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Suggest Remedy For Shortness Of Breath And Wheezing

I just notice this morning that when I coughed it tasted like blood, no blood has come up. Then thus evening I noticed that I have had shortness of breath and wheezing/ whistling with I breathe..I just got over a nasty cold two weeks ago... could it have turned in to something more severe? I did take a Z - pack for 5 days that was prescribed.
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Hello
As you mentioned that you are having cough ( severe ) ,whistling sound ( i.e. due to bronchoconstriction ) , shortness of breath , blood with mucus , duration for 2 weeks , all these symptoms may be due to these possibilities , these include.
1 Asthmatic allergic bronchitis , as all these symptoms indicate toward this. In such cases I advise montelukast+bambuterol combination , once int he night . Levofloxacin 10 mg/ kg body weight ,once in day .
But , this is a prescription treatment , so consult your doctor and take a prescription .
2 Tuberculosis , diagnosis can be confirmed by X ray chest and blood for CBC, esr & sputum for AFB.
3 Septic pharyngitis ,is the another most common cause with allergy .
Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by an ENT.
However, there are so many other causes of such symptoms ,like pneumonitis, etc but consult a pulmonologist or chest specialist and get his opinion because as 2 weeks passed for these symptoms and in spite of Z pac there is no relief.
Good luck.
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Suggest Remedy For Shortness Of Breath And Wheezing

Hello As you mentioned that you are having cough ( severe ) ,whistling sound ( i.e. due to bronchoconstriction ) , shortness of breath , blood with mucus , duration for 2 weeks , all these symptoms may be due to these possibilities , these include. 1 Asthmatic allergic bronchitis , as all these symptoms indicate toward this. In such cases I advise montelukast+bambuterol combination , once int he night . Levofloxacin 10 mg/ kg body weight ,once in day . But , this is a prescription treatment , so consult your doctor and take a prescription . 2 Tuberculosis , diagnosis can be confirmed by X ray chest and blood for CBC, esr & sputum for AFB. 3 Septic pharyngitis ,is the another most common cause with allergy . Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by an ENT. However, there are so many other causes of such symptoms ,like pneumonitis, etc but consult a pulmonologist or chest specialist and get his opinion because as 2 weeks passed for these symptoms and in spite of Z pac there is no relief. Good luck.