Exercise Induced Asthma & Allergies

[Catrin]

Catrin, Good to know that increased fitness can help asthma...

For me it made a world of difference, but our bodies are all different and there are different triggers for asthma. I think that most of my triggers were environmental - and as my fitness increased and was therefore exposed more and more to the triggers, my immune system became better able to deal with them. That is the only reason I can account for most of my allergies having disappeared - and I've been tested. Sadly, I am still very allergic to cats - that is the one that remains

Also, for me, I had so many side-effects to all of the usual asthma medications outside of the rescue inhaler that, in effect, the assorted inhaled and oral medications actually made my asthma MUCH worse. As it turns out my asthma is actually quite minor but my system is highly sensitive to those side-effects.I do try to keep my inhaler with me in high heat and humidity - though it is rarely a problem. Cold air is still a large trigger for me however, and I won't ride outside much under 37 degrees for that reason.

Hopefully you can get your son to the doctor - if he is still coughing then it isn't under control. While I do wheeze and so forth when it acts up, my asthma is generally what they call "cough-variant asthma" so I know what it feels like.