If you or someone in your family is suffering from breathlessness along with cough, then be careful that a small carelessness does not turn into a major illness. Shortness of breath along with cough can be asthma, so let us know the expert’s opinion on this disease.

Be alert if cough persists for more than 15 days

Talking to Local 18, Amman Ali, a respiratory disease specialist at Prema Multi Specialty Hospital, says that there are many types of cough. A short term cough occurs which lasts for three or four days. It is called U RTI. During this time, infection occurs in the upper throat, it is usually caused by viral and is not fatal. But if the cough lasts for more than 15 days or a month and along with the cough, blood also starts coming out, the patient develops fever and along with the fever, the patient does not feel hungry, then during this period the patient may be suffering from TB, hence, if cough occurs, start treating it immediately.

Shortness of breath with cough is a symptom of asthma.

In older people, if cough persists for a long time and blood is also coming along with cough, then it can be a sign of lung cancer. If a person starts coughing when he comes in contact with a particular thing, such as cold air, inhaling dust, after going to fields or coming in contact with an allergen and if the cough is more severe at night, then all these symptoms point towards asthma.

Cough can also be due to heart disease. Many times there is a problem of fluid overload in the body, which puts more pressure on the veins. In such a situation, increase in cough as soon as you lie down at night is considered a serious sign.

Take medicines only from a qualified doctor

If this type of cough is felt in the initial symptoms, then treatment should be started immediately by consulting a qualified doctor. After examination, the doctor suggests measures to prevent allergies, gives anti-allergy medicines and if the cause is related to the heart, then treatment is done accordingly. Your smallest carelessness can make you an asthma patient and in serious cases it can even prove fatal.