Dyspnoea

[Fibro2021]

Hi people. I'm wondering if any of you have breathing problems such as shortness of breath or a cough that gets better or disappears when you lie down? I've had this ever since I started having certain liver symptoms...

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I have had shortness of breath for a couple of years and was diagnosed withy asthma even though the tests were inconclusive.After being diagnosed with stage 3 fibrosis of the liver I found that this can cause shortness of breath and think maybe it's this as inhalers don't really help.

[Fibro2021 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for your reply, Jacky. Have you noticed whether your shortness of breath is related to the position of the body?

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If I am a bit scrunched up I get rather wheezy.

[Serenity64]

Hepatopulmonary syndrome

[Fibro2021 in reply to Serenity64]

Hepatopulmonary syndrome a rare diagnosis or easily missed entity? This condition is diagnosed in 15–30% cirrhotic patients, but again, studies which derived the prevalence were mostly done at transplant centers. Prospective multicenter prevalence studies HPS have not been reported till date.

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I also suffered from shortness of breath for a couple of years before my liver diagnoses. And recently it’s been quite bad however, I had a gi bleed recently and they found I was suffering from a very low blood count which makes your heart race and your organs work overtime and thus makes me breathless. Have you had recent blood tests. Lorraine

[Fibro2021 in reply to 1379]

Thanks for reply, Lorraine. My hemoglobin and erythrocytes are always slightly elevated. I suspect that this is due to micro shunting of blood in the lungs, since visible shunts were not detected on contrast-enhanced CT.