I am 50 years old , I had a hysterectomy last year, I have always been able to drink beer.
Now when I drink just one or two beers I get very short of breath. I just read all these comments and how many people this was happening too. This makes me think they have changed or added something to the beer in the process that is causeing so many people to have shortness of breath . It is very irritating when the doctor says all is well after ever test.
You may want to look into "secondary pulmonary hypertension." It can be caused by excessive alcohol and has the symptoms many of you describe.
This is also a very difficult diagnosis that most doctors will not be able to make.
I cannot legally dispense medical advice here, so this is just a suggestion.... But I am somewhat familiar with this condition.
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The heavy alchohol might have stored your shyt in your body. Constipation.
Drink some nice hot spicy spicy soup to clean out your system you'll be good.
costochondritis... the pressure from throwing up
im about 16 and i threw up a lot 2 nights ago from drinking, then twice throughout the next day. I don't feel hungover right now and I've slept a lot, but it's been hurting my chest to breathe, laugh etc.
Is there anything I should do? drink tea? inhaler?
I get the same symptoms after binge drinking. It is difficult to breathe and scared the sh*t out of me the first couple times but now I just have to brush it off as maybe anxiety about thinking I'm dying.
ive had chest pains but i never threw up ... i had a lot of mucus stuck in my chest its very irritating
48 year old male here. Very fit 160 mile a week competitive cyclist and gym goer. I had no problems when I would drink light beer in moderation but when I started drinking heavier 8 to 10% alcohol beers to the tune of 8 everyday I found not only could I not breathe the next day but I couldnt keep up on my group rides or even make it to the gym the next day.
Severe shortness of breath with fatigue that was aweful. Finally said f**k it and quit all together. Now I feel like I am half my age and regularly punish guys on our rides that are half my age! There is a whole world out there that does not revolve around beer. I lOVE beer but I love how I feel 1000 times better now.
I am having a similar problem. Mine started four years ago. It started for me as a severe pain in the middle of my back which resulted in muscular issues with my right arm. I have managed it for three years through diet. There is a combination of foods which I absolutely must not consume if I want to avoid severe pain in the bottom of my lungs which intensifies with breathing and muscle tightness than runs from my knees to my neck generally in muscles on the back of my body. I also have junk creeping up the back of my windpipe and cough or grunt to work it up and out of my system. The two foods are coffee and alcohol.
I was an elite level athlete and maintain a very active lifestyle. But into my late thirties I consumed no less than 24 ounces of coffee daily for about six years which I firmly believe lead up to my issue. I know this because I can make the issue go away by not consuming coffee. If I drink coffee infrequently, say once a week, my body will tolerate it but I still get the lower lung pangs and muscle tightness. If I combine that with alcohol it is at least two days of substantial discomfort and a couple more of general discomfort.
I strongly suspect gut bacteria is causing the problem. The six years of constant coffee consumption together with my age, 44 when the problem first turned up, is what did it for me. This bacteria, still unknown to me, has established a colony in my gut. I do not know if it is the waste from the bacteria, the size of the colony, or both that is causing the problem for me. But I do know that if I stop drinking coffee the problem goes away. I could have a gastroenterologist take a sample from my gut, culture it, and then recommend an antibiotic panel but I think that is really very dangerous. So I am going to try to lick this damn thing by myself.
What relieved this?
For me it is definitely diet generally and coffee specifically. Alcohol greatly intensifies the problem but simple sugars for me are a problem as well. If I eat breads or pastas, sugar drinks, it definitely feeds the problem just not as aggressively as alcohol. The muscle tightness and spasms were so bad I had dry needling done, it was the only thing I have found capable of relieving the stress associated with this condition. But that treatment only addresses muscular issues not he gut issues. I started cutting back on my coffee consumption when the first signs of this problem appeared but I did not take it seriously such was my "addiction" to coffee. I simply could not give it up. But as the years went on and it became clear that coffee consumption would eventually lead to serious problems I cut way back. In the fall of 2014 I could go four weeks between cups and was experimenting with small amounts of coffee. But even a cup a week was a problem. Now I am no longer experimenting and am taking an extended break from coffee to rid my body of whatever is the issue. Exercise definitely helps as well and I have found it especially helpful to focus on core exertion. I don't understand why but eliminating fat in that area has a direct effect. Two weeks ago I had a healing crisis where my back broke out with a rash. It quickly went away but that is a good indication I am moving in the right direction.
Everyone's body chemistry and gut flora is different but here is what worked for me. No alcohol. No coffee. No sugar or sugar derivatives (corn syrup, honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, etc) Cut way back on carbohydrates; one serving a day immediately before or immediately after exercise. And make sure it is a clean carb like a potatoe, wild rice, corn tortilla, quinoa, something other than a wheat based food. Eat as much as you like meat, nuts, vegetables, melon, green apples, grapefruit, pommegranite, any fruits that are low sugar are good. High fat foods are good too like avacado and fermented dairy. Stay away from fruit that has higher sugar content such as oranges, red apple, grapes, etc. I have worked for years on good gut health so that is not an issue for me but you may also need to add a probiotic as well as L-Glutamine. You may also benefit from regular doses of essential amino acids and a multi-vitamin. Supplements are definitely an important part of fixing this for me. Work with a local health food store to get what you need.
This is not forever. Whatever it is that is causing this problem for me I will eventually rid it from my body and I will be able to drink coffee again and enjoy a glass of wine in the evening. I am thinking probably nine months of no coffee and careful monitoring of my simple sugar intake over that time and I can experiment with coffee again. Good luck!
I too have these problems. I am a Nurse so I have some idea of the physiology behind it. It is correct that drinking alcohol overstimulates the neurotransmitter GABA, leaving our bodies depleted for a couple of days when the alcohol is out of the system. GABA not only keeps nerves calm but keeps muscles relaxed. THe lack of GABA causes anxiety as well as muscle tension. Tension in the muscles of the esophagus and diaphragm is responsible for the sensations of difficulty breathing and swallowing. The symptoms resolve when your body have recovered a sufficient amount of GABA to relax the muscles. GABA can only be increased by time or by benzodiazepines, however benzodiazepine withdrawal will cause the same symptoms if the medication is abused. There are certain foods that provide the nutrients that the body needs to make GABA. They will not instantly resolve the symptoms but will help you to recover more quickly. You can google "Foods that enhance GABA". There is also a GABA supplement available in nutrition stores, but there is controversary over whether or not they actually cross the blood-brain barrier. Most people have found the supplements ineffective (from my own research). Hope this helps someone.
Hi I had a lot of shots of Jim beam bourbon and I ended up being blackout drunk. I ended up throwing up before the night ended and dry heaved a lot. I woke up the next morning still drunk and was hungover the whole day, I hydrated myself the whole day But stayed hungover until the following day. Now I'm experiencing chest pains directly in the middle of my chest where my heart is. Could this be from the dry heaving or did I just drink too much and will I be okay?
This is the exact thing I'm experiencing now and it's the first time. I never throw up from drinking or even really "black out" and I don't heavily drink on a normal basis but this past weekend was my college graduation weekend so I over-indulged a little, for sure. Did you ever get any answers on this issue?