The questions-not-worth-their-own-question-thread III

[Brighteye]

I have mild asthma (no puffer), which often makes me short of breath and mucus everywhere.
Also, I have troubles with exhaustion, like the kind you get in your mudcles after a long run, except I barely done anything. Could the asthma have anything to do with it? I read something in biology textbook about lactic acid forming when you dont get enough oxygen.

Thanks.

Mild asthma and the shortness of breath will help you be more exhausted, but if it's only mild asthma then it's not the whole problem.
I'd be tempted to say that it's just being unfit, and will go if you run enough. I had a few friends who were asthmatic, as I am. They always chickened out of running because of asthma, and one is a skinny weed and the other is obese.
I ran anyway, and ran races for both school and university. I still run with the cross-country club sometimes. It's best to ignore your asthma rather than abuse it as an excuse.

 

[Taras Bulba]

Also, I have troubles with exhaustion, like the kind you get in your mudcles after a long run, except I barely done anything. Could the asthma have anything to do with it? I read something in biology textbook about lactic acid forming when you dont get enough oxygen.

Thanks.

as far as if asthma pertaining to it, it may. But as far as I can remember, lactic acid does cause some burning when you exercise your muscles.

When you're body functions normally, your cell goes through full cell respiration.

Glycolysis (in the cytosol/cytoplasm) -> Bridging Reaction (enters mitochondrion, changes pyruvate (acids) into actyl CoA) -> Kreb's Cycle (nothing to explain here that matters to what I'm talking about) -> Electron Transport Chain (ETC)

Now with Oxygen present in the ETC, the oxygen because of its electronegativity, it pretty much pulls electrons through the ETC to generate energy required to synthesis ATP (energy). When your body doesn't get enoug oxygen, the ETC gets backed up. No electron flow happens, and consequently, the whole process backs up and backs up all the way to the Bridging reaction (as it takes about 2 ATP to pump Pyruvate into the mitochondrion)

As a result, instead of glycolysis producing pyruvate, it produces Lactic Acid. That way your body gets the 2 ATP from Glycolysis, and the Lactic Acid goes to the liver (to be used later) This Acid can, IIRC, cause a "burning" sensation. However, that isn't the only thing causing fatigue in your muscles, the lack of ATP contributes ALOT to it (as normally you get 36/glucose, but without oxygen you get 2/glucose)



EDIT: after all that, I forgot the question I was gunna' ask... darn

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

thank you both.

 

[lndm]

When you do aerobic excercise and mild muscle building activities, you increase your ability to exert yourself without getting puffed. Your muscles just feel more efficient. Maybe they just store more oxygen, waiting for a chance to use it.

I knew someone once with mild asthma. He didn't need a puffer but used to carry one around just in case. This gave him some assurance when he wanted to play sport, ride bikes etc.

Excercise needn't be hard either. Look around you and find something and lift it repeatedly, even while your sitting. Do it until your breathing rate increases. You'll most likely feel better in a few days.


P.S. @Taras Bulba. Are you a doctor?

 

[hossam]

how do you take a screenshot on your computer?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

how do you take a screenshot on your computer?

The Print Screen key -- near the Backspace on my keyboard, but may be somewhere else on another. Hit that, open Paint (or graphics editor) and paste it. then save.

 

[lndm]

Ignore this

 

[CCRunner]

When you do aerobic excercise and mild muscle building activities, you increase your ability to exert yourself without getting puffed. Your muscles just feel more efficient. Maybe they just store more oxygen, waiting for a chance to use it.

I knew someone once with mild asthma. He didn't need a puffer but used to carry one around just in case. This gave him some assurance when he wanted to play sport, ride bikes etc.

Excercise needn't be hard either. Look around you and find something and lift it repeatedly, even while your sitting. Do it until your breathing rate increases. You'll most likely feel better in a few days.

I agree with the above. The asthma is probably doing some of the exaustion but more of it is probably your muscles (no offense)

P.S. @Taras Bulba. Are you a doctor?

High School Student IIRC. One that recently took a bio class too, I'd guess

 

[Taras Bulba]

When you do aerobic excercise and mild muscle building activities, you increase your ability to exert yourself without getting puffed. Your muscles just feel more efficient. Maybe they just store more oxygen, waiting for a chance to use it.

I knew someone once with mild asthma. He didn't need a puffer but used to carry one around just in case. This gave him some assurance when he wanted to play sport, ride bikes etc.

Excercise needn't be hard either. Look around you and find something and lift it repeatedly, even while your sitting. Do it until your breathing rate increases. You'll most likely feel better in a few days.


P.S. @Taras Bulba. Are you a doctor?

you're correct in this. When you do very strenuous exercise, you break down your muscle cells (pretty much destroy them). When your muscle cells regrow back, they regrow stronger than before, in order to not be destroyed again. Of course, this sounds like you gain muscles really quick, and you wouldn't lose them, but remember. If you destroy them ones, your cells aren't stupid, they won't regrow alot stronger after one exercise session, AND your cells eventually die on their own, and if you don't use them, you stop allocating resources to keep them really strong.

EDIT: and yes, your lungs to become more efficient in taking in oxygen and distributing it to the right place

High School Student IIRC. One that recently took a bio class too, I'd guess

he's right. In high school (sophomore) taking AP Biology. The teacher is REALLY good, and is probably my favorite teacher I've ever had, and probably the best I've ever had (and most intelligent). I've learned alot, that is just one of the things I learned.

 

[useless]

How can i lessen my social anxiety? I cannot deal with people outside of my familiy/school/friends. I have great problems socially.

If you can/do answer thank you.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

How can i lessen my social anxiety? I cannot deal with people outside of my familiy/school/friends. I have great problems socially.

If you can/do answer thank you.

People outside family/school/friends... so strangers?

 

[useless]

Basically.. yes. I'd prefer not to call them so, it just makes me more nervous when dealing with them.

 

[salty mud]

People outside family/school/friends... so strangers?

I presume so.

He must have the same condition as me, i.e. socially ******** and totally unable to make conversation with someone unknown to him. Which is why girls always laugh at me.

 

[Taras Bulba]

if you won't ever see them again, then think that when you interact with them. Its what I do, helps me not care what they think of me.

 

[useless]

I presume so.

He must have the same condition as me, i.e. socially ******** and totally unable to make conversation with someone unknown to him. Which is why girls always laugh at me.

I cannot deal with other people socially, i make mistakes etc. I generally just f**k up, conversationwise.

 

[salty mud]

Welcome to my world.

 

[useless]

Welcome to my world.

Oh well, at least we can't be socially inept to each other!

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Well I think Taras Bulba gave you the best advice. You have nothing to prove to these people, so you needn't worry about messing anything up.

 

[salty mud]

I recieved some good advice off someone before here. When having a conversation, pretend it is on an internet forum. It should work!

(OK, I haven't actually tried this myself... and I wouldn't recommend it either.)

 

[useless]

Thanks guys for the advice. I will remember it when dealing with "strangers". Thanks.