I have a doctor's appointment in a few days but I want to make sure this makes sense.
I'm in my 2nd year of college and I noticed last year I got really easily winded going up stairs or hills but figured I just needed to adjust to all the walking for a while. But now 1/4 of the way through my second year nothing has improved. I've taken a couple of breathing tests that I got like 70% on but the doctors didn't feel the need to do anything about it.
The thing is I don't feel physically tired or lack energy, I just have to breathe way harder than I should after things like walking upstairs or running to catch a bus. And now that the weather's colder I've had a lot of coughing as well. Like I don't look at a flight of stairs I have to climb and dread doing it because I don't have the energy, I dread it because I know I'll be panting at the top. And walking upstairs while talking to someone is just out.
So does that make sense? I'm leaning towards asthma since I used to have exercise-induced asthma but I don't know for sure...I also have allergies.
Just to note I'm just under 110 pounds and exercise about once a week with 30 minute cardio.
I'm in my 2nd year of college and I noticed last year I got really easily winded going up stairs or hills but figured I just needed to adjust to all the walking for a while. But now 1/4 of the way through my second year nothing has improved. I've taken a couple of breathing tests that I got like 70% on but the doctors didn't feel the need to do anything about it.
The thing is I don't feel physically tired or lack energy, I just have to breathe way harder than I should after things like walking upstairs or running to catch a bus. And now that the weather's colder I've had a lot of coughing as well. Like I don't look at a flight of stairs I have to climb and dread doing it because I don't have the energy, I dread it because I know I'll be panting at the top. And walking upstairs while talking to someone is just out.
So does that make sense? I'm leaning towards asthma since I used to have exercise-induced asthma but I don't know for sure...I also have allergies.
Just to note I'm just under 110 pounds and exercise about once a week with 30 minute cardio.