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The online asthma resource – find out what cause asthma.. information, experts, medication, education, learn about and find facts about this condition, how it affects kids, children, infants, how to control, manage and prevent it. Prevention of allergies is important – we living with asthma provide treatments, news, medicine research, self management plan, and help with relieving this condition where you experience breathing difficulty. living with asthma Find out about a peak flow meter, inhaler and monitoring.

A common condition where there is long-term inflammation or swelling of the airways in the lungs. living with asthma - As a result of the inflammation, the airways are hyper-reactive (twitchy or irritable) andthey narrow easily in response to a wide range of triggers living with asthma.
Airways narrowing is usually caused by a combination of muscle spasm in the walls of the airways, and inflammation leading to swelling and excessive secretion of mucus.

There are four main symptoms, any of which may suggest to a doctor that a person has the condition: COUGH, CHEST TIGHTNESS, WHEEZING and SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
Worsening symptoms? You should consult your doctor or nurse if you notice any of the following:

A variety of things can trigger symptoms in some children and adults but not all. Different people are affected differently. living with asthma - One or two days after the cold starts, they may develop coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. These symptoms may last for several days, such as being woken at night by shortness of breath or coughing.

Increased living with asthma shortness of breath on waking in the morning
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A falling peak flow and big differences between your morning and evening readings
Shortness of breath on exertion
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Sometimes exercise brings on breathlessness and this may be worse on cold, dry days, or after a change in the weather. Even normal, active childhood living play may cause symptoms. In children and younger people, coming into contact with house dust, pollen, cats, dogs or cigarette living with asthma smoke may cause symptoms. Most people with this condition find that they are worse in smoky atmospheres.

Peanuts can make some people with this condition cough and wheeze. For some, milk, orange drinks, fizzy drinks and even alcoholic drinks may produce symptoms of this condition. asthma