While asthma is something that would typically show up during childhood, it can “absolutely” return at any stage
A GP has shared some of the top triggers of asthma to keep an eye out for — and some tips and tricks to help manage day-to-day symptoms.
“For World Asthma Day, this year in particular, they’re trying to bust some myths around asthma. One particular one that they want to bust is that, do you know that some people think that asthma is infectious? But it’s actually not. “In her case, it turned out she was allergic to the feathers in her pillows — something that we wouldn’t usually think of, but it can happen.”
“It’s also really good to make sure that you’ve got your reliever inhaler to hand when you’re exercising. Say, for example, if you know that ‘uh oh, my asthma’s going to be triggered by exercise’ then you can take two puffs of your inhaler about 15 minutes before warming up. There are ways around it.”
“With hay fever you’ve got other symptoms like your watery or itchy eyes. Sometimes, patients tell us that they’ve got a bit of an itchy nose, a scratchy throat or a stuffy nose. “Others could be pollen, dust mites, mould, smoking fumes, paint solvent or pollution — all these things can trigger asthma, and hay fever is one of them unfortunately.”Dr. Ali said, “On the medical side of things, I’d say to chat to your local GP and make sure that there’s an Asthma Action Plan in place. This is a little leaflet or card and basically, there’s three sections — green, orange and red. There’s advice on what to do when you’re in those particular situations.
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