drinking lots of lager

[Jonn54]

hi everyone hope you all had a good Xmas and new year.

I have a question about drinking lager in excess over the festive period I suffer with severe asthma and bronchiectasis, and I know I shouldn't but I've drank in excess again does anyone else suffer a flair up of symptoms resulting in poorer sats ,really bad breathlessness.

[Hidden]

Hi 👋 I expect your breathlessness is due to the lager being full of gas which will blow up your stomach which will push up on your diaphragm and the diaphragm can push up on your lungs causing breathlessness and low saturations ...If in way concerned seek advice from your GP if you still feel bad hope you get sorted soon enough 🙂

[Jonn54 in reply to Hidden]

thx blackbird

Yes that does make lots of sense ,thx for reply

[Hidden in reply to Jonn54]

No worries don't need to pack it in just drink less when possible 🙂

[B0xermad]

Hi I find anything fizzy or carbonated drinks have the same effect on me causing lots of air bubbles and difficulty getting rid of excess air in lungs

[Jonn54 in reply to B0xermad]

Thx for replyYeah its every time i have a drink my asthma is much worse i suppose i shall just have to pack it in

[B0xermad in reply to Jonn54]

Flat beer not quite the same

[Patk1]

In addition to that, alcohol will have affected sleep pattern + perhaps reduced cough reflex to clear mucous.Can u stop the lager now + work to keep lungs clear

[Jonn54 in reply to Patk1]

Thanks for replyYes not drinking now but still sob

[Patk1]

If you don't improve,perhaps speak to Yr dr.has yr mucous changed at all? Lot of bugs are doing the rounds

[Kneesandtoes]

I stopped drinking alcohol, because it made my cough worse. I have got used to it.

[Alberta56]

Could you wean yourself on to traditional English ales. (In moderation of course.) Not nearly so fizzy.

[Jonn54]

Thx albertaIm now off boozing altogether and feeling better for it ,i cant see it lasting for long with birthdays etc .....

But now have a much better understanding i shall endeavour to cut it down and look for something less gassy.thanks for all your comments

[Jeaniseuge]

Is it all alcohol that makes you like this? I get tight chested when I drink even small quantities of wine and believe that I may have a sulphite allergy. Apparently it’s rare but more likely in asthma sufferers. Sulphites are also found in beers and lagers.

[Jonn54 in reply to Jeaniseuge]

hi jeaniseuge

thx for reply I've been reading up on that and youer quite right sulphites are high in most beers and can have these side effects I wonder if there's a test I could take to confirm this ??

[Jeaniseuge in reply to Jonn54]

I assume that there is but I haven’t enquired …. yet!