Do you have cough?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
1. No
2. I work out 4 days a week and have a vigorous workout and never have breathing problems. I produce a full sweat, 30min either on treadmill or bike and 30 to 40 mins of weightlifting
3. I have a cough after alcohol consumption and shortness of breath but it subsides after a couple of days. And the coughing produces fluid being coughed up.
2. I work out 4 days a week and have a vigorous workout and never have breathing problems. I produce a full sweat, 30min either on treadmill or bike and 30 to 40 mins of weightlifting
3. I have a cough after alcohol consumption and shortness of breath but it subsides after a couple of days. And the coughing produces fluid being coughed up.
Brief Answer:
Better to get done ecg, 2d echo, chest x ray and LFT s.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since you are having most symptoms during alcohol and after intake, possibility of either cardiac or Pulmonary or liver damage is more.
So, better to get done ecg, 2d echo to rule out cardiac diseases.
Get done chest x ray to rule out lung pathology.
Alcohol I'd known to cause liver damage, so get done liver function test (LFT).
And better to quit beer.
Hope I have solved your query.
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Wish you good health. Thanks.
Better to get done ecg, 2d echo, chest x ray and LFT s.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since you are having most symptoms during alcohol and after intake, possibility of either cardiac or Pulmonary or liver damage is more.
So, better to get done ecg, 2d echo to rule out cardiac diseases.
Get done chest x ray to rule out lung pathology.
Alcohol I'd known to cause liver damage, so get done liver function test (LFT).
And better to quit beer.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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