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Smokers triggering asthma, everywhere. Any management strategies?

I have cough variant asthma which is currently not well controlled at all. I am waiting to see a specialist but that isn't until the 10th September and unable...

I have cough variant asthma which is currently not well controlled at all. I am ...

Elmo16

•6 years ago

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Wheat allergy?

Hello.. This is my first post here. I was trying to find information on allergies and allergens. Can there be wheat allergy which presents as skin rashes and...

Hello.. This is my first post here. I was trying to find information on allergie...

Radhi1234

•6 years ago

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Chest infection ...again ...

Good morning , I’ve just finished (a week ago)a course or Chlarythromycin-7 days and prednisolone -5 days and for few days I started all over again ..sore...

Good morning , I’ve just finished (a week ago)a course or Chlarythromycin-7 days...

Memoc

•6 years ago

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Leg cramps

Hi there, I’m now only on Fostair, peak flow is good and I’m afraid to come off of it, in case I end up asI’ll as I was before. However, I’m waking up in the...

Hi there, I’m now only on Fostair, peak flow is good and I’m afraid to come off...

Bucketlist

•6 years ago

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Severe Asthma..any ideas?

Hi everyone.. I wonder if anyone can advise? I have had severe brittle asthma all my life.. I have had very severe attacks and poorly times through the...

Hi everyone.. I wonder if anyone can advise? I have had severe brittle asthma al...

Helen0909

•6 years ago

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Peak flow for 9 year old boy

I’m having trouble working out what a typical peak flow for my 9 year old boy should be. He’s 140cm. We are finally getting a proper asthma plan next week but...

I’m having trouble working out what a typical peak flow for my 9 year old boy sh...

swiftjo

•6 years ago

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Another hospital admission

Finally home after my latest hospital admission. I’ve now managed to update my asthma blog https://t.co/NQwPfNYdku

Finally home after my latest hospital admission. I’ve now managed to update my a...

yorkieiron

•6 years ago

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Promethazine

I have difficult asthma. I take cluster headaches. I am on pizotifen for headaches. I take montelukast 10mg, fostair 200/6 and Spiriva Respimat 2.5 mcg. Is it...

I have difficult asthma. I take cluster headaches. I am on pizotifen for headach...

Scoobs87

•6 years ago

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Constant breathlessness

I am a 55 year old man. Ive recently been diagnosed with Asthma but I wondering if Ive been correctly diagnosed, I seem to be out of breath all the time not...

I am a 55 year old man. Ive recently been diagnosed with Asthma but I wondering ...

paul9298

•6 years ago

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Feel like I'm being choked

I've had asthma since I was a toddler and it's mostly kept in check with inhalers and montelukast. I usually get chest infections in colder weather but I have...

I've had asthma since I was a toddler and it's mostly kept in check with inhaler...

Bluecatch81

•6 years ago

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Eating with Asthma

Hi guys. Recently I have noticed that I am getting breathless after eating a big meal. I suppose it makes sense that this can happen but I was wondering if...

Hi guys. Recently I have noticed that I am getting breathless after eating a big...

MrsCMK

•6 years ago

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Any advice please

Hey I'm looking for any advice on what has worked for people controlling their asthma. Mines is poorly controlled as things like periods and weather change can...

Hey I'm looking for any advice on what has worked for people controlling their a...

missoriginals93

•6 years ago

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Alternative to Fostair?

Hi all, I've been experiencing an asthma flare up for two months, and my Fostair was increased to 200/6 1.5 months ago. In addition to chest tightness I'm now...

Hi all, I've been experiencing an asthma flare up for two months, and my Fostair...

Mogget

•6 years ago

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Anyone know best way to help steroid myopathy?

I have this in my shoulder6s and neck and at times find sleeping impossible. Any suggestions?

I have this in my shoulder6s and neck and at times find sleeping impossible. Any...

Gwen30

•6 years ago

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Asthma medical alert bracelet?

Hello all. Does anybody wear a medical alert bracelet for their asthma? I am considering one, for peace of mind. I use a preventer (8 puffs per day) but we're...

Hello all. Does anybody wear a medical alert bracelet for their asthma? I am con...

yamyam89

•6 years ago

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Asthma.net - Useful Site?

Just discover - on Asthma.net - part of the answer to a question I asked earlier today on this Forum concerning Asthma / Cortisol. Not yet familiar enough with...

Just discover - on Asthma.net - part of the answer to a question I asked earlier...

Matman

•6 years ago

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Babela

Supermarket pharmacists will be selling ventolin soon this should have happened years ago it would have saved a lot of people struggling to get meds when...

Supermarket pharmacists will be selling ventolin soon this should have happened ...

greggs

•6 years ago

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Cortisol and Asthma

I respond well to Prednisolone. Does this suggest that - when I have an Asthma Attack - I am ‘deficient’ in Cortisol (and that Prednisolone increases my...

I respond well to Prednisolone. Does this suggest that - when I have an Asthma A...

Matman

•6 years ago

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symbicort no longer effective

Hi, I have been on symbicort 160/4.5 for more than 10 years. It worked wonderfully until recently when I started having tight chest and coughing. The phelgm...

Hi, I have been on symbicort 160/4.5 for more than 10 years. It worked wonderful...

mackro

•6 years ago

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hello every one!

hello every one.. i m new here!

ANWD

•6 years ago

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Hi again all...

I've not managed to get on here for a while due to ongoing work problems which in turn set my health back a bit, but I hope I find most of you as well as can...

I've not managed to get on here for a while due to ongoing work problems which i...

Minushabens

•6 years ago

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Dr refusing Ventolin

My GP refuses to give me Ventolin and Seretide due (as he puts is) to the CCG rules. I am allowed to take Salamol and Sirdupla as these are recommended by the...

My GP refuses to give me Ventolin and Seretide due (as he puts is) to the CCG ru...

Teend4

•6 years ago

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C.o.p.d sufferer

Anyone suffering from a lung muscle strain,I’ve had since March now almost August,it is sheer agony.

Anyone suffering from a lung muscle strain,I’ve had since March now almost Augus...

Caits7

•6 years ago

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Long flare up, natural remedies, flare ups and air travel

I’m relieved to see that I’m not alone with battling a flare up for one month plus. I’ve had occasional asthma since the age of 18, I’m now 50. I sometimes...

I’m relieved to see that I’m not alone with battling a flare up for one month pl...

Wags199

•6 years ago

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Starting mometasone

I've been given a mometasone nasal spray to try and help with congestion, just wondered how soon I would notice it working, and does it start by making you...

I've been given a mometasone nasal spray to try and help with congestion, just w...

-Butterfly-

•6 years ago

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Tried all inhalers ...

First post. My name is Kostas from Athens Greece and I am 44 years old. Was diagnosed with bronchial asthma 1.5 years ago, which probably was caused by...

First post. My name is Kostas from Athens Greece and I am 44 years old. Was diag...

KostasG

•6 years ago

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Fostair

Hi . I've just been given fostair to use. Anyone have bad reaction to this . Nervous about starting new meds. Thanks.

Hi . I've just been given fostair to use. Anyone have bad reaction to this . Ner...

Atom1

•6 years ago

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Asthma grew from mild to uncontrolled

Hello everyone, I am quite new but I would love to share my asthma experience. I wasn't born asthmatics but developed the symptoms when I was 15 and it was...

Hello everyone, I am quite new but I would love to share my asthma experience. I...

Asake

•6 years ago

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Asthma grew from mild to uncontrolled

Hello everyone, I am quite new but I would love to share my asthma experience. I wasn't born asthmatics but developed the symptoms when I was 15 and it was...

Hello everyone, I am quite new but I would love to share my asthma experience. I...

Asake

•6 years ago

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Tracheomalacia

Hi. I was diagnosed with tracheomalacia at the beginning this year. It's subglottic so right near my larynx and means that my trachea completely closes when I...

Hi. I was diagnosed with tracheomalacia at the beginning this year. It's subglot...

ONYM

•6 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for July 2018

Smokers triggering asthma, everywhere. Any management strategies?

Wheat allergy?

Chest infection ...again ...

Leg cramps

Severe Asthma..any ideas?

Peak flow for 9 year old boy

Another hospital admission

Promethazine

Constant breathlessness

Feel like I'm being choked

Eating with Asthma

Any advice please

Alternative to Fostair?

Anyone know best way to help steroid myopathy?

Asthma medical alert bracelet?

Asthma.net - Useful Site?

Babela

Cortisol and Asthma

symbicort no longer effective

hello every one!

Hi again all...

Dr refusing Ventolin

C.o.p.d sufferer

Long flare up, natural remedies, flare ups and air travel

Starting mometasone

Tried all inhalers ...

Fostair

Asthma grew from mild to uncontrolled

Asthma grew from mild to uncontrolled

Tracheomalacia

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