This seems to be a new issue, I didn't find anything like it under the search function. I swim at 5:30 am, and do 2000 meters, freestyle and kick sets. I just recently started taking more strokes between breaths, I was doing 2-4, now I'm doing 6-8. I do have asthma, but I've not had problems swimming before, and I don't have any issues while I'm exercising. The onset of symptoms is usually around 5-6 hours AFTER I finish my workout. Anybody out there ever have this happen?
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I am a non-asthmatic with EIB (exercise-induced bronchotitis). I have a lot of the same problems you described, Fitswimmer, with some of my symptoms occuring several hours after exercise. And yes, even for non-asthmatics, the high chlorine levels are pretty dangerous.
The other thing with EIB patients is that we respond badly to frigid air. Not entirely sure how similarly asthmatics are affected by what we're affected by, but it's a shot in the dark.
My respiratory therapist decided to change up my treatments after I had some problems controlling my symptoms after a practice when the winter hit. She told me to use my rescue inhaler before I practiced, about 10-15 minutes beforehand (I'm sure other asthmatics as well as non- also do this), only one or two puffs, and then, if I still had trouble breathing after a workout, it was okay to use it again. The medication before my workout actually helped, it made my symptoms much less severe, and I didn't experience them hours later like I did before.
I'm not sure what triggered yours suddenly, and you definitely need to bring it up with your doctor, especially if your symptoms continue to get aggravated by the chlorine for several hours afterward.
~Steph~
I am a non-asthmatic with EIB (exercise-induced bronchotitis). I have a lot of the same problems you described, Fitswimmer, with some of my symptoms occuring several hours after exercise. And yes, even for non-asthmatics, the high chlorine levels are pretty dangerous.
The other thing with EIB patients is that we respond badly to frigid air. Not entirely sure how similarly asthmatics are affected by what we're affected by, but it's a shot in the dark.
My respiratory therapist decided to change up my treatments after I had some problems controlling my symptoms after a practice when the winter hit. She told me to use my rescue inhaler before I practiced, about 10-15 minutes beforehand (I'm sure other asthmatics as well as non- also do this), only one or two puffs, and then, if I still had trouble breathing after a workout, it was okay to use it again. The medication before my workout actually helped, it made my symptoms much less severe, and I didn't experience them hours later like I did before.
I'm not sure what triggered yours suddenly, and you definitely need to bring it up with your doctor, especially if your symptoms continue to get aggravated by the chlorine for several hours afterward.
~Steph~
