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Posted by saturn on June 13, 2006, at 17:56:30
Does anyone know if it's ok to continue fish oil in the days preceding a methacholine challenge test (test for asthma)?Just wondering because of it's anti-inflammatory properties. Thx. Sat.
Posted by Larry Hoover on June 13, 2006, at 20:13:51
In reply to methacholine challenge test, posted by saturn on June 13, 2006, at 17:56:30
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> Does anyone know if it's ok to continue fish oil in the days preceding a methacholine challenge test (test for asthma)?
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> Just wondering because of it's anti-inflammatory properties. Thx. Sat.I'm confused by the question. Doing something, or not doing something, are both manipulations of your reality. If you habitually use fish oil, then I would continue on with my typical behaviours, and obtain measures of that. Taking measures of a rare state is not nearly so useful, don't you think?
Lar
Posted by saturn on June 13, 2006, at 20:41:34
In reply to Re: methacholine challenge test » saturn, posted by Larry Hoover on June 13, 2006, at 20:13:51
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> I'm confused by the question. Doing something, or not doing something, are both manipulations of your reality. If you habitually use fish oil, then I would continue on with my typical behaviours, and obtain measures of that. Taking measures of a rare state is not nearly so useful, don't you think?Kinda. But I am trying to learn if I have asthma and wonder if possibly the fish oils could cause a false negative result. I am not allowed, for example, to use my regular allergy medication or brochodilator for a period before the test.
Posted by Larry Hoover on June 13, 2006, at 21:40:58
In reply to Re: methacholine challenge test » Larry Hoover, posted by saturn on June 13, 2006, at 20:41:34
> Kinda. But I am trying to learn if I have asthma and wonder if possibly the fish oils could cause a false negative result. I am not allowed, for example, to use my regular allergy medication or brochodilator for a period before the test.
Ummm....you want asthma? I failed the methacholine challenge test years ago, but I bet I wouldn't now. The change is consistent with my starting to use and maintain using fish oils. But, it's also consistent with my increased use of magnesium and niacinamide/derivatives, and those too improve air flow.
I'm trying to grasp what you're worried about, but I don't like puffers. I still have them around, rarely used. Usually because of smog. When I can breathe well, I don't use puffers.
But I never had that highly reactive twitchy airway thing, that suffocates some people with asthma. There are different types of asthma, are there not?
I'll come back in the a.m., when I am not so tired.
Lar
Posted by saturn on June 15, 2006, at 17:41:11
In reply to Re: methacholine challenge test » saturn, posted by Larry Hoover on June 13, 2006, at 21:40:58
> Ummm....you want asthma? I failed the methacholine challenge test years ago, but I bet I wouldn't now. The change is consistent with my starting to use and maintain using fish oils. But, it's also consistent with my increased use of magnesium and niacinamide/derivatives, and those too improve air flow.
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> I'm trying to grasp what you're worried about, but I don't like puffers. I still have them around, rarely used. Usually because of smog. When I can breathe well, I don't use puffers.
Hey Lar,I definitely do not wish to have asthma, but I do want to know for sure whether I do or not. On my pulmonary function test my airways had very low resistance, which I suspect is due to the fish oils.
However, I think I may still have hyperactive airways sometimes and would like to know if this is correct and if so to be able to improve it. Peace. Saturn.
Posted by saturn on June 16, 2006, at 16:52:05
In reply to Re: methacholine challenge test » Larry Hoover, posted by saturn on June 15, 2006, at 17:41:11
Hey Lar,
My methacholine challenge was positive despite the fish oils.
The funny thing is I didn't feel significantly short of breath. My FEV1 % went down 24%--which is supposedly quite significant-- early in the test and so they had to stop the test and give a brochodilator.
Any thoughts as to why I didn't feel overly short of breath? Maybe just a little bit, but I frequently feel like that. My baseline was completely normal. I've never had a severe asthma attack. In fact I've never used a bronchodilator until today.
Posted by saturn on June 16, 2006, at 17:02:55
In reply to Re: methacholine challenge test » saturn, posted by Larry Hoover on June 13, 2006, at 21:40:58
I guess I don't understand also why I didn't feel much different after the obstruction was reversed with the bronchodilator.
I exercise a lot. Could I just be well conditioned? When my FEV1% dropped the tech seemed to think it was a real big deal, checking my pulse and all...but I felt reasonably OK...nothing like I was gasping for air or anything. I've never had wheezing, even during the test. Peace. Saturn.
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