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What Causes Severe Cough And Shortness Of Breath After Exercising?
After exercising, bike ride of 30 miles, I started coughing, so much so that I couldn t catch my breath, specifically couldn t breathe in. Lasted about 15 minutes, then it subsided. have been to allergist, he did not find evidence of asthma, or after battery of pricks, no reaction to any substances in the initial repertoire of allergens.
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hello, during heavy exercise,the oxygen demand of the body is full filled by different mechanisms like the blood supply of renal tissues is reduced to supply more blood to heart and ultimately to exercising muscles.after exercise there is an increase demand of oxygen to tissues,that is why breathlessness happens.to reduce this , take long and deep breaths as much as you can so increase oxygen should be inhaled to meet the demands of body
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