Asthma is a disorder impacting on the airways of the lungs. Replying to certain triggers the mucous surfaces of the lungs of a patient swell up causing the bronchial tubes to go into spasm. This makes breathing complicated. The muscles may tighten up and inappropriate mucus might be produced leading to trouble breathing and panting. Unlike any other respiration conditions like protracted bronchitis and obstructive pulmonary illness, the redness due to asthma is reversible and often replies well to medicine.
There are basically two types of asthma:
1. Intrinsic - occurring as a consequence of an infection or later in life.
2. Extrinsic - due to allergies.
Common allergens include several food types which can result in an immediate asthmatic response. These include seafood, nuts and eggs. While other foods such as wheat, chocolate and certain food coloring and additives may result in a delayed response. Asthma may also be triggered by allergy to dust mites, pollen, dust, insect sprays or other pollutants.
The degree of seriousness of asthma varies widely, with some patients suffering only occasional symptoms while others can have a continued underlying level of soreness and consequent impairment of respiring.
Signs of lingering underlying asthma include difficulty breathing during exercise, chronic cough and the repeated urge to clear the throat, tightness of chest and puffing. Exacerbation of asthma may lead to what's generally known as an asthma attack. In this example the patient experiences trouble breathing even during rest, fast heart beat, panting and chest constriction, rhonchus or loud respiring and coughing. Depending on seriousness of the assault air intake be could be so proscribed the patient may turn blue and even lose consciousness.
Information about causes and the development of asthma is far from complete. However, studies seem to suggest that it is closely linked with the body's immune responses. Incidence is known to vary significantly between racial groups, affluent and poorer areas of the world and also based on environmental factors etc. Studies have shown links with the following:
Exposure to tobacco smoke seems to be related to higher prevalence of asthma
Kids born through caesarean section have noticeably higher degrees of asthma than those born by vaginal delivery. It is said this is due to various levels of bacterial exposure during delivery and it's result on development of the immune response.
Raised levels of environmental contaminants have also been associated with higher incidence.
Stress has for a while been suspected of causing asthma. It is supposed that stress may affect the working of the immune mechanism and thus indirectly influence the prevalence of asthma.
Regular exposure to antibiotics especially at an early age as well as growing up in an excessively hygienic environment, in other words not being exposed to the usual childhood respiratory infections etc may actually leave the immune system compromised and lead to greater likelihood of developing asthma. On the other hand evidence suggests that children who grow up in larger families and are exposed to the usual childhood illnesses are more resilient when it comes to keeping asthma at bay.
Treatment and control over asthma may involve one or two approaches including life changes, medicine and diet changes and include :
Getting shot of or reducing exposure to the trigger factors in the the environment or diet.
Giving up smoking and avoiding exposure to second hand smoke.
Reducing or eliminating dairy products from diet as dairy products promote the production of mucus.
Medicine including short term or long-term Bronchodilator might be used to handle bronchospasms associated with asthma.
Vitamin C and Cod liver oil could also be used to reduce seriousness of reactions and redness. - 31822
There are basically two types of asthma:
1. Intrinsic - occurring as a consequence of an infection or later in life.
2. Extrinsic - due to allergies.
Common allergens include several food types which can result in an immediate asthmatic response. These include seafood, nuts and eggs. While other foods such as wheat, chocolate and certain food coloring and additives may result in a delayed response. Asthma may also be triggered by allergy to dust mites, pollen, dust, insect sprays or other pollutants.
The degree of seriousness of asthma varies widely, with some patients suffering only occasional symptoms while others can have a continued underlying level of soreness and consequent impairment of respiring.
Signs of lingering underlying asthma include difficulty breathing during exercise, chronic cough and the repeated urge to clear the throat, tightness of chest and puffing. Exacerbation of asthma may lead to what's generally known as an asthma attack. In this example the patient experiences trouble breathing even during rest, fast heart beat, panting and chest constriction, rhonchus or loud respiring and coughing. Depending on seriousness of the assault air intake be could be so proscribed the patient may turn blue and even lose consciousness.
Information about causes and the development of asthma is far from complete. However, studies seem to suggest that it is closely linked with the body's immune responses. Incidence is known to vary significantly between racial groups, affluent and poorer areas of the world and also based on environmental factors etc. Studies have shown links with the following:
Exposure to tobacco smoke seems to be related to higher prevalence of asthma
Kids born through caesarean section have noticeably higher degrees of asthma than those born by vaginal delivery. It is said this is due to various levels of bacterial exposure during delivery and it's result on development of the immune response.
Raised levels of environmental contaminants have also been associated with higher incidence.
Stress has for a while been suspected of causing asthma. It is supposed that stress may affect the working of the immune mechanism and thus indirectly influence the prevalence of asthma.
Regular exposure to antibiotics especially at an early age as well as growing up in an excessively hygienic environment, in other words not being exposed to the usual childhood respiratory infections etc may actually leave the immune system compromised and lead to greater likelihood of developing asthma. On the other hand evidence suggests that children who grow up in larger families and are exposed to the usual childhood illnesses are more resilient when it comes to keeping asthma at bay.
Treatment and control over asthma may involve one or two approaches including life changes, medicine and diet changes and include :
Getting shot of or reducing exposure to the trigger factors in the the environment or diet.
Giving up smoking and avoiding exposure to second hand smoke.
Reducing or eliminating dairy products from diet as dairy products promote the production of mucus.
Medicine including short term or long-term Bronchodilator might be used to handle bronchospasms associated with asthma.
Vitamin C and Cod liver oil could also be used to reduce seriousness of reactions and redness. - 31822
About the Author:
There are a lot of articles about asthma in my allergy asthma site. You can get them for free by visiting allergy asthma treatment webpage here.
