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Shortness of breath
I am taking t.b meds for more then 8 month ,but since two month I am feeling shortness of breath frequently it used to happen in past but once in 4 to 6 or six month for and hour so I ignored it but now it happens for full day and frequently.
My t.b is of stomach/lymph nodes .
Due to medication there is a buildup of gas(a lot) . Can this excess gas be the reason for shortness of breath. my xray for chest is normal.but no improvement in regression of lymph node size (first it was 22×14 now 20×12)
My biopsy (lymph node neck ) says strain for acid fast bacilli is negative but it also says
necrotizing granulomatus lymphadenitis. My ct scan indicates number of lymph nodes in stomach suggesting t.b.
What can be reson for shortness of breath is it asthma or any respiratory disorder
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
Pulmonologist
22 yrs exp
Nagpur
As you are suffering from abdominal Tuberculosis and Anti TB drugs which you are taking may cause such gastric problems .
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Need to consult your treating physician regarding this.
Else open an online chat and need for few important investigations to rule out your breathing problems.
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Dr. Sunil Kumar
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Udaipur
Toy are having abdominal tuberculosis. As you described there is lot of gas formation , it may be the reason of breathlessness.
Second concern is no regression of the size in lymph node despite 8 months. In most of cases the size of lymph node regresses significantly with treatment but in few cases ths size regresses very slowly even in few cases residual.lymph nodes remain despite complete treatment.
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stay relaxed
complete ATT
can take some antacids
take plenty of water , avoid spicy foods
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Dr. Balaji Biradar
Pulmonologist
14 yrs exp
Aurangabad
You're having Abdominal TB, yes because of tb tablets there's abdominal or stomach bloating.
Because of bloating you may feel Breathless.
Sometimes it may take long time to regress lymph nodes.
Continue TB tablets.
Take proper and high protein diet.
Take plenty of water
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