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[Cdneg4kids]

Hi , I am the mother of a current 18 year old track athlete. My daughter was diagnosed with asthma after dance practice when she was @ 12. Never really had a problem like this past summer and year. Severe asthma attacks every single day, at times a severe then a small one afterwards. She is planning on going to Iowa to college to run. How does asthma and cold weather work? We are from South Texas, really concerned.

[Carakraft]

Hi Cdneg4kids,

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your story!

I am sorry to hear that your daughter has had severe asthma attacks! It's always so scary as a parent to see your child have any health issues...

Every one's asthma is different- with different triggers.

Suggestions to consider-

Premedicate per your doctor's orders

Warming-up before exercise and cooling down afterward

Staying hydrated

Minimizing exercise outside when asthma triggers are present such as cold air

Breathing through the nose or wearing a scarf, particularly during cold weather, to protect against cold air.

Hope this helps.

Take care,

Cara

[Suerkaplan in reply to Carakraft]

Good advice - but instead of a scarf for breathing in cold weather check with a doctor on recommended cold weather masks. From basic to techy there are many out there. I searched google for cold weather mask. Here are 2; coldavenger.com/pages/prote...

and achooallergy.com/cold-weath...

But there are many more out there.

[Carakraft in reply to Suerkaplan]

Great idea Suerkaplan on cold weather masks!