Shortness of breath and tightness in throat like when crying. Constricted airway? VCD?
Patient: I have tightness in my throat , as if when you are crying how tight it feels and feel short of breath and wheezing sometimes. I began suddenly and the episodes come on suddenly. I am being treated for allergies and allergy related asthma . But from what I am reading since the inhalers don t help the problem could I be dealing with VCD or a constricted airway? Doctor: if your allergies are not controlled it might be one of the food allergen milk,egg,wheat,potato,chana you get your blodd serum tested for particular antibodies against these food items in the mean time stop all milk and diary products  start using montelucast 10 mgm tds get your results and start low dose immunotherapy now possible for food products also your problem will be surely solved