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Readers Respond: What Are Your Asthma Triggers?

Responses: 33

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Updated May 25, 2009

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All sorts of things can trigger your asthma. We may all be able to learn a lot more about our asthma if we know what triggers each others asthma.

asthma triggers

cold weather wind cold drinks icecreams banana dahi smoking
—Guest zzz

Asthama trigger

Mine is triggered mostly by cold and occasionally dust and smoke and also just before my monthly period. Is this weird or is it normal. The last triggger I mean. HELP PLEASE
—Jubemi

cik

dust, ice-cream, stress, travelling, laughter, cough
—Guest ct

Asthma triggers

Dust, change in weather, change in season, perfumes, smoking, laughter, tuna fish, Craps, calamari, sometimes fruits.
—Guest Jarii

Perfume

google perfume and asthma - one doctor has told me 70% of humans are allergic to perfume - asthma, hay fever, migraines, can all be consequences of exposure to perfume, should be allowed between consenting adults in private only
—Guest Susan

Smoke and Intense Emotions

Any toxic smoke triggers my asthma. In addition, when I laugh a lot I have asthma attack later and when I feel terribly frustrated and depressed, it also triggers my asthma.
—Guest Diane

My asthma triggers

My asthma is more severe with some of these and less with others: Cat fur, dog hair, feathers, dust, pollen, running, cold air, stress, humid weather, tobacco smoke, eating anything that contains peanuts, and bananas.
—Guest Sharon

Triggers

Cigarette smoke is my big one but also exercise, hayfever (especially grass pollen), lying on my stomach when I go to sleep and dust.
—Guest Matthew

Asthma Triggers

Everything at times, but, nothing more than caustic fumes and Cigarette Smoke. I actually tested positive for just about everything under the sun -including the sun - but I only notice direct responses to the previous triggers that I mentioned yet, sometimes I get sick it extreme temperatures an humidity.
—Guest NotbBuyingIt!

air con = my asthma

I really feel mine is caused by air con... it leads to weeks of pglem producing coughs and runny nose.. not pleasant.. Im on seretide (preventative) its not working though!! This is my second episode in 6 weeks.. last episode lasted over 3 weeks, so upset its just back again.. HELP PLEASE!!
—Guest Hardy

what triggerd your ashma

dust trigger ashma and getting wet in the rain at times
—Guest deriece

Kim

DUST! Hot and humid air, very cold air, perfumes, cleaning products, chlorine bleach, CIGARETTE SMOKE, Cinnamon scented products, scented candles, most air fresheners, Dogs, laughter, coughing a little bit, exercise
—Guest Kim

Asthma triggers

Catching a cold, moving from warm to cold environment and hayfever all trigger my Asthma
—Guest Karen Clark

stress

I have attacks w/things that evaporate in the air.Strss makes it worse...
—Guest sissy lewis

a cold from hell!

I am almost incapacitated when I got colds. I had at least three attacks yesterday alone!
—Guest Anna

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