Guest guest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Up this a bit old but very interesting topic. My daughter have some problems with air hunger, which is now her only symptom (she was diagnosed with babesja 1 year ago) Selma, could you give some update? I'm thinking about checking heavy-metals, thyroid and iron levels. Which chelation protocol did you do? And what types of essential oils have helped you. Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Hello, I'm not Selma but thought I'd chime in here since I have dealt with this problem and found adrenal insufficiency to be the primary cause of my air hunger. That adrenal insufficiency (which also causes hypothyroidism) can cause air hunger was confirmed by my ND who specializes in this area. He says that it is common for people with adrenal fatigue to have this problem. It may be something else you want to look into. Thanks, Connie http://www.lymebytes.blogspot.com > > Up this a bit old but very interesting topic. > My daughter have some problems with air hunger, which is now her only > symptom (she was diagnosed with babesja 1 year ago) > Selma, could you give some update? I'm thinking about checking > heavy-metals, thyroid and iron levels. Which chelation protocol did > you do? And what types of essential oils have helped you. > Best regards. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 I too have air hunger sometimes but it is after I eat dairy, especially right before bedtime. > > Up this a bit old but very interesting topic. > My daughter have some problems with air hunger, which is now her only > symptom (she was diagnosed with babesja 1 year ago) > Selma, could you give some update? I'm thinking about checking > heavy-metals, thyroid and iron levels. Which chelation protocol did > you do? And what types of essential oils have helped you. > Best regards. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 What is air hunger? I have been chelated (supps + IVs) and my Heavy metals are virtually gone. It took about a year. This makes the abx work better. Heavy metals interfere with immune function and so people with HM toxicity probably display more and more pronounced symptoms. > > I'm still not 100% on that, but I think mine is pretty gone. > > I think my air hunger crises were basically related to heavy metals. My > naturopath swears by lead poisoning. For some reason, many lyme > literate doctors are also studying heavy metals in their patients. It > seems even Burrascano started testing patients for that. > > For some reason, heavy metals become an issue when we catch lyme and/ > or babesiosis. I don't believe one has air hunger with babesia BECAUSE > of lack of red blood cells only, as at least in my case, I was not > really anemic and was still having awful air hunger crisis. > > Some suggest that lack of magnesium help metals to enter cells, and all > lyme patients have problems with magnesium because borrelia needs it to > survive. So it could be one of the reasons for that 'poisoning' of > lungs (???). > > The only thing that is sure, is that chlorella helped clear a few of my > air hunger attacks. It either caused temporarily the crisis, then it > made it fade away, or it just made it vanish. I continued having some > lung 'sensitivities' after my air hunger crises were gone, but never > got the attacks again. > > Now I'm doing chelation and rubbing some essential oils on the lungs, > and I do feel I'm next to 100% there. But when I'm loaded with metals > in my blood and don't take enough chlorella, I feel something on my > chest, but I can't call that air hunger again, that's why I call > it 'lung' sensitivity. It goes with rubbing the oils and with > chlorella. > > Once I got the crisis after taking high doses artemisinin and CP. I > thought of some allergic reaction or so. Now I start to believe it was > more related to toxins OR to heavy metals, as when we kill critters, > many metals would be liberated, at least according to dr. K. I think > that if I knew chlorella at that time, I would have known if that awful > air hunger crisis I had was metal poisoning or not. Because the effect > of chlorella is felt fast. > > So I start to believe on my naturopath, that somehow, air hunger in my > case is related to heavy metals. I wonder though why babesiosis would > cause air hunger, as I can see loads of people diagnosed with babesia > having these air hunger crises... I was one of them too. Somehow > killing babesia can trigger the symptom too. > > These are just thoughts....Nothing too conclusive, just to say that I > start to believe on the heavy metals 'conspiracy'!!! > > Selma > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 > > Hi Bee, > > Just last night all of a sudden i started to have this weird breathing problem. I described it like a shortness of breath but it feels like their is something in my lungs or another member described it as their lungs sticking together. It is really scarry I have a past of panic attacks how do you think that I should handle this I read the article and it does not make sense to me. I do not understand Y this happens and what causes this. +++Hi. What is your name please? Since you have had panic attacks in the past your body will " retrace " them during the healing process. Also other members have had air hunger too and it will pass. It may come and go for awhile however. As long as you are giving your body the nutrients it needs, you can be assured that any symptoms are created by your body for a good reason and you are progressing closer to health. All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 THanks for the reassurance bee! I just was wondering what exactly causes air hunger? Also, I am using woodstock farms Organic unsalted Butter. Would this be the correct type of butter?? > > > > Hi Bee, > > > > Just last night all of a sudden i started to have this weird breathing problem. I described it like a shortness of breath but it feels like their is something in my lungs or another member described it as their lungs sticking together. It is really scarry I have a past of panic attacks how do you think that I should handle this I read the article and it does not make sense to me. I do not understand Y this happens and what causes this. > > +++Hi. What is your name please? Since you have had panic attacks in the past your body will " retrace " them during the healing process. > > Also other members have had air hunger too and it will pass. It may come and go for awhile however. > > As long as you are giving your body the nutrients it needs, you can be assured that any symptoms are created by your body for a good reason and you are progressing closer to health. > > All the best, Bee > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I've also suffered from panic attacks in the past and two nights ago I had exactly what you are describing. I felt like I couldn't get enough air in my lungs but it passed after a few minutes. Debi xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 > > THanks for the reassurance bee! I just was wondering what exactly causes air hunger? Also, I am using woodstock farms Organic unsalted Butter. Would this be the correct type of butter?? +++Hi. What is your name please? In candida sufferers air hunger is usually caused by high adrenaline produced by the adrenal glands because they are malfunctioning and also because of stress - of course having candida or any health problems is stress. When you get those attacks do deep breathing exercises to switch your body over from running on adrenaline: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/breath1.php The best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Hi heidi thanks for your reply it makes me feel better i wasnt sure how much higher i could go with cytomel thinking 87.5 is a high dose but maybe im thyroid resistant t wouldnt surprise me nothing has been straighforward with me and my health. i couldnt even tolerate 1 grain of armour no matter how slowly i started every time i got to one grain i got horrendous symptoms serious anxiety chest pain it was awful and its taken me since july to get my t3 dose to where it is but im so disappointed as my symptoms are still awful and the air hunger is actually worse than before i began on thyroid meds so im at a lose but im off to see dr p tommorrow and im praying he will tell me whats going on and what i can do but i think i might be like you resistant. many thanks sylvia > > i too suffer from air hunger.It is caused by thyroid hormone being too low and this affects all the muscles in the body the lungs are greatly affected as the intercostal muscles are the muscles you need to breathe properly and they are only able to function if supplied with enough t3.In my case i have to sit up in bed at night but as i have increased my t3 it has more or less disappeared except on exertion.i am thyroid hormone resistant now taking 8 grains armour plus 60 t3 but dont really feel that i,m quite ther yet .have been hypo for 9 years following rai.maybe i wont get any better?my salivary cortisol was in the nomal levels and rhythm but i do have high dhea any ideas anyone > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 On May 28, 2010, at 9:16 AM, fsmfarms wrote: > > > Please advise what over the counter things work with air hunger. Is air hunger the same thing as shortness of breath? Thanks, Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 On May 28, 2010, at 9:16 AM, fsmfarms wrote: > > > Please advise what over the counter things work with air hunger. Is air hunger the same thing as shortness of breath? Thanks, Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Kinda sorta but not really. Imagine a live fish lying on a deck, struggling to breathe. It's not doing anything but lying there; and just the act of breathing takes everything it's got. That's air hunger. It feels like you're being smothered in slow motion. It's actually like a low-grade form of asthma: your lungs are working, but it's very hard work just to keep breathing. And this can go on for hours, even days -- during which doing anything else is almost impossible. In Lyme, it can happen for a lot of reasons. Your lungs are infected. Your myocardium is infected (air hunger is a sign of cardiac insufficiency, and common in people with congestive heart failure). Your immune system has hit " tilt, " and you do in fact have a slo-mo kind of asthma going on. (I have food allergies that can bring air hunger on fairly reliably; in my case, it actually technically *was* asthma.) You've got NMH or POTS, which are usually traceable back to a malfunctioning HPA axis (usually on the adrenal side); which disrupts your brain's ability to regulate breathing. And I'm sure an LLMD could tick off a lot of other reasons. In any event, this is why I keep an albuterol puffer in my purse. Yes, it's a steroid, and steroids are a no-no -- but it's a very small dose, and I don't think I ever used it more than once or twice a month, even at my worst. These days, it's more like once or twice a year. But when air hunger hits me, that inhaler will open the airways and relieve the problem within a minute or two. It's fast, sweet relief. Sara On May 29, 2010, at 3:19 54PM, bluesky@... wrote: > > On May 28, 2010, at 9:16 AM, fsmfarms wrote: > >> >> >> Please advise what over the counter things work with air hunger. > > > Is air hunger the same thing as shortness of breath? > > Thanks, > Blue > > > ------------------------------------ > > Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around the > net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease > > MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease > http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Kinda sorta but not really. Imagine a live fish lying on a deck, struggling to breathe. It's not doing anything but lying there; and just the act of breathing takes everything it's got. That's air hunger. It feels like you're being smothered in slow motion. It's actually like a low-grade form of asthma: your lungs are working, but it's very hard work just to keep breathing. And this can go on for hours, even days -- during which doing anything else is almost impossible. In Lyme, it can happen for a lot of reasons. Your lungs are infected. Your myocardium is infected (air hunger is a sign of cardiac insufficiency, and common in people with congestive heart failure). Your immune system has hit " tilt, " and you do in fact have a slo-mo kind of asthma going on. (I have food allergies that can bring air hunger on fairly reliably; in my case, it actually technically *was* asthma.) You've got NMH or POTS, which are usually traceable back to a malfunctioning HPA axis (usually on the adrenal side); which disrupts your brain's ability to regulate breathing. And I'm sure an LLMD could tick off a lot of other reasons. In any event, this is why I keep an albuterol puffer in my purse. Yes, it's a steroid, and steroids are a no-no -- but it's a very small dose, and I don't think I ever used it more than once or twice a month, even at my worst. These days, it's more like once or twice a year. But when air hunger hits me, that inhaler will open the airways and relieve the problem within a minute or two. It's fast, sweet relief. Sara On May 29, 2010, at 3:19 54PM, bluesky@... wrote: > > On May 28, 2010, at 9:16 AM, fsmfarms wrote: > >> >> >> Please advise what over the counter things work with air hunger. > > > Is air hunger the same thing as shortness of breath? > > Thanks, > Blue > > > ------------------------------------ > > Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around the > net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease > > MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease > http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Sara, Actually, albuterol is not a steroid. There are steroid sprays for asthma, but albuterol is not one of them. So, you do not need to feel guilty any longer! Albuterol just opens the airways so you can breathe better. Take care, On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Sara <srobinson@...>wrote: > > > Kinda sorta but not really. > > Imagine a live fish lying on a deck, struggling to breathe. It's not doing > anything but lying there; and just the act of breathing takes everything > it's got. That's air hunger. > > It feels like you're being smothered in slow motion. It's actually like a > low-grade form of asthma: your lungs are working, but it's very hard work > just to keep breathing. And this can go on for hours, even days -- during > which doing anything else is almost impossible. > > In Lyme, it can happen for a lot of reasons. Your lungs are infected. Your > myocardium is infected (air hunger is a sign of cardiac insufficiency, and > common in people with congestive heart failure). Your immune system has hit > " tilt, " and you do in fact have a slo-mo kind of asthma going on. (I have > food allergies that can bring air hunger on fairly reliably; in my case, it > actually technically *was* asthma.) You've got NMH or POTS, which are > usually traceable back to a malfunctioning HPA axis (usually on the adrenal > side); which disrupts your brain's ability to regulate breathing. And I'm > sure an LLMD could tick off a lot of other reasons. > > In any event, this is why I keep an albuterol puffer in my purse. Yes, it's > a steroid, and steroids are a no-no -- but it's a very small dose, and I > don't think I ever used it more than once or twice a month, even at my > worst. These days, it's more like once or twice a year. But when air hunger > hits me, that inhaler will open the airways and relieve the problem within a > minute or two. It's fast, sweet relief. > > Sara > > On May 29, 2010, at 3:19 54PM, bluesky@...<bluesky%40greennet.net>wrote: > > > > > On May 28, 2010, at 9:16 AM, fsmfarms wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Please advise what over the counter things work with air hunger. > > > > > > Is air hunger the same thing as shortness of breath? > > > > Thanks, > > Blue > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around > the > > net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease > > > > MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease > > http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Sara, Actually, albuterol is not a steroid. There are steroid sprays for asthma, but albuterol is not one of them. So, you do not need to feel guilty any longer! Albuterol just opens the airways so you can breathe better. Take care, On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Sara <srobinson@...>wrote: > > > Kinda sorta but not really. > > Imagine a live fish lying on a deck, struggling to breathe. It's not doing > anything but lying there; and just the act of breathing takes everything > it's got. That's air hunger. > > It feels like you're being smothered in slow motion. It's actually like a > low-grade form of asthma: your lungs are working, but it's very hard work > just to keep breathing. And this can go on for hours, even days -- during > which doing anything else is almost impossible. > > In Lyme, it can happen for a lot of reasons. Your lungs are infected. Your > myocardium is infected (air hunger is a sign of cardiac insufficiency, and > common in people with congestive heart failure). Your immune system has hit > " tilt, " and you do in fact have a slo-mo kind of asthma going on. (I have > food allergies that can bring air hunger on fairly reliably; in my case, it > actually technically *was* asthma.) You've got NMH or POTS, which are > usually traceable back to a malfunctioning HPA axis (usually on the adrenal > side); which disrupts your brain's ability to regulate breathing. And I'm > sure an LLMD could tick off a lot of other reasons. > > In any event, this is why I keep an albuterol puffer in my purse. Yes, it's > a steroid, and steroids are a no-no -- but it's a very small dose, and I > don't think I ever used it more than once or twice a month, even at my > worst. These days, it's more like once or twice a year. But when air hunger > hits me, that inhaler will open the airways and relieve the problem within a > minute or two. It's fast, sweet relief. > > Sara > > On May 29, 2010, at 3:19 54PM, bluesky@...<bluesky%40greennet.net>wrote: > > > > > On May 28, 2010, at 9:16 AM, fsmfarms wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Please advise what over the counter things work with air hunger. > > > > > > Is air hunger the same thing as shortness of breath? > > > > Thanks, > > Blue > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Lyme Disease News continually updated from thousands of sources around > the > > net: http://www.topix.net/health/lyme-disease > > > > MedWorm: The latest items on: Lyme Disease > > http://tinyurl.com/23dgy8 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I wanted to write with regard to Air Hunger. This had been a slight symptom until the past week or so, when I, stupidly, decided I was feeling a bit better and decided to go for a long walk (well, long for me lately). A few hours later, the breathing situation got pretty bad and now it's nearly every breath where I have to yawn or physically push back my shoulders or cough to try to get a satisfying breath. Have any of you had this symptom, and what has been helpful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Air Hunger is a symptom of babesia. I have it too. Arteminisin helps with air hunger. It could be a herx or if you are not treating babesia it could be a symptom of it. What are you currently taking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I have no idea how to handle physiologically (like, what does it mean, why is it happening, what herbs would help), but I personally experience a lot of benefit from mindful breathing exercises. I get air hunger a lot at night as I am trying to go to sleep. I also notice it during the day after I receive a vitamin infusion. What helps me is first, if I'm lying down, to prop up slightly and really support my chest and head and neck, so that those muscles can let go. Then I practice some mindful breathing - not really formal exercises, but inhaling really, really slowly and mindfully and fully, retaining that for a few seconds, and exhaling even more slowly, mindfully, fully, and retaining out. After a few repetition of this practice my air hunger will subside. I scuba dive (well, pre-lyme I did), and we learned that air hunger experienced while holding your breath is due less to a need for oxygen than to a buildup of CO2 in the lungs. When you are holding your breath, it's the CO2 buildup that makes you feel like you have to breath, not actually an oxygen deprivation - there's still plenty of that in there. Keeping this in mind helps me reduce the anxiety I experience along with the air hunger. It also makes me wonder about what's going on physiologically underneath to create this sensation. I know I experience more air hunger when I am herxing. So my brain wants to thing it is the spriochetes' last ditch effort to save themselves by creating a more acidic environment with CO2. But I'm totally making that up - it has no basis in any research I've read. Hope this helps you! Jen ---> " I wanted to write with regard to Air Hunger. Have any of you had this symptom, and what has been helpful? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 For what its worth, I have been told in the past that 'air hunger' was a symptom of babesia. It makes sense since babesia infects the red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the tissues. jo > > I wanted to write with regard to Air Hunger. This had been a slight symptom until the past week or so, when I, stupidly, decided I was feeling a bit better and decided to go for a long walk (well, long for me lately). A few hours later, the breathing situation got pretty bad and now it's nearly every breath where I have to yawn or physically push back my shoulders or cough to try to get a satisfying breath. Have any of you had this symptom, and what has been helpful? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I've never had babesia (that I know of) and I have air hunger occasionally. My guess is other bugs can cause the blood to thicken which seems to inhibit the absorption of oxygen - hence the hunger. Doesn't this have to do with detoxing and too many toxins in body? Have you tried CardioPeptase which has serrapeptase and Vitalzymxe which has protease (along with bromelain and serrapeptase). I also take " Calm " which is a magnesium powder - all these items seem to help thin my blood in a way that helps the oxygen absorption. Let me know if you try them, _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of judyjo27 Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 8:02 AM Subject: [ ] Re: Air Hunger For what its worth, I have been told in the past that 'air hunger' was a symptom of babesia. It makes sense since babesia infects the red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the tissues. jo > > I wanted to write with regard to Air Hunger. This had been a slight symptom until the past week or so, when I, stupidly, decided I was feeling a bit better and decided to go for a long walk (well, long for me lately). A few hours later, the breathing situation got pretty bad and now it's nearly every breath where I have to yawn or physically push back my shoulders or cough to try to get a satisfying breath. Have any of you had this symptom, and what has been helpful? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 > > My guess is other bugs can cause the blood to thicken which seems to inhibit > the absorption of oxygen - hence the hunger. Doesn't this have to do with > detoxing and too many toxins in body? yes, I think 'thick blood' is a general lyme problem. Could be related to bugs, or maybe to celiac disease or similar problems that often go together with Lyme. Some naturopaths indeed say that the 'clotting' (Rouleaux etc.) is caused by too many toxins or wrong food stuff in the blood. Don't know if that is really the cause ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Air Hunger is definitely a symptom of babesia. I have been diagnosed with babesia and have struggled with it. Arteminisin is the herb that is used to treat babs. Anita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I would imagine that Pranayama (yogic breathing) would be incredibly helpful for the condition of " air hunger " . It has helped me with my anxiety symptoms a great deal. > > > I have no idea how to handle physiologically (like, what does it mean, why is it happening, what herbs would help), but I personally experience a lot of benefit from mindful breathing exercises. I get air hunger a lot at night as I am trying to go to sleep. I also notice it during the day after I receive a vitamin infusion. What helps me is first, if I'm lying down, to prop up slightly and really support my chest and head and neck, so that those muscles can let go. Then I practice some mindful breathing - not really formal exercises, but inhaling really, really slowly and mindfully and fully, retaining that for a few seconds, and exhaling even more slowly, mindfully, fully, and retaining out. After a few repetition of this practice my air hunger will subside. > > I scuba dive (well, pre-lyme I did), and we learned that air hunger experienced while holding your breath is due less to a need for oxygen than to a buildup of CO2 in the lungs. When you are holding your breath, it's the CO2 buildup that makes you feel like you have to breath, not actually an oxygen deprivation - there's still plenty of that in there. Keeping this in mind helps me reduce the anxiety I experience along with the air hunger. It also makes me wonder about what's going on physiologically underneath to create this sensation. > > I know I experience more air hunger when I am herxing. So my brain wants to thing it is the spriochetes' last ditch effort to save themselves by creating a more acidic environment with CO2. But I'm totally making that up - it has no basis in any research I've read. > > Hope this helps you! > Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 My daughter and I suffered from air hunger for a very long time until we took corn derivatives out of our diet. We didn't know we had Lyme disease at the time but did find relief when we removed all the hidden corn from our diet. We were having a lot of problems after each meal and happened upon a diet that removed food additives. Most food additives are made from corn but it is also hidden in many products because it is used in the manufacturing or processing or packaging of the product and doesn't need to be listed on the label. Vitamins are usually made using corn so we have a lot of trouble finding supplements that don't contain corn. Also, most OTC and Rx meds are full of corn in the form of fillers or binders. Even cooking from scratch can allow corn derivatives into your diet because they are in staples like enriched flour, bleached sugar, vitamin D milk, frozen fruit and veggies, grocery store meat (that pad under the meat is full of citric acid and most chicken in pumped full of broth or carageenan), iodized salt, vinegar (Bragg's organic apple cider vinegar is one of the few that is corn-free), canned fruit and veggies and even some produce (corn wax on peppers, cucumbers, apples, citrus and bagged salads washed with citric acid). To this day when we accidentally ingest any corn derivative the old air hunger comes back, but that's not the norm. After years of air hunger we can breathe again and how sweet it is! Try keeping a food journal and write down everything you eat and how you feel after every meal. Keep a log of any of your symptoms and especially note if your air hunger is worse at times. You'll soon start to see a pattern and be able to pick out foods that bother you the most and read the ingredients. It will help you track down the culprits. Did you drink bottled water after your long walk? I am betting you drank Nestle Pure Life or some other bottled water with " minerals added for flavor " . Nobody knows that there are corn derivatives in water, but there are. Good luck. If you want more info on how to avoid hidden corn, you can find some tips on my blog: http://www.livingitupcornfree.com/2010/06/living-corn-free.html > > I wanted to write with regard to Air Hunger. This had been a slight symptom until the past week or so, when I, stupidly, decided I was feeling a bit better and decided to go for a long walk (well, long for me lately). A few hours later, the breathing situation got pretty bad and now it's nearly every breath where I have to yawn or physically push back my shoulders or cough to try to get a satisfying breath. Have any of you had this symptom, and what has been helpful? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Question for air hunger people.... How are your iron levels....? Ferritin, hematocrit and hemoglobin?? My air hunger seems to come from anemia....which comes from babesia. Has anyone tried iron iv infusion therapy? Would love to hear other peoples experience when treating babasia and dealing with sypmtoms. Monty Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T [ ] Re: Air Hunger My daughter and I suffered from air hunger for a very long time until we took corn derivatives out of our diet. We didn't know we had Lyme disease at the time but did find relief when we removed all the hidden corn from our diet. We were having a lot of problems after each meal and happened upon a diet that removed food additives. Most food additives are made from corn but it is also hidden in many products because it is used in the manufacturing or processing or packaging of the product and doesn't need to be listed on the label. Vitamins are usually made using corn so we have a lot of trouble finding supplements that don't contain corn. Also, most OTC and Rx meds are full of corn in the form of fillers or binders. Even cooking from scratch can allow corn derivatives into your diet because they are in staples like enriched flour, bleached sugar, vitamin D milk, frozen fruit and veggies, grocery store meat (that pad under the meat is full of citric acid and most chicken in pumped full of broth or carageenan), iodized salt, vinegar (Bragg's organic apple cider vinegar is one of the few that is corn-free), canned fruit and veggies and even some produce (corn wax on peppers, cucumbers, apples, citrus and bagged salads washed with citric acid). To this day when we accidentally ingest any corn derivative the old air hunger comes back, but that's not the norm. After years of air hunger we can breathe again and how sweet it is! Try keeping a food journal and write down everything you eat and how you feel after every meal. Keep a log of any of your symptoms and especially note if your air hunger is worse at times. You'll soon start to see a pattern and be able to pick out foods that bother you the most and read the ingredients. It will help you track down the culprits. Did you drink bottled water after your long walk? I am betting you drank Nestle Pure Life or some other bottled water with " minerals added for flavor " . Nobody knows that there are corn derivatives in water, but there are. Good luck. If you want more info on how to avoid hidden corn, you can find some tips on my blog: http://www.livingitupcornfree.com/2010/06/living-corn-free.html > > I wanted to write with regard to Air Hunger. This had been a slight symptom until the past week or so, when I, stupidly, decided I was feeling a bit better and decided to go for a long walk (well, long for me lately). A few hours later, the breathing situation got pretty bad and now it's nearly every breath where I have to yawn or physically push back my shoulders or cough to try to get a satisfying breath. Have any of you had this symptom, and what has been helpful? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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