All About Allergies And Asthma

By Dr. Chris Cowell


Allergies and asthma are different even though they may have related reactions and some of the body`s chemicals that are involved in allergies are also involved in asthma. An inflammatory response or reaction to a specific substance is called an allergy. Allergic reaction or response can involve nasal membranes, the eyes, the skin, the tongue, and the breathing airways in severe reactions. Indications of allergy include an itchy, stuffy, or runny nose, sneezing, itchy, red, or irritated skin, and itchy, burning, or watery eyes.

When you got caught by an allergy, you may also get asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes difficulty in breathing to patients. The substances that trigger an allergy can also trigger asthma attacks. If you are an asthmatic person, you should be aware if allergy symptoms occur in you because it means that irritants are present in the air which could activate asthma attacks. However, your immune system will respond to fight off the allergens, if you have asthma and allergy. Allergens are substances that set off the allergy reaction which could trigger asthma attacks.

Asthma as a disease is incurable, the treatment can go on for a long time but you should not be worry because it is not contagious. You can have asthma as young as you were a toddler until you reach adulthood. There are lucky individuals who will not experience asthma attacks anymore once they reached adolescence, however there is a big chance of asthma attacks again when they reached adulthood especially if they are expose to smoke or other irritants that trigger asthma symptoms.

Both asthma and allergy occurs together. Allergic asthma is a type of asthma that is triggered by allergy of pollen or mold spores. If you experienced allergic asthma, it is generally because of the allergy. Allergies triggers allergic asthma. Symptoms like frequent cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness are the results of an asthma attack in where the band of muscle that surround the airways tightened causing them to narrow and the lining of the breathe ways become swollen.

It doesn't mean that if you are an allergic person you have the same symptoms every time. You may experience different symptoms every time, or may not experience all the symptoms at all times. Like allergy indications, asthma symptoms may also change from one asthma attack to the next. An attack may be acute during the first attack and chronic during the next attack. If you suffer from allergies and asthma, knowing the allergy-causing substance is the best way to reduce your chance from asthma attacks. As they say, "Prevention is better than cure", asking help from a doctor is also beneficial to recognize and treat even mild symptoms to help prevent severe asthma attacks and keep your asthma in control.




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