Asthma and diet

[Madbiker1]

As someone diagnosed with eosinophilic asthma I have found if I cut down on junk food my symptoms are not as bad.Has anybody else found this?

[Homely2 Administrator]

Yes, my asthma can get trigerred by indigestion, Gerd.

A burger and chips gives me massive indigestion, and therefore makes my asthma unhappy.

So light, easy meals keeps my asthma happier.

[Madbiker1 in reply to Homely2]

I have refux due to a hiatus hernia. Crisps are my biggest weakness - I also like biscuits. Just cutting them for a week has made me feel better.

[peege in reply to Madbiker1]

Don't allow them in the house anymore. I had grandchildren to stay recently so bought a six-pack for their snacks. I dont usually eat any junk food but oh my goodness they're flipping irresistible. With low will power (& high blood pressure) I find the only way is not to have them in the house.

Biscuits are full of rubbish including palm oil (which gives many reflux) and kills off rain forests & their wildlife (sorry, I can't bear that). Good wholesome diet is the best way to go with only very rare junk food. I've lost 2 kilos and haven't had reflux for weeks 🥳

[Itswonderful]

yes. Definitely!

[Bigoil]

I have converted to a largely fish based diet and have slowly improved. A bonus prize is losing 10 pounds in 3 months. Don't suffer with reflux or GERD due to being on omeprezole since March.

[ReedB]

I have allergic asthma along with food allergies/intolerance. My diet is boring but relatively healthy as I cook most food from scratch. Many processed foods contain nasty ingredients and chemicals that my body doesn't like and I always know if I've eaten something that doesn't suit. Some flavourings in drinks are often the worse and can make me wheeze.

[Poobah]

Definitely! I have non-eosinophilic asthma and an intolerance to omega 6 rich foods, which can be very high in processed foods, thanks to palm oil and soya. But add in sulphites and other preservatives and colourings and it's a no brainer to avoid both processed and ultra processed foods. I avoid alcohol too. Cook from scratch.

Dr Van Tulleken did a fantastic BBC documentary, What Are We Feeding Our Kids, and it explores the physical and neurological changes that take place over the course of a few weeks, but the effects in children are even more impactful, neurologically. He talks about this in another film which can be found on YouTube.

I'm 7 weeks into my relaunched eating plan (I occasionally fall off the wagon) and I've lost 7kg and only used my Ventolin once. Weight is a huge issue for my asthma, so I have to try harder to get on top of that. I was able to come off my LAMA inhaler 3 years ago, thanks to the eating plan, which was a goal as the medication gave me glaucoma.

[fallon12]

Hi,

Yes I have found the more fresh veg and fruit I eat the less asthma symptoms I have. I have cut out salt and sugar as much as i can and I try not to buy food that is processed. It’s not easy and it can be expensive as I’ve children to feed as well. But it is worth it for me to feel better. It also stops me feeling bloated and I have a bit more energy to which is my favourite part. I hope it continues to help you . Good luck

[Jamesd1234]

this is interesting. I am mostly allergic asthma (as far as I know) and notice that if I ever eat or drink too much , over indulging on a meal out or drink too much beer, I will bloat up and that can cause an asthma attack. Although I also get those symptoms from allergic triggers and stress too . So I try not to over do it now. I’ve also put on a small amount more weight since getting Covid in October last year and pretty sure that hasn’t helped things. But it’s hard not to snack when I’m up with some degree of asthma every single night! Trying to break the cycle