I might a have athletic asthma. How do I know? what are the symtoms? Please aswer.?

I love sports and i'm really agressive but i'm not scary agressive like a girl-man but i'm determind and I try hard. Any way 2 years ago I got very dissy i almost fainted and one of the parents on the other team was a nurse and she told me that her son had athltic asthma. And that I might. I didn't take it sirously because it had never happend before. But, I got better and more detirmind and I moved up to travel teams ect. As it got more competivie I got cramps more ofthen. I get cramps on my left side around where my ribe cage ends. I also have trouble breathing. Today it got really bad. It hurt to breath through my mouth for two mintues and when I breathed in through my mouth the cramp hurt really bad. But it stoped fairlie quickly. Please explain athlitic asthma symtoms and what you think i might have.

Also I dont feel tired at night but when I close my eyes during the day I could fall aslep in two seconds. I'm 12 waching SNL (not the reruns on E the 11:30 showing on nbc.

Its a very good question. The name for it is exercised induced Asthma and I don't know if there is actually a specific test for it, because its hard to reproduce in a doctors office. I would go to your doctor and get a lung function test and ask for a metacholine challenge test.

Nothing you describe looks like asthma. Your symptoms are caused by pushing yourself beyond what you are conditioned to do. If you had asthma, you would have also experienced wheezing, coughing, and it feels like you are going die if you don't get more air.

The cramps are a spasm of the diaphragm, and sometimes the intercostal muscles as well. Runners call the cramps a side stitch. A magnesium supplement twice a day and remaining hydrated (but not a full stomach) sometimes makes its a little harder to get a side stitch, but training and conditioning are the only things that work in the long run.

As for the breathing, this is just irritation from dryness or cold air. When you are running all out, there's a gigantic volume of air moving in and out, and the tissues get a little dry and irritated from the sheer volume of air movement. Your respiratory tract responds by increasing the flow of mucus and opening the trachea and bronchi to the maximum extent. It takes a few minutes for all of this to settle back down when you stop running. Sometimes your lungs will tingle and feel warm for several hours after running - that's OK - as long as the pain is nothing more than a slight burning or warm feeling.

I have it too. You should try to strengthen your lungs. I have been doing more exersise latley, and it's helped a lot. I usually get it in the winter too... but not yet.... Work a little more each day. Ask you doctor. My doctor gave me an inhaler, which I haven't used. I found out about 2-3 years ago, and I never think about it, and it hasn't really botherd me.