Prescribed Seroflo and Levosiz for cough, cold and breathing problems. Do I have asthma or allergy?
Patient: hi i am 25 years old.i had cough and cold last week and some breathing problem after 2 days. in the past i had sneezing problems when exposed to dust.doctor said i had asthma .she has prescribed seroflo 250 2 puffs 2 times a day and levosiz m tablet once a day.my absolute eosinophil count was 1.27*10^9/lt. She said i am suffering from severe allergy.i am confused it is asthma or just allergy? i have been feeling better after treatment for 5 days. Doctor: Hello, Greetings from healthcaremagic.com   I am Dr Sourav Chakraborty and i will be helping you with your query  Asthma is a disease where there is  hyper reactivity of your respiratory tract to particular pathogen which could be an allergen , foreign body and infection.  It may trigger asthmatic attack by narrowing your airways and you  may feel breathless/ breathing problem  The medications your doctor has provided for you , one of them is primarily is to relieve you from recurrent allergic attacks and the inhaler is to  improve air entry through your hyper responsive air way so that you don't get any more breathing trouble.  Follow your doctor's advice meticulously.  Hope i have been able to help you.  Take Care.