Breathing

[warkie]

Does anyone ever feel out of breath,I feel like I can't get my breath properly and feel lightheaded with it xx

[jessiejakes]

Hi Warkie do you get acid reflux ? Or feel full up with air feeling.as this can cause breathlessness ,I've had this myself at times.I have slight asthma and I have a peak flow I blow into and if my reading is good I know its not my asthma and put it down to acid reflux.

[BB106 in reply to jessiejakes]

Wondering, does this help? Is it something that you do regularly or only when you feel like it would be helpful? What is considered a peak flow? I ask because I’ve been feeling breathless lately myself and thought about using one of these devises. I do not have asthma but I do have GERD.

[jessiejakes in reply to BB106]

I was given a peak flow from the asthma nurse.but you can buy them from chemist.but you need to find out what your reading should be ,because it goes by your height and age and if you male or female etc.as to what reading you should have when you blow into the peak flow device.if I have low reading it means I need to use my blue inhailer to open up air passages.but if I get normal reading and still feeling a bit breathless I put it down to acid reflux.I hope this helps you.

[xrosstheh]

At times i feel i'm not breathing enough. At times the breathing is almost perfect. I feel like i have to really inhale ....if you know what i mean.

[Matt3013]

Try breathing really deeply into the pit of your tummy for 30 slow breaths. Xx