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The asthma or asthma induced by exercise

Posted on July 23, 2008
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Asthma caused by exertion occurs in a vast majority of asthmatics, especially among children.
It is triggered by a certain type of effort that leads to a prolonged hyperventilation involving a cooling and drying of the airways. The asthma is sometimes the first sign of asthma for someone who has never had a real asthma attacks.A dry cough or wheezing occurs approximately 1 minute after stopping the exercise, which can sometimes worsen and trigger a real asthma attack.
The diagnosis of asthma is made very quickly by practitioners who used to diagnose and monitor people with asthma:
The onset of a cough extending a few minutes and appearing a few moments after stopping an effort evokes prompt diagnosis.
Yet many people have this type of event that is crippling for many years without receiving any treatment.
A study carried out among a hundred athletes revealed that 40% of them showed an asthma they did not know for the most part.
A large proportion of episodes of asthma severest has been reported among athletes under 21 years during competitions. It seems necessary to seek an asthma more systematic among athletes.
Some sports, like jogging, cycling, endurance particular cause asthma yet known asthma induced by exercise.
The cold, dry air is a factor of aggravation of asthma. Many children or adults are more embarrassed when running in cold weather and dry.
The combination of an effort, hyperventilation and a cold air can trigger an asthma attack in some people.
Tips to make the sport when one is asthmatic
A warm fifteen minutes is recommended before exercise to allow the bronchi open
Started sport gradually
Use after consulting the doctor, a bronchodilator inhaled short-acting 10 to 15 minutes before starting the sport. In cases of hardship, one or two puffs are sometimes necessary.
Wearing scarves, hats and mountain pass when it is cold can reduce inhalation of cold, dry air.
Never start a sport violently without heating.

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