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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 07/08/2015 19:50:01

Title: Why do my lips turn blue after a long run?
Post by: thedoc on 07/08/2015 19:50:01
Mateja asked the Naked Scientists:
   
I was wondering what is the cause of blue lips after a long run in healthy female runner age 51 years old.

Thank you
What do you think?
Title: Re: Why do my lips turn blue after a long run?
Post by: Pecos_Bill on 07/08/2015 21:07:59
It could be nothing and it could mean next stop --> stiff city. How would anyone ever know from such limited information?

This is why doctors do things like listen to your heart, listen to your lungs, check your fingers for clubbing, etc. etc.

Tell you what. Make an mp3 file of your heart sounds from the same places on your precordium that a doctor would listen to and send it to me. Then I will give you a worthless opinion.

OR you could see a real doctor.
Title: Re: Why do my lips turn blue after a long run?
Post by: RD on 07/08/2015 21:34:14
+1 on see your doctor ... http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cyanosis/pages/introduction.aspx  [ maybe take some photos of the symptom to show the doctor ]

https://www.google.com/search?q="cyanosis during exercise" (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22cyanosis+during+exercise%22&)

"exercise-induced asthma" is a possibility. [ air-pollution or pollen can be a trigger, which you may encounter on a outdoor run , but probably not when exercising indoors ].