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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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@gabrielm

Hi @sab53, while it's not 100% resolved, symptoms are very mild and manageable through continued Buteyko breathing exercises, weight lifting, daily walking with nasal breathing, and a better diet. It's take a while to get here, but I am able to do 98% of things I've always done. The things I'm not able to do are really intense exercise, or long hikes in mountains. Other than that, I can lead a normal life without much symptoms.

How long have you had your symptoms and is it just the air hunger or do you deal with other issues as well?

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sab53 | @sab53 | Apr 2 1:24pm

Hi Gabe,
Thanks for the quick response.
I'm happy to hear you're doing better.
The symptoms started 2 years ago but got worse after I had covid last year. Did pulmonary function tests, thoracic ultrasound, X-ray and heart tests, including under effort. Everything is normal. I do developed gastric reflux recently, though. I know it may be one of the culprits. I'm taking PPIs, they improved breathing symptoms a little.
My main issue is that I cannot take a full, satisfactory breath very often. Only once in a while. Whether I'm active or at rest doesn't change symptoms much but sometimes they get worse if I exercise. Some days are better overall, some are worse. When I read your post, it seemed written by me 🙂
I'll try the Buteyko breathing, never tried before. Thanks again for your help. I'll let you know if I notice any improvements!

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