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Here are the main triggers you should avoid contact with
Smoke
One of the major asthma trigger, you should avoid it at all cost, quit
smocking and ask all your friends and familly to stop smocking in front of you. Make your home a non smocking place.
If your kids are asthmatic ask the babysitter not to smoke too.
Dust
Dust is an irritant and not only dust mites. people
allergic to dust mites are more encline to have an attack than others.
But evven if you are allergy free, you can suffer from this trigger simply
by cleaning your home, changing the bed sheet or such.
If you are allergic to dust mites, remove all carpets or rugs from your
home, avoid having too many cushions on your couch. Buy a ant dust mites matress sheet.
If your kid has asthma try to banish stuffed animals or wash them once
a week.
Exercise
Yes sport can trigger an attack too, but that's one YOU MUST NOT avoid.
Not exercising while having asthma is a bad idea. First beacuse exercising is good for health, and then because your
asthma souldn't stop you enjoying sports activities.
Lot's of olympics athletes have asthma and win medals. There are just a
few rules to follow:
-Use your bronchodilatator, two puffs 20 minutes before exercising. make
sure you still carry it with you in case you have an attack.
- Avoid doing jogging in cold air.
- Doing some warming up before exercising.
if your kid has asthma, make sure they doesn't use asthma as an excuse
to cut on gym class. They have to do it, it's good for them on the social level too. Just tell their school about their asthma
so that they know what to do.
Pollens
A major trigger for allergic persons! But not only, accorded to my doctor,
some pollens grains are big enough to trigger an attack in non allergic people too.
During the pollen season, close windows most of the time, wash your hair
often to remove the pollens from your hair, change clothes often too. And clean your home.
Don't exercise under trees
Pet's dander
A big problem for allergic person only, if you have that allergy, don't
think of having a pet. If you have one you should get rid of it, or not allow it in your bedroom.
Perfumes Chemicals and Polution
Almost day to day problem, you should avoid strong perfumes if it's a trigger
for you.
Some chemicals, such as cleaning products, paints, polishes, and detergents
can cause attacks too.
As for polution, it's hard to avaoid it, just try not to exercise in a
poluted area.
Cold air
Lot of asthmatics complains about asthma flare ups in winter. It's
because cold air makes the airways to narrow. You should avoid exercising in cold air. And wear a scarf around your mouth
and nose when being outside a lot, to let warmer air insided your lungs
Flu and other common infections
even a plain cold can worsen your asthma, call your doctor if you feel
some symptoms, and do the flu shot every year.
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