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Is it possible to have the disease COPD, but I have never been a smoker?
Lifetime asthma, lifetime chronic bronchitis also.
Inhalers do not help me. Do not spit up blood, but I have before. Cannot do much strenuous exersise, weezing and gasping for breath.
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- BentleyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
It is possible. Smoking is not the only cause of COPD, just the most common cause.
Only a dr. can tell you- and there is treatment. I have COPD.
- 1 decade ago
COPD is inability to exhale 80% of your breathe in 1 sec. but also it has other criteria: chronic cough, dyspnea (all-time disturbed breathing), hemoptysis( bloody sputum).
it is possible but less than a smoker
usually a person with asthma has similar symptoms with a person who got COPD. but they are a lot different. if I knew about your medication history, I could help more
Source(s): medical student myself