COPD and Asthma

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Teri16 Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2003 Total Posts : 5230	Posted 4/3/2005 9:02 PM (GMT -6)
	I always thought that having Asthma was one disease, didn't you? I have asthma. Plus I was told fairly recently that I also have COPD. I always thought that, too, was one disease, didn't you? Well, until recently they were considered separate diseases. Now, however I've found out that by having Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis, Chronic bronchitis and emphysema that they are now all being grouped together and called COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease! These are all considered diseases that people have difficulty releasing air from the lungs... To read further on these lung problems, I've found a couple of sites that may give you further information. Best Wishes to you all!! Teri http://www.nlhep.org/lung_copd.html http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/when_asthma_copd_coexist.stm "Because he is he and I am I."......E. V. Lucas Back to Top

Teri16 Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2003 Total Posts : 5230	Posted 4/5/2005 9:28 AM (GMT -6)
	Good Morning, Everyone! To give you some further info on COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, I've done a bit more reading and found that a lot of the symptoms of this disease are quite similar to asthma. Some of the symptoms are coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath (SOB), coughing up phlegm and that tight feeling in your chest. There are 3 classifications of COPD. Mild, Moderate and Severe. Smoking is a major cause of this disease and one of the best things you can do to help yourself, is to quit smoking! Teri Source: ClevelandClinic.com "Because he is he and I am I."......E. V. Lucas Back to Top

Teri16 Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2003 Total Posts : 5230	Posted 6/4/2005 7:59 PM (GMT -6)
	I'm bumping this up for new members...Hugs, Teri :) "Because he is he and I am I."......E. V. Lucas "I Hope You Dance".............LeeAnn Womack Please allow HealingWell to continue helping others by donating: http://www.healingwell.com/donate/ Back to Top

Teri16 Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2003 Total Posts : 5230	Posted 7/8/2005 12:17 AM (GMT -6)
	:) "Because he is he and I am I."......E. V. Lucas "I Hope You Dance".............LeeAnn Womack Please allow HealingWell to continue helping others by donating: http://www.healingwell.com/donate/ Back to Top

big bear New Member Date Joined Jun 2007 Total Posts : 1	Posted 6/4/2007 7:04 AM (GMT -6)
	Has any one heard of www.copdcanada.ca A lot of helpful hints there. Also very disappointed to see that COPD or emphasema is not even listed as diseases on side site panel. Do they not realize how many are living with COPD and do not even know it? Back to Top

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