My child has asthma he would get upset and have an asthma attack,he would have an allergic reaction - grass, mold, food medication and have an asthma attack, he would catch a cold and have asthma problems all the way through the cold to the point where most times the cold would turn into broncytis because his asthma problems when sick he didn't have the breath to shake the mucus looose from the lungs.

If your doctor told you that you had broncytis it is because he heard fluid (mucus) in your lungs. if it was an asthma attack there would not be fluid in the lungs. Asthma is when the broncial tubes close and no air can get in.Asthma doesn't turn into broncytis and broncytis doesn't turn into asthma. broncytis is from viruses like colds and bacterial infections which is why antibiotics (ammoxicillian, pennicyllian eurithomyacin sulfas type meds are prescribed for broncytis where as with asthma the person is precribed a broncial dialator like albuterol, pulmicort, advair, accolate.

Sometimes when a person has broncytis they are also prescribed an anit hystamine like benedryl which will help sometimes not always with the breathing problems or a bronchail dialator that will help open the tubes wider so that the person can breath easier while the antibiotics take effect.

Since your physician already diagnosed you my suggestion is if you are still having problems contact him and let him know the medication you are on if any is not working and he may want to change it or give it more time or prescribe some if he didn't already. Usually they do because broncytis can lead to the person needing to be hospitalized for pneumonia.