breathless

hi im james from ireland, when i used to smoke i was breathless after now im off them 8 month im still chesty

[Magpuss]

Hello jimmylad, good to hear that you've done the hard bit. It took many months before I stopped having a chesty sort of cough after I stopped smoking but it  gradually cleared, It's fairly normal for the problem to linger on 'til your body has cleared out all the gunk. 

[Tee1008]

Welcome to the forum, jimmylad, and nice to meet you.  It does take a while to feel better once you have stopped smoking...and well done for that.  Coughing is clearing the chest.  Are you just as breathless?

Tee

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since i stop smoking i never cough r spit up anything i went to my doctor 2 day ago she said i had a chesty infection she gave me antibiotic i must have a chesy xray next week ,i hope it will be alrigh,

[Tee1008 in reply to Hidden]

Very good luck for that and let us know how you get on.

Tee x

[rubyred777]

A big welcome to the site,  Jimmy lad       Can't help you out much with your question.  Maybe you can tell us more about your diagnosis.  It's easier to help someone, if we know more about their situation.                                                        Rubyxx 😊

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hi ruby when i smoked i used to be chesty and now im off them 8 month. and now  i get a bit breathless i have no cough and i dont spit up any mucus my doctor put me on antibiotics because i got a chesty infection  i must have chesty XRAY next week .i would be afried if i had cancer ,

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thank rubyred777

[hufferpuffer]

Hello James, glad you found the site.Good on you stopping the evil nicotine, it can take some time before you feel better but you will! I'm very glad I stopped now because I feel much better than before.  I have Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Defiency Emphysema I'm from Dunlaoghaire but live in Wales, huff xxx

[Azure_Sky]

Hello James, what is your diagnosis, if you have emphysema, stopping smoking alone will not cure you. However the doctors can prescribe inhalers to help with your breathing.

[Nottobad]

Hi well done in giving up. Stopping smoking only slows down the progression of the disease. You may still get exacerbations but they should not be as bad. As they would be if you were still smoking.  

[Dorris59]

Turmeric is beneficial for asthma, COPD, pain, reflux and Tinitus, plus many other conditions and there's a great deal of scientific/clinical evidence to back it up. It is anti-viral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and antifungal. Not all Turmeric is equal, so only buy organic from a reputable source (never buy capsules as the levels of Curcumin can be too high and therefore toxic) and there are contraindications with other medications, such as anti-depressants, blood thinners and others, so it's not suitable for everyone. There's a website set up by an Aussie vet called Doug English and a link on there for the Turmeric User Group (TUG) on Facebook, that now has over 200,000 members worldwide. It's a closed group so you have to request to join and you can ask questions. It's members use it for animals and humans alike. There's lots of evidence based data on there in the files and it may be beneficial for you, but do the research. Turmeric is oil soluble and has to be taken with cold pressed virgin/extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil or fish oils, as these reduce inflammation and not veg oils as those are Omega 6 oils and are inflammatory. Turmeric also has a short half life in the body, so taking it with freshly ground black pepper increases bioavailability in the body. Turmeric is also more effective when heated a little, so the 'Golden Paste' recipe is the best way to take it and it can be frozen. For much more info go to turmericlife.au.com. The other natural alternative is cold pressed 'Black seed Cumin oil', or Nigella Sativa, which also has very good clinical research and evidence to back it up. It also acts as a bronchodilator and is also antibacterial and antiviral, anti-inflammatory and has an antihistamine action. but Google it using key words, such as Nigella Sativa and COPD, or asthma and look at the clinical evidence based sites. Do the reading and research. Another is Sulforaphane, a compound from broccoli, that was discovered by St John Hopkins medical research university in the USA. This has been shown to help COPD sufferers, but again Google using keywords. Hope you find something to help. 

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[pergola]

Interesting info.  I have been taking turmeric in capsule form up to now.  I will look up the info.

[Hidden]

hello  all my doctor told me  i have bronchitis . and  my  bloods came back clear thank god ,