Fev1 3.21 (93 percent of predicted)
Fvc 4.21 (96 percent of predicted)
Fev1/fvc 78.60 (98 percent of predicted)
No cough
Shortness of breath some times
Back pain
Age 42
With COPD they tell you to drink alot of water,it flushes your system including your lungs
When i m short of breath i find dryness in my lungs so i drink water being thursty
A pulmonologist ordered to test..he wrote on my prescription COAD instead of copd and prescribes combivair
If you've been diagnosed with Copd, I would say get a second opinion. Mine was discovered at the age of 69, and there was almost no coughing or shortness of breath in the beginning. However, I do recall a bit of the SOB around the age of 40 and always thought it was just stress or being in too big a hurry.
It's almost impossible for anyone other than a doctor to give you a solid answer.
I contacted the pulmonologist last december due to bronchitis exacerbation and sleep apnea