Asthma

Oh i know all of this very well i have it all my life,a real bad asthma attack killed my mother in 1994.There a lot more things that can cause you to have and attack.

My husband has chronic asthma and my youngest daughter has exercise-induced asthma. My husband's asthma is definately linked with his allergies. He has indoor, outdoor and everything in between allergies. My daughter also has some allergies, but nothing like my husband. She was just diagnosed with asthma a few months ago. She was having a terrible time in P.E. class. She was getting short of breath everytime she had to run. I took her to the doctor and he gave her an inhaler. She takes it right before P.E. and she has been fine ever since. She gets really bad coughing fits when she over-exerts herself. She just uses her inhaler and it makes it all better.

That is so very true Kathy!
My son has allergies and asthma and this time of year makes him worse because all the pollens and stuff are starting to come out.
He likes being outside but has to wait sometimes to prevent some of his asthma attacks.
Great discussion

Asthma is not fun to live with. I have had asthma my whole life but it wasn't until 1999 that it became a severe problem. I have been on so many medication to control it. They kept switching medicines to try to find what worked best for me. Part of my asthma is induced by allergies but it gets worse with any exhertion and by cold temperatures. A other thing that causes my asthma is that the arthritis that I have has fused my rib cage so I have litle chest expansion when I breath. I normal person's chest expands 3 inches (10.5 cm). Mine only expands 3 cm. This in itself restricts my lungs causing asthma which no medicine can treat. My breating capacity is less then half of what a normal person can breath. It is like walking around with someone giving you a bear hug. Try living with that. I used to be a very active person know I am very limited in what I can do.

Thank you for your very details description of exactly what asthma is, because a lot of people don't really know. My hushand is an asthma sufferer and has been for years. In fact, two nights ago we had a meal at a restaurant and he had an asthma attack ten minutes after we'd finished the meal. It was fettucine carbonara. I found out that they didn't use real bacon, but those little bacon bits - and they contain msg. I told them they ought to warn people so things like that don't happen to other people.

I only knew that allergy and asthma are related until I went to doctor and diagnosed as asthma. All along, I knew I have a very sensitif nose and cannot breath properly when the weather change from hot to cold too fast. Or even from a very cold air cond room to a humid weather outside the room. It all started when i catch cold and develop to cough...none stop for 6 months, then finally, I cannot breath and went to a doctor and was given gas to help me breathing. Then only I was told that I could have develop the asthma due to the allergy problem.

So, now whenever, I catch cold or begin to cough, I will quickly go to my doctor before develop to ashtma.

that is so true. my asthma is horrible in the spring and summer. the worst part is that my heart struggles during these seasons also. i went through several heart test before they figured out it may be related to my asthma. but they just discovered the asthma last yr.

Yes, the information is correct. In medical science asthma has no cure. The inhalers may supress it but does not cure, the steriods have their own side effect, but it can be cured by 'breathing exercises' of Ramdeb Baba of India. For details log to-www.divyayoga.com
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Heya Kathy, Good to have you back:)

Hope you are feeling better now..

Unfortunatly for me I have asthma, although it is not too bad..

Anyway, just wanted to say welcome back, regards, Tanika.

Hi Kathy, I've recently been diagnosed with having asthma too, although mine is brought on by the damp weather more than anything. Which living in the UK is pretty often. I didn't know about the other effects though.