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CF and Asthma
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote></div>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote></div>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote></div>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote></div>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote></div>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote></div>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>sakasuka</b></i>
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
<b>Almost all </b>asthmatics have pretty severe allergies.......
If you feel you have asthma, get a skin test for allergies (not blood IgE). it should be thorough and should take about 6 hours, two days in a row (total of 12 hours).</end quote>
There ya go. It's still a pretty huge generalization.
I just want to add that if you are a pwcf and asthma/allergies (or some combination) if you let your asthma/allergies go it puts you at greater risk for exacerbations. so it's really in your best interest to be allergy/asthma tested so you can take care of it before it affects other things more. I am a severe asthmatic with severe allergies. In fact those two are often worse than the cf itself. I feel much better when allergies and asthma are under control. Right now they aren't and I've got the double whammy of a sinus/respiratory infection.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
I just want to add that if you are a pwcf and asthma/allergies (or some combination) if you let your asthma/allergies go it puts you at greater risk for exacerbations. so it's really in your best interest to be allergy/asthma tested so you can take care of it before it affects other things more. I am a severe asthmatic with severe allergies. In fact those two are often worse than the cf itself. I feel much better when allergies and asthma are under control. Right now they aren't and I've got the double whammy of a sinus/respiratory infection.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
I just want to add that if you are a pwcf and asthma/allergies (or some combination) if you let your asthma/allergies go it puts you at greater risk for exacerbations. so it's really in your best interest to be allergy/asthma tested so you can take care of it before it affects other things more. I am a severe asthmatic with severe allergies. In fact those two are often worse than the cf itself. I feel much better when allergies and asthma are under control. Right now they aren't and I've got the double whammy of a sinus/respiratory infection.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
I just want to add that if you are a pwcf and asthma/allergies (or some combination) if you let your asthma/allergies go it puts you at greater risk for exacerbations. so it's really in your best interest to be allergy/asthma tested so you can take care of it before it affects other things more. I am a severe asthmatic with severe allergies. In fact those two are often worse than the cf itself. I feel much better when allergies and asthma are under control. Right now they aren't and I've got the double whammy of a sinus/respiratory infection.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
I just want to add that if you are a pwcf and asthma/allergies (or some combination) if you let your asthma/allergies go it puts you at greater risk for exacerbations. so it's really in your best interest to be allergy/asthma tested so you can take care of it before it affects other things more. I am a severe asthmatic with severe allergies. In fact those two are often worse than the cf itself. I feel much better when allergies and asthma are under control. Right now they aren't and I've got the double whammy of a sinus/respiratory infection.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
Like everyone else I've done all of the allergy tests. My dr relies on the skin tests. They rate your allergy level on a 1-4+++ (rating is based on skin reaction, 4+++ being the most severe). I am to some extent allergic to every food except for coffee and bananas (weird!) and airborne allergens except for aspergillus, kentucky grass, and ragweed. That means I'm allergic to approximately 120 things I was tested for. That sounds scary but avoidance of some things really helps me feel better, particularly the things that I test 3 and over to. Avoiding foods I was a 3 and above to made all the difference in digestion issues for me. Avoiding some of the airborne allergens (some are just impossible to avoid) meant I wasn't spending every other week in the hospital for ivs. We've done this testing for years and different/new things appear each time so it's been informative for me and helped me determine if what I'm dealing with is an exacerbation of cf or allergies/asthma so that we can treat it appropriately.
I think they can test for asthma with a methacholine test but I'm not sure they do this on cf patients, particularly ones with decreased pulmonary function. I know I have asthma because of my response around certain things and relief of symptoms through asthma medication. I do peak flow and it helps me gauge whether my symptoms are asthma or cf related. If it's asthma related my peak flow has a major fluctuation between blows (am is at my baseline and then by noon drops to 50% for example). With an exacerbation, the drop is more gradual over the course of several days, though hopefully I've caught it before it gets to the point that my peak flow has dropped 50%. I chart my peak flow because I've seen a correlation. I think this is unusual for cf patients with asthma to do.
Hey Amy-
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
Hey Amy-
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
Hey Amy-
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
Hey Amy-
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
Hey Amy-
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey
It looks like your question has been answered for the most part, but I'll add my 2 cents worth. My son Jordan has asthma, and he has allergies too. He experiences what Diane mentioned with exercising. Asthma causes the small airways to become inflamed, and that restricts breathing causing the wheezing. The wheezing is different than the crackling of mucus.
During the spring it is more common than not for Jordan's allergies to cause him to have asthma "attacks". The same thing happens in the fall when the first cold air moves in. He usually struggles with his asthma/breathing all during the winter months. As etabetac said, the asthma can sometimes cause more problems than the CF itself.
Jordan is on Asmanex as his daily maint. med for asthma. It has significantly lessened his asthma attacks. I would definitely mention it to your docs, because if you do have asthma, a daily maint. drug might make a world of difference for you too. Let us know what you find out.
Stacey