Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. This inflammation can make it difficult to breathe, it often feels as if you can’t take a full breath.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. This inflammation can make it difficult to breathe, it often feels as if you can’t take a full breath.
There are many causes for breathing problems, feeling shortness of breath after a vigorous physical activity is nothing to worry about, as this will pass quickly, however, for individuals who often have trouble breathing it could be a sign of a serious condition, such as: • Asthma
• Allergies
• Severe Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis)
• COPD
• Chronic Sinusitis
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The World Health Organization estimates that about half of asthma cases are due to a genetic vulnerability, the other half are a result of environmental factors that trigger asthma attacks.
Realistically, there is no sure way to prevent breathing problems, however, understanding which factors trigger breathing issues will help reduce the frequency of attacks, exercise and healthy habits will also help.
Breathing problems can also be caused by severe allergic reactions to foods and chemicals, anaphylaxis is considered a critical medical emergency, patients should be transported immediately to our emergency department. Signs and Symptoms of anaphylaxis include:
Patients with asthma are always dealing with inflamed airways as this is a chronic disease, however, an asthma attack is a sudden worsening of symptoms, during an attack, airways tighten, swell up, and fill with mucus, this causes the following symptoms:
Other symptoms of breathing problems include: