I guess we’re all familiar with how asthma attacks. People
feel shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. People may
have experience these attacks everyday. Treatment for the disease is readily
available at the counter or prescribed by the doctor. But what we ought to know
is what causes asthma? Here is one sure thing, the causes of asthma symptoms
vary from different people.
One thing consistent when asthma is triggered is that the
airways become inflamed, narrowed, and filled with mucus. The resistance of
airways increases which makes it difficult to breathe.
Despite the uncertainty of asthma causes, one can figure out
how it is triggered and can avoid attacks to himself, friend, or a loved
one. For some people, allergies play a
big role in their asthma. And this can be traced in their family history.
Allergies form a strong genetic component for asthma, thus, this is called
allergic asthma. One should be aware what causes his or her allergies to reduce
the severity of its attacks.
In a research, eighty percent of people who have asthma have
allergies brought about by substances found in grass, animal dander, dust
mites, weed pollens, and cockroach particles. Already figured out what causes
your allergy? Here are some of the most common allergies in food and food
additives:
- Peanuts
- Fish
- Shrimp and other shellfish
- Egg
- Cow’s milk
- Salads and other fruits
Some food additives like sodium
metabisulfite, potassium bisulfite, sodium sulphite and sodium bisulfite which
are commonly used in food processing also causes allergic asthma.
Other asthmas are caused by environmental pollution. As
early as the warning symptoms of asthma, medication should be taken as described
in asthma action plan.
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