Asthma and dietary fiber

[_Ventolin_]

Hello fellows, does anyone noticed worsening of asthma after intake more fiber than usually especially from food like rolled oats or peas?

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Hi _Ventolin_,

I have to say that I have never noticed any worsening of symptoms due to increasing dietary fibre. To be fair, porridge oats aren't particularly effective as fibre for me (but I do have a very temperamental bowel:-)), but when I have gone on them for a period of time, as happened for three months earlier this year, there was no change in my asthma.

I do have to have a lot of fibre in my diet and have had to increase the amount this year. If anything I would say my asthma this year has been better than it was last year.

[_Ventolin_ in reply to Hidden]

What kind of fiber effective for you MaggieHP? What is that effect about. Thank you for reply.

[emmasue]

I do tend to get more acid reflux after eating oats and reflux triggers my asthma. Other than that, I've not noticed a problem.

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Emmasue raises a good point. Do you know if you suffer from reflux problems? It can result in asthma like symptoms; I've been caught out by that in the past.

[_Ventolin_ in reply to Hidden]

I feel that very rare. Recently no acid reflux conditions.

[M-D-F]

If you have acid reflex probs, get some gavaston (?) or lansoprazole (?) The question mark is because I may have miss spelt them (I'm at work not near my drugs)