Asthma Support Group

Asthma is a disease of the human respiratory system where the airways narrow, often in response to a "trigger" such as exposure to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, which respond to bronchodilators.

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cold weather

foxtrot
foxtrot
Where i live we have terrible weather most of the time, as we call it typical english weather. But being asthmatic can lead to all kinds of problems for me at the moment have a damn cold which is leaving but it has left me with a chest infection making me sound like a steam train and when walking, my chest hurts i can't breathe it is hopeless, i feel like i will not get better dispite taking my three inhalers, those colours are RED, GREEN and BLUE.

It is soooooo much a pain as i can't do things, i am limited to what i do and i feel left out.
deleted_user
deleted_user
cold weather and asthma do not mix. not for me at least. i don't have any advice, just letting you know you're not the only one.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Okay my advice may not seem to make a HUGE difference right away, HOWEVER it has helped me my whole life when I'm either in extreme humidity, cold, or in smoky places. Try easing yourself into the environment before you actually exert any physical energy. Take slow, deep, controlled, meditative breaths for a couple of minutes until you feel the pain subside. OR enter the environment breath as calmly as possible, leave the environment, and go back until again you feel the pain subside.

Also, generally speaking, doing VERY regular (daily) cardio exercises will improve the health of your lungs!
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