ive was diagnosed on thursday with mild copd,,im bit of a cleaning freak with bleach and sprays ect how do i get around this as surely it

[flowers89]

cant be good to breath in the fumes,,

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I am afraid certain chemicals can cause problems. I used a drain cleaner at my mothers and nearly keeled over once I lost my breath. I do use bleach to and do it in stages now as it does affect me.

Got this link that I would not get to involved in but interesting reading.

iosh.co.uk/Books-and-resour...

Be Well

[pearlsmith]

hi flower89 strong chemicals will affect your breathing however you may find the masks that builders and decorators sometime use are helpful i cannot use oven cleaners bleach i loved the smell off has it was so fresh and clean however i now use concentrated disinfectant instead of bleach you may find this a little helpful

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I've just invested in one of these - no bleach or cleaning agents required:

thanedirect.co.uk/products/...

Tesco Direct have a deal on at the moment only £80 and if you have store vouchers it could bring the price down even lower.

[kirsty72 in reply to Hidden]

Or £60 on Ebay.

[bayleyray-uk]

Hi fowers89,

I suffer from Bronchiectasis and asthma and for many years have had problems with perfumes and chemicals and even things like coffee brewing, curry cooking etc. I cut out all fine sprays because the mist they create, spreads in the air quickly, no aerosol deodorants(I use block sticks) and now have 1 furniture cleaner which comes in a squeeze bottle. For the kitchen I use Dettol wipes for the counter tops and a recipe for a homemade floor cleaner (from Pinterest - just type in home made cleaners and loads of recipe's come up). I use one with white vinegar, small amount of washing up liquid and baking soda). I still use bleach for loos and dishcloths but only when I am not going to have to be near them. I am trying to change to all natural products my next one will be for furniture cleaner. Hope this of some help.

Regards,

Sue

[flowers89 in reply to bayleyray-uk]

thanks sue ,,i use aerosal deoderent ,but hold my breath then run out of the room quick lol,,im a bit of a bleach fanatic will have to try natural products too,x

[jac493 in reply to flowers89]

There is a range of cleaners that are chemical free i've seen them in all the supermarkets called eco cover or something . Clear bottles with green writing .Don't know how good or expensive they r .x

[flowers89 in reply to jac493]

thanks Jac will have a look when i go next wk,x

[Egomatt]

Hi I use the asthma uk brand cleaners that clean wonderful and do not make my throat tighten up, I find any perfumes or cleaners cause me to cough or get sore throat they sell it in most large tesco stores

[flowers89 in reply to Egomatt]

thanks hun,