Is it possible to have more than one form of asthma

I have been informed that I have adult on set asthma and non allergic asthma. I am not sure if that can happen but apparently it can I would like to know if anyone has heard of this happening I meant being diagnosed with double asthma

[Wheezycat]

I would say that is me, too. Non-allergic, adult onset asthma. Not two types, rather that it is non-allergic and just started a bit later in life.

[MELNEL]

Hi Camilla, when I was diagnosed with asthma, my doctor told me about onset asthma, it happened when it is caused by an infection carried by a cold. I had a very bad chest infection and was diagnosed with onset asthma, 2 years later I also have been diagnosed with COPD. Now I have severe asthma, unfortunately. You take care of yourself all the best. 🌺🌺🌺

[EmmaF91 Community Ambassador]

Asthma is asthma. Types just describe it. I have severe, difficult, atopic and eosinophilic asthma. All this means is that my asthma very bad and poorly controlled, and that I have allergic triggers and non allergic triggers (die to too many eosinophils). Mines technically also classed as adult onset as didn’t have my first attack til I was 19.

So your diagnosis just means your asthma started as an adult, and you don’t have allergic triggers. It’s not double asthma, just a description of your asthma

[Saassii]

There's always triggers. If Drs say it's non allergic, they simply don't know what triggers it. They just know it's not regular aero-allergens because they RAST test for dust mites, cockroaches etc and don't see an IGE mediated allergy.

Mold, bacteria, virus are all triggers and common in the environment and often especially high in the indoor environment and those DO NOT regularly show on RAST tests.

Asthma is inflammation in the lungs. Trigger control is vital. Clean up your environment to spotless. Dry the shower completely each time, don't wait until mold builds and regularly have it affecting you. Bacteria and virus are the same type particle size as mold. Imagine how lethal mold is by the time you can see it?!

Go chemical free. Go for non allergic pillows, change shampoos etc. There are heaps of helps that reduce exacerbations rather than just artificially medicating to open breathing passages that are desperately trying to tell you you're breathing something in that your body doesn't like.

Best wishes xx

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I have been informed that I have no trigger's to my asthma. They have done all the tests that they can

[EmmaF91 Community Ambassador in reply to Hidden]

If you have no triggers, have you had any attacks? If so what were you doing when they came on (or the day before)?

If you really have no triggers and have had no attacks are they sure it’s really asthma as asthma is a ‘reactive’ airway condition ie you’re fine, until you react to something, then the meds (ventolin) reverses the issue within 10 mins. Asthma has a lot of mimics and a few of those have no triggers. Just an idea x

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I have no attacks. I am not sensitive to anything except penicillin which can kill me. I throw up on this not asthma attacks. I have been allergic penicillin before I had asthma. Even that was checked in a controlled way checking if that would sent off my asthma

[Wheezycat]

But it could be things scented candles, cleaning products and air fresheners etc. Not allergies, but being sensitive to them. I am, but I don’t have allergic triggers.

[Hidden]

I am not even sensitive to them at all