You probably already know that stress is a significant trigger to asthma exacerbations for many people. But did you know that stress may cause changes to your immune system that make your inhaled steroid less effective?
According to an article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, significant social stress may actually affect inflammation in your lung resulting in more asthma symptoms and increased asthma exacerbations. The authors further discuss a number of the mechanisms where stress is believed to affect the actual pathophysiology of asthma.
While it is too early to recommend specific treatments, the authors hope that examining how stress impacts asthma may lead to new therapies for asthma.
What do you think? Does stress impact your asthma? What do you do to prevent stress from worsening your asthma? Why not leave a comment or join the discussion in the forum.
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