Hi! I had pretty bad asthma as a kid and now as an adult, I have a hard time staying healthy. When I was in school I would get sick about 6 weeks into each semester, then again in the summer, almost always resulting in bronchial irritation and persistant cough. As a professional, and now that society is returning to normal post peak pandemic, I am using nearly all my sick leave with bronchitis-like symptoms three or four times a year. X-rays never show pneumonia or bronchitis despite wheezing and the persistant and deep painful cough. I rarely am prescribed antibiotics. I don’t smoke, though doctors ask me several times because they have a hard time believing that I get so sick so frequently without smoking. Do you have suggestions on what I can do to improve my lung health and support my immune system, seek a consult with an immunologist, or seek daily medication (I only use symbicort and ventolin when sick)? Am I missing a key piece to give my lungs the best chance at staying strong despite normal germs or should I be self-advocating for investigation into potential autoimmune issues?
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Hi! I had pretty bad asthma as a kid and now as an adult, I have a hard time staying healthy. When I was in school I would get sick about 6 weeks into each semester, then again in the summer, almost always resulting in bronchial irritation and persistant cough. As a professional, and now that society is returning to normal post peak pandemic, I am using nearly all my sick leave with bronchitis-like symptoms three or four times a year. X-rays never show pneumonia or bronchitis despite wheezing and the persistant and deep painful cough. I rarely am prescribed antibiotics. I don’t smoke, though doctors ask me several times because they have a hard time believing that I get so sick so frequently without smoking. Do you have suggestions on what I can do to improve my lung health and support my immune system, seek a consult with an immunologist, or seek daily medication (I only use symbicort and ventolin when sick)? Am I missing a key piece to give my lungs the best chance at staying strong despite normal germs or should I be self-advocating for investigation into potential autoimmune issues?
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