I have been diagnosed with IPF last November 2013after undergoing lung ex rays and a ct scan. I am a 65 year old woman. I have been increasingly very tired and have trouble speaking because I get so weak. Sometimes I feel fine and can function normally however lately I ve been short of breath more and more often. I do not have a cough and still have a good appetite. I often feel light headedand feel like I can faint. Can I have IPF if I do not have a cough?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. If your chest x-ray and CT scan both are suggestive of IPF than you are having IPF. But if you still want to confirm than go for lung biopsy. Lung biopsy is the gold standard investigation and confirms the diagnosis. And nowadays few Chat Doctor.  So you can definitely try these.1. Perfinodone. It is anti-fibrotic