Is asthma caused by air pollution?

Jon Hi

Asthma is a known condition that can be initiated by pollution of the air. Allergic reactions will also play a part in this.. Asthma However, derives from a condition of the lungs.

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Clive Jenkins | Asthma Allergy

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No. Think of asthma as HIV for the lungs, you wont die from having, it, but it lowers your lung defensives, i.e a chest cold, is a lot worse for some-one with asthma, then a person with out it.

No, I don't think so.
Polluted air dosn't help asthma though.
Asthma is a respiratory problem usually caused by an allergy or weakness, it is also usually genetic.
Best to avoid places that are heavily polluted.
See your dr. for the best treatment for you.

Well i think that air pollution can definately make you asthma worse. I have asthma and if i go somewhere, for example on a building site where there is a lot of dust or fumes my lungs swell up and i find it difficult to breathe, so i then use my pump and am sorted.

So i think aslong as we have these pumps we can cause as much pollution as we like, these pumps will save our lives.

No-one actually really knows what causes asthma, although the gene responsible has been identified (we all have it, just doesn't always "switch on" for some people). Certainly pollution, activity, stress, allergies, can all trigger an attack. I have asthma and it's others smoking that gets me; my brother also suffers and perversely the only thing that relieves an attack with him is...smoking.

It's not really clear why some people develop asthma and some don't, but the pathogenesis of it is an inappropriate response to stimuli, it's more autoimmune than anything else, so air polution is probably not the cause of the disease.
That having been said, asthma usually requires a trigger to set off an attack, and that can easily be air polution in some people.

Yes - it has an effect and can contribute to the start of the condition.

I was diagnosed with asthma two years ago and suffer really badly with it when I'm in my home town (Middlesbrough) but when I'm in the countryside it's bliss.

Asthma is a swelling of the bhroncioli (sp.) and can be caused by any number of things, from smoking to Aspartame.

I personally blame Aspartame for most of the asthma present today because of peoples ignorance to its dangers. It is an irritant that causes swelling in the airways YET people are so stuck in their ways, they will not even try to see.

Aspartame is toxic!

Asthma is a condition triggered by air pollution, allergies, and illness. Asthma itself is not caused by these things. It is a lung condition that for the most part is inherited.

Absolutely. Yes Yes Yes. The doctors and the government "research" will tell you otherwise, but remember, the doctors and most medicines are there to maintain your sickness, not cure it. After I purchased a friedrich c90-A air purifier it completely changed my life. Remember, air MUST be moved in order to purify it....those ionic breezes should change their name to: ironic breeze ... Anyhow, you can see how lung related diseases have gone up 5000 percent in 25 years....yes, you read that correctly FIVE THOUSAND %. Put it this way....take four people you know with asthma and take them to the forest somewhere in Montana and see how they feel after a few days. Pollution has caused pollen counts to go up as well as global warming to create new breeds of spores that are floating all over the place in ways they never did before. good luck to all those people with allergies and asthma....i feel for you.

yes air pollution is one of the cause for asthma

No. But air pollution can cause respiratory problems in general and trigger asthma.

if a person's airways are hypersensitive to air pollution, then yes, this could trigger an attack.

on the other hand, if a perfectly healthy person is constantly exposed to pollution, this can weaken his/her lungs and can acquire a chronic lung problem -- such as asthma.