What Causes Sudden Breathing Difficulty?

Posted on Tue, 23 Sep 2014

Tue, 23 Sep 2014 Answered on

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : one morning, i woke up with breathing problems, my breathing was cut, went to doctor, tests were done, blood tests on heart, that was ok, catscan(i guess mri on lungs), that was ok, i still jog, do my mix martial arts, but there is still that restriction, me, im 43, when that happened, i was drinking alot (beer), and yes i have that beer belly, I hear all rumors, liquid in lungs, liquid in my stomach, even now, i still jog, the problem, is that all the tests always come out good, im 5'5" and 200 pounds, and yes i have high blood pressure, the last time i was in the doctors office, they were thinking of putting me in blood thinners

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It could be obesity and gerd

Detailed Answer:
if you have through cardiac evaluation and CT pul than there generally shouldn't be any missed cardiac issues. This could mainly be related to your weight and could be component of Gastro esophageal reflux. Loosing weight and cutting down on alcohol might help.
I did not see you mention anything about echocardiogram and tread mill test in your history. if they have never been done it's worthwhile to get them done to make sure there nothing missed on heart.
about blood thinner could be initial thought and subsequently if everything is normal they might have decided against it.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (20 hours later)

i apologize for getting back with you Dr. so late, I have two jobs, im gonna ask my doctor for a echocardiogram and tread mill test. here are some simple questions,
1. what is "gerd"?
2. Is it possible, at my age, 43, to lose my beer belly, if i cut down my drinking and diet?
3. Is there any medication that will speed up my metabolism? help me lose weight
4. What blood thinner medication, would you recommend?

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No safe medicines to loose weight

Detailed Answer:
GERD is Gastro esophageal reflux disease, it's a condition in which acid from your stomach regurgitate into your food pipe or esophagus and cause chest or heart burn. It can be treated with antacids or proton pump inhibitors.
yes at any age it's possible to loose weight. Cutting down rather stopping beer is must. No safe medicines for weight loss so you have do it with diet and exercise. As of now I am not suggesting any blood thinners to you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju