Has anyone had problems following a bronchial provocation test?
I had mine on Jan 11th and it was fine, I barely reacted at the time. However, later that evening I went downhill and I’ve been struggling to get my asthma under control ever since. I’ve had two asthma attacks and I think I’m heading for another course of steroids unfortunately.
Is it likely that the bronchial provocation test is the cause of all this? x
That sounds so uncomfortable, I'm sorry. Was it the methacholine challenge? I only had it once but it was super uncomfortable and exacerbated my lungs for a few days.
Thankyou for your reply. Yes I think it was the methacholine challenge. Okay so it is quite likely that it has triggered this latest flare then, I didn’t know if I was jumping to conclusions. I’m back on steroids now and starting to recover. Thankyou x
It’s frustrating that a test to gauge and classify our asthma could make us sicker. I think it’s helpful for testing reversibility / how well ventolin works in your lungs but it’s not ideal. Hopefully you won’t have to have another test for a long time! Hope the steroids kick in quick. Take good care
Thankyou x
I did one in January as well. I reacted with a type of chest tightness that I’ve never felt before. My asthma was not under control before the test, but since then, it’s been even worse. Now I keep getting sudden asthma attacks with a lot of chest tightness and a lot of wheezing. I never got those before. It feels like my lungs found a new way to mess with me.
That sounds very similar to my situation. I’m hoping everything will settle down with the steroids I’m on. I hope you feel better soon x
Hope you get better soon as well! For now I’m just in and out of the doctors office and no one seems to know what to do with me.
Prednisolone reaction
Allergy test
bronchodilator reversibility test
Bone Density Test
Breathing test 
