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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
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This is so frustrating as we all seem to have the same symptoms of SOB. I’ve also had this for many years, on and off, but especially whenever I can’t breathe I have pain in the stomach. I’ve had tests for everything - lungs, gerd, gastroscopies, the heart - yet they all seem to show negative results. The doctors say I might have a large hiatus hernia (it comes and goes) as well as cystic fundal gland polyps in the stomach, yet they say this doesn’t cause pain. Hmm?? I have suffered depression and anxiety in my life, but feel good at the moment and am not on anti-deps. I have been borderline anaemic all my life, yet every time I take iron supps I have an upset stomach. The last gastroscopy I had showed that I have pseudodiverticular formation in the oesophagus. Once again, the dr said that’s nothing. Does anyone have any similar symptoms? I don’t believe it could be “nothing”.
I hooe you’re all feeling somewhat better. Also, years ago I had what seemed to be an asthma attack after eating a large omelette!! I’ve been avoiding eggs too but haven’t had an allergy test yet. Should I worry?
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@lauretta16, If you have a large hiatal hernia, I'm surprised that you don't have GERD/acid reflux. That seems to accompany a hiatal hernia everywhere I've seen. I have a sliding hiatal hernia, but I don't know if it is the cause of my SOB. It's always in the back of my mind that it could be the cause or a contributor but I'm just not sure. Regarding your anxiety/depression, you should enroll in a Cognitive Based Therapy program either in person or online. Very effective for long-term treatment of anxiety/depression. It will be one less thing to deal with, so you can focus on other aspects of your health like getting rid of the SOB. I too have been anemic though lately blood tests seem to show that I'm no longer anemic. If you take iron, it should be done carefully as your body can absorb too much iron which can cause problems. Take it with food to help alleviate the stomach issue. But do get tested again to see if the iron supplements are helping with the anaemia and to make sure your iron levels are right. It certainly wouldn't hurt to get tested for allergies. I think that will be my next step.