I was just diagnosed with sports induced Asthma is there anything special that I need to know?

I was just diagnosed with sports induced Asthma is there anything special that I need to know?
I could think of some, but no stupid answers please

Answer by Matt A
Anyone diagnosed with asthma should have a rescue inhaler with them at all times. You can take other asthma meds to help prevent it by taking it before you do your sports. Singulair is approved for exercise induced asthma. You take it two hours before exercise and it can help prevent attacks.

Prevention is the key to stopping asthma attacks. You can learn more at www.noattacks.org/

Answer by Mary Boo
Exercise-Induced Asthma
Exercise-Induced Asthma Overview
Asthma is a chronic (long-term, ongoing) inflammation (irritation) of the breathing passages (bronchi) of the lungs. Asthma is characterized by sudden attacks or periods of bothersome or severe symptoms separated by periods of mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. Asthma is an inflammatory reaction that is triggered by external factors or specific situations. When a person with asthma is exposed to one of his or her triggers, the inflammation worsens and symptoms ensue.
http://www.webmd.com/asthma/exercise-induced-asthma

Answer by redemption2005
Hi there,
I have asthma, and exercise is a trigger for me too (as well as other things).
The symptoms of sports or exercise induced asthma [EIA] are caused by the rapid movement of air in and out of your lungs. When exercising, most of us breathe through our mouths more than our noses. When we breathe through our noses, the air has the chance to be filtered and warmed before it hits our lungs–when breathing through our mouths, it just hits our airways (and, since you and I have asthma we know that) it sort of freaks our lungs out.
The muscles get constricted, inflamed and it gets harder to breathe–we are short of breath, cough, have chest tightness, and wheeze.

If your doctor prescribed a rescue inhaler (called Ventolin, salbutamol or albuterol–all the same drug, a bronchodilator that helps open up your airways for 2-4 hours. Xopenex is another medication and works the same way for 4-6 hours) and you have EIA, it’s most likely that you’re expected to take this between five and fifteen minutes before starting your workout, and again if you have symptoms. It’s completely safe to take the inhaler again if you have symptoms.
If you need it more than once during your workout, call it quits for the day and call your doctor so you can figure out why you keep flaring up (if this is the case, you may need an additional or different medication. There are a few options, including sodium cromoglycate, or Singulair which has recently been approved for use two hours before beginning exercise.

I think aside from medication, the best thing you can do for exercise induced asthma is do a good warm up and cool down (10-20 minutes) to gradually get your lungs and the rest of your body ready to work out. I find that if I go hard into working out right away, it hits my lungs and I really feel it then.

Another thing that isn’t usually mentioned that I’d definitely recommend is that even if you feel like it, don’t exercise when you have a cold/flu and have EIA. Give your lungs time to heal from that before you hit them up with exercise.

Other than that, do what your doctor says, take care of your body and your asthma (your body can only give you what you give it!) and don’t let your asthma put any limits on what you want to do–athletically or otherwise!

Best of luck!

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