subject: Asthma And The Environment [print this page] There are different factors that cause the inflammation of our air passage. Inflammation of our bronchial tube is actually a common thing. This is the body's natural reaction to external irritants. However, when the inflammation is prolonged, that's when asthma is developed.
No everyone with asthma has the same level of gravity. They also react different ways with different triggers. This is primarily due to the uniqueness of everyone's body make up. To some people, a trigger like a cigarette may be a beginning of a severe reaction. To others, however, it would take a marathon for their lungs muscles to contract and have shortness of breathing. This is why each person with asthma must go through a thorough check up in order to determine the triggers that they should be careful of.
Naturally, persons with asthma must stay away from trigger that could cause an attack. However, we need to understand the nature of triggers. This is the only way we will be able to understand fully what asthma is all about. There are two kinds. The allergens are very specific to the person with asthma. An example would be the smell of a gasoline. That is a specific trigger.
The non allergens, on the other hand, are general triggers such as dust and exhaustion. These triggers must be avoided by everyone who has asthma as these will most certainly trigger an attack that may lead to hospitalization or death.
It is important to avoid these things too: *extreme emotions such as laughing, crying, yelling, stress or sadness * colds, bronchitis, and sinusitis *paint, detergents, wax, insect killer, and perfumes *too much exercise under extreme weather conditions. Don't go out and exercise when it is too hot or too cold. *hormonal factors, such as in premenstrual syndrome *aspirin *strong scent of air freshener *cigarette or tobacco smoke * smog, air dust, and gasoline fumes
Other things you need to avoid are: *severe colds, bronchitis, and sinusitis *paint, detergents, deodorants, insect killer, and perfumes *excessive exercise, especially under extreme weather conditions *laughing, crying, yelling, and distress *hormonal factors, such as in premenstrual syndrome *aspirin *strong scent of air freshener *cigarette or tobacco smoke * smog, air dust, and gasoline fumes
