I guess this may of been done before, but I'm curious, what triggers your asthma?
Mine;
Stress
very cold air
very warm air
being ill (cold, flu etc)
Pet hair (especially dog)
Side effects of having developed asthma;
Alergic to pet hair - brings me out in a rash, and get hayfever type symptoms.
Alergic to washing up liquid - gotta wear marigolds now, lol.
Please copy and paste the 2 lists above and add yours to it. Be interesting to see.
Thanks
Meady boy!
here's my list (this is good, it will remind me to keep away from them all):
stress
sport
cold air
cold water
pollen
ibuprofene
colds and sinusitus (like right now)
what tiggers mine is
cold air
damp/ mould
colds /flu/ bugs
excerise
dust
just before it rains????
oh and am off camping on thursday, should be fun!!!
mine is triggered by
colds,viruses,chest infections
cold air
temperature change
excersise
aresol spyays
cigatette smoke
and sometimes, laughing and singing!
What doesnt??????
lol andrea
Pollen, hot / windy weather, cold air (but the heat is worse), dust, dust mites, chlorine, exercise... which I manage by taking ventolin and atrovent prior to execising.
All the above only triggers my asthma mildly..
The worse for me are reflux and colds/flu
I came up with the slightly mad idea of putting a proper teepee (sp) in the back garden therefore removing the HDM problem. I might be getting a wee bit obsessed with HDM's though.
Bex
Too many to mention so im not going to list them all but top of list is Pollen -especially grass very kindly responsible for annual admission in June for last 8 yrs!! (havent planned anything for next month going on track record!!
Bex- if you get any more obsessed i think you will need a referral for an OCD clinic!! mind you i have been known to send hubby into places and dust before i arrive(such as mobile homes on hols!!)
my triggers are
dust
mold
big changes in temperature
humidity
grass
perfumes
fish smell
dogs (strange because im not allergic)
exercise
stress sometimes
and infections such as colds and flu
Hops, the good news is that 1st dreadful bout of grass pollen is over with. Cos we had such a mixed up year we have done the early june grass pollen burst. Relax and enjoy june this year 
Me I am planning a HDM stalking/hunting/killing trip for June, instead.
Bex
Yay! No More Anti-Histimines! Does anyone know what the pollen Levels in Oz and new zealand are like? I am going there in June for 2 months!
My Triggers are:
Stress
Aerosols
Excersise
Cigerette Smoke
Humidity
Pollen
Dogs and cat hair
Colds,Flus and Chest infections.(which are quite common!)
There is more But Right Now my Mind is Blank!
My triggers are
perfumes
aerosols
cigarertte smoke
wood fires
hayfever
cold/windy/air conditioning
grapefruit
asprin/diclofenac/brufen
beechams powders
sugar free polo mints
reflux
stress
exercise
What a crock!!
Kathyx
Hold up Elephant the 1st grass pollen hit that happens ar roughly the time they start to cut for haylige (sp) started back when we had that lovely bout of warm weather a couple of weeks back. People are still cutting grass etc but the 1st hit and the one that normally really really gets people is over. Don't stop taking your anti-histamines.
Bex
my triggers be:
stress (Big at the mo, going through a rough patch)
smoking (doesnt help living with 2 heavy smokers around 50% of my time)
excersise
cold air
dust (not allergic but still doesnt do me any good)
colds/flu (bad immune system LOL!!)
purfumes/ areosols
Side effects:
on heavy days i vibrate from salbutamol shakes. I get tired VERY easy
Hi Wendy,
""on heavy days i vibrate from salbutamol shakes. I get tired VERY easy""
That's something that i got occaisionally, the shakes but normally after several nebs and I also get very very tired after an attack so i can sympathise with you very much.
I think its interesting to see what sets our asthma off.
Mines mostly:
* Colds & viruses - think i've got mone on the way!!!
* Stress - Normally brought on by thinking i've got a cold/virus coming.
Thats pretty much it!!
I wish I knew might actually find some contorl then but as it stands:
feathers
exercise
cold air
etcetcetc
err....The Earth !
well, what causes it?!?:
exercise
cold air
aerosols
cigarette smoke
humidity
dust
stables (as i horses)
air pressure (on aeroplanes)
stress
cat and dog fur
illness
hayfever
the list goes on! x
Lillies!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hyacinths
Freesias
In fact any strong scented and/or high pollen flowers
feathers
exercise
perfumes/after shaves and scented powders
strong odours of any sort particularly cleaning fluids
air fresheners
aerosols
dust
latex flooring being laid
builders dust
christmas trees and other evergreens
most animals but not horses or elephants (yes I have ridden both)
laughing (sadly becaause I am always doing it)
pampas grass and some others
paints and glues
stuffy rooms
and other things
Mine are too much laughter and walking up hill or up the stairs!
I'm using juli.co/asthma to identify my triggers!
Asthma & Low Humidity
Asthma and colds
What are your triggers for asthma attacks?
