Hello! I've just suddenly become curious about the epidemiology of asthma. There are a lot of anecdotal stories about the "hygiene hypothesis" and about how as countries become more developed, the incidence of asthma has apparently gotten higher and higher. Therefore, if you're comfortable with sharing: Have you ever had asthma (or other allergies)? What kind of asthma did you have, how bad was it, and what is/was your experience like? Did your parents or anyone else in the family have asthma? Did your family immigrate to your current country in recent generations? Thank you for indulging my curiosity!
I have asthma. My sister and a niece have it too. The worst it's been for me is an asthma attack years back where I stopped breathing and lost consciousness. I was turning blue and could've died. Luckily the ambulance came when it did. Since then my asthma has been fine. I occasionally need to use my blue inhaler but I've never had any other problems~ My family immigrated to the uk long before I was born~ Edit: things that can affect my asthma is quick change in temperature, cold nights, going up and down stairs
i got asthma cuz my dad (and his dad) had it it's a chronic disease and i don't get what you mean by "being cured of asthma". Currently i barely have any issue with it though since the last time my medication changed (i have to take it once in the evening or twice if i feel asthmatic)
my little sister had it when she was young u can hear her breathing from far away and some time can t breath until she use this thing don t know the name as she grew up whit the help of a specialist doctor it happen to her rarely
I had as kid god, and now as god one time astma like attack, it's annoying when you breath like crazy and still suffocate, like air does not have oxygen.
You're right! It's just that for some reason, I've heard of people who had asthma when they were young, but as they got older (or moved to someplace else), it stopped being a problem and they never needed medications again. For instance, when my dad grew up in China, he had asthma as a kid. However, when he immigrated to the US, his asthma was no longer a problem and he didn't need any medications ever again. I guess there's a difference in the air quality, and whatever was triggering his asthma attacks in China aren't present here.
3 times I thought I was gonna die from coughing in my childhood, now I don't have any attacks but in spring it combines with my allergy to pollen so I take the pump thingy for a month or so.
have it when i was young... weather and dust is mostly the trigger of it.. I rarely get it now but i still have some minor wheezing every now and then.. my mom have a history of asthma but she outgrow it there is smth that is called juvenile asthma, which only occurs during childhood.. some people outgrows their asthma as their grow older, but it still depends on how severe their asthma is
Hello! what an interesting topic. I've had asthma all my life, and for the most part, it's been pretty severe. Ive been hospitalized multiple times. Apparently asthma is supposed to go away as you get older, but I'm going on 19 years lol. My twin sister developed asthma around the same time as me (like 2ish years old), but her asthma went away when she was in highschool. Oh yeah, also, I have an allergy to dust, and it HEAVILY triggers my asthma. *sigh* My family has lived in Hawaii all of my life, but before that we hailed from good ol' Tennessee. My mother had asthma as well, but only developed it when she moved to Hawaii. My guess is the cane smoke. Hawaii used to burn cane smoke religiously, and that shit probably ruined our lungs. Sorry for the long post!
Asthma did not disappear. If you do some tests - that usually happens when you lie in pulmonology hospitals - you'll see that asthma is still there. It is just that as growing old - due to some changes in the organism - it is not affect the same way as in youth (more lung volume et al) 1. it is not allergy though. but allergy (I have dust allergy and some others for example) may lead to attack (as well as some sport activities, illness etc.) 2. long story short - from bad to fine 3. I am special 4. nope
I have asthma. Not sure about my father's side of the family but no one from my mother's side of the family has or had asthma. Had four major attacks till date, and it still flares up during the winter months. Though solid prepping made sure no major attacks for the last three years. Spent my childhood in a boarding school in the hills of Kurseong. Summers were ok but the last few months of term during the winter were hell. Now, back home away from the hills I'm better not entirely cured, but better.
i dont know its asthma or anything but whenever i exhausted myself, i need like 4 hours sit n breathing heavily that i cant stand or do anything. i only take medicine from time to time to prevent fatigue accumulated.
I used to have not have asthma but now I do. But my inhaler is a cigarette. And the air I breathe in is all smokey.
I have no allergy whatsoever, though 2 of my 3 siblings once had asthma and lactose intolerance respectivly. They are both fine now. We live at the countryside so there's lots of contact with nature...
I've had asthma since i was a kid, we discovered this when i almost died when i was 2-3 and needed to go to the ER. Soon after, we discovered i was allergic to cats, dogs, pollen, and dust. then my mom remarried, lost her mind, and became a spiritual homeopath. You know what stops an asthma attack? Inhalers, nebulizers. You know what does? Prayer. The best part was, knowing i was allergic to cats, we had 7 cats. We did get rid of two of them, but then got two dogs, which i was also allergic too. One particularly awesome summer, i was 7 or so, my asthma and allergies developed into bronchitis. Instead of, you know, medicine, my mom cut up a bunch of onions, smeared them on a beach towel, and wrapped me in it. It's a fun experiment for anyone who wants too test their willpower, take 3 pounds of onion, mince them, then wrap yourself up in a heavy towel and stay in bed for three days in a non airconditioned room in the middle of summer. See how long you last. I lived my entire school life having constant asthma attacks, they were once a week things if not moor. triggers for asthma are... Allergies Illness Stress Cold Air Exercise. I had the allergies in spades, illnesses were somewhat common, and i was always, constantly stressed. When i moved out, i went from having an asthma attack once a week, full-on asthma attack requiring immediate medication, to having them almost never. I need to use my inhailor pretty much only when i go someplace that has cats. The only other thing that still gets me, is shoveling snow. It's heavy labor, and it contains cold air. While i have way less asthma attacks now that i'm not constantly surrounded by cats and dogs, my allergic reaction to those things have gotten worse. Before, having a cat sit on my lap just made me wheeze, now, just entering a house with a cat will make me use an inhalor.
I also have sister about 2 years younger than me who has an asthma. One day, when I was in just in middle school, I got called from class due to my sister collapsing in her class. I immediately rushed to faculty office to find my sister so pale and lying on the floor with teachers crowding her and fanning her. The teachers were panicking asking me to do something, I got so scared and then I saw she was holding onto that inhaler thing she always carried around but it was empty. Without thinking, I carried her all the way to school gate and through the streets running as fast as I could while thinking which way to the nearest hospital. Luckily a car stopped and helped me take her to the hospital. Even now when I hear asthma, I always think of that day that I almost lost my sister.