Does anyone know if early portal hyper... - British Liver Trust
Does anyone know if early portal hypertension can make you breathless...i keep having to take gasps of air every now and then...
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Hi 226mt
I know exactly what you mean. I too often find I need to take a few deep breaths as though I can't
get enough oxygen. I would be interested to know why that is.
I do have mildly low blood counts and I mentioned it to the haematologist once. He said "thats nothing"
so I don't know the answer.
Regards, Chris
I have portal hypertension and have noticed progressive breathlessness as it the symptom gets worse. I can only assume that there is only so much room in the abdominal cavity, something has to give and this is the movement of the diaphragm so the lungs can't be filled as much. Only a guess but maybe this is the reason. Regards Phil