Published by: Megan Richards
What's All This About An Asthma Trigger?
This
Article Explains What an Asthma Trigger Is
(Knowing Your Poison Can Control Your Asthma)
An asthma trigger is
some kind of environmental element that brings on an asthma attack. When you
come into contact with a certain element, an allergic reaction takes place
and makes your airways narrow. Because no two cases of asthma are exactly
alike, you have to learn which kind of triggers are best to avoid and which
are bearable for you. Sometimes it may be very difficult to pinpoint the
trigger. This is when you need to put on your detective hat and go looking
for clues.
There are literally dozens of triggers you can come into contact with in
your daily life, and lots to be found in your own home. Start a diary and
see if you can make some connections. For instance, do you sometimes get an
attack during or after vacuuming? Household dust is a very popular asthma
trigger (and I'm not saying your house is dirty). So, too, is the dead skin
and hair from pets, bathroom mold and, although it sounds disgusting,
cockroaches. Go from room to room checking for these things and take notes
as you do. The smoke from cigarettes, paint fumes and even perfume are also
asthma triggers. Try to make a list of everything you eat as well, because
some foods might well bring on a reaction.
You're not going to have it so easy on the outside, either. Beyond the
portals of your house there await even more. Cold air, pollen, car exhaust
fumes, pollution, even insect stings could all be on your personal list of a
potential asthma trigger. After a couple of months you should have quite a
good idea of what does it for you. From then on it will be easier to start a
program aiming to control your triggers. Complete and utter avoidance of all
your triggers isn't going to be possible all the time (can you live without
your car?) but you will go a long way to minimizing the risks of an attack
and as a consequence you will start to see some improvement in the quality
of your life.
Your doctor might be able to give you help by way of allergy shots. Taken
over a period of a few years, they gradually build up your defense and could
give you long term relief from the offending asthma trigger. Or you could
reduce your reaction to the
asthma trigger by exploring some alternative treatments for asthma
Visit website
http://www.BeWellAgain.com/cure-asthma... for help with information
about
asthma triggers and dealing
with asthma attacks plus finding the natural resources to
cure-asthma.
Karon Beattie is a former asthma sufferer. She is the author of several
books which describes how she eliminated her own
asthma. Her books have helped many other sufferers World Wide do the
same.
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