Mutual Gun triggers & CAUSES OF Asthma attack
There are substances or situations that are known to cause or provoke asthma, these causes are called the triggers of asthma. The common ones are:
Airborne Allergens - Allergens like pollen grains, animal fur, feathers, animal dander, animal saliva, urine (particularly that of dogs, cats and horses), dust mites, cockroaches, moulds
Airborne Particles - Flour, chalk dust, wood dust, coal dust, talcum powder, grains, coffee
Air Pollutants - Cigarette smoke, wood smoke, chemicals in air, sulphur dioxide, diesel particles, ozone
Alcohol
Artificial Fibres
Cold, flu, sinusitis, viral infection,
Cosmetics - cintronella oil
Drinks like tea
Dyes
Exercise mainly in winters
Food like cow’s milk, eggs, wheat, cheese, yeast, nuts, fish, pork, corn, apple, asparagus, avocado, bamboo shoots, barley, buckwheat, carrot, celery, chickpea, currants, lentil, melon, onion, pea, peanuts, potatoes, soya, strawberries.
Food Additives like food colors, preservatives, antioxidants
Herbs/Spices like aniseeds, coriander, cumin, garlic, mint, oregano, rosemary, tarragon
Insect Stings
Latex
Medication like the following given medicines: Aspirin, Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, Beta-blocker that are used to treat heart diseases, high blood pressure, migraine headaches.
Contraceptive pills containing estrogen
Hormone Replacement Therapies
Occupational Exposure to substances like adhesives, animal and insects, azodicarbonamide, drug Manufacture, Dyes such as carmine, flour, grain coffee beans, ipecacuanha, ispaghula, metals like aluminium, cobalt, chrome, nickel, platinum salts and stainless steel
Proteolytic Enzymes - in baking, meat tenderizing and detergent manufacturing, Soldering Flux, wood dust
Plants
Salicylates
Strong Smells like perfumes, household cleansers, cooking fumes (frying), paints, varnish, strong smelling flowers
Sudden temperature andhumidity changes (extremal weather)
NOTE: The ones highlighted in bold red are the common TRIGGERS of my past asthma attacks.
SOURCE : http://www.asthmainformationguide.com/
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- 05.25.08 / 2pm
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