Exercise-induced Asthma Overview

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Exercise-induced asthma, or E.I.A., is a medical condition characterized by shortness of breath induced by sustained aerobic exercise. It shares many features with other types of asthma, and responds to some typical asthma medications, but does not appear to be caused by the same inflammatory reaction as the other types. While the potential triggering events for E.I.A. are well delineated, the underlying pathogenesis is poorly understood. It usually occurs after...


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If I have exercise induced asthma, do I need a peak flow meter?
Ok, so I have exercise -induced asthma, but lately I have been having sudden attacks...

I personally think that having a peak flow meter is good advise for all people with asthma. I have one and use it for various reasons since I don't know...

Asked by Stormy R - 341 days ago

How do you say exercise induced asthma in spanish?
i have exercise induced asthma and i live right across the boarder of mexico so...

I'm sure there's a more idiomatic expression, but the literal would work: Asma inducido por el ejercicio. And, don't they use the same medications? The fun thing about medications is that...

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    exercise induced asthma Posted: Mar 1, 2007 1:06 PM does anyone on this board have it? and----what Re: exercise induced asthma Posted: Mar 1, 2007 2:30 PM bech6127 I do....

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  • Does fishoil helps exercise induced asthma? - iMedix - 3 replies

    I was diagnosed with exercise induced asthma a couple of year ago, and since then had better exercise induced asthma- is that true? Do I have to eat fish-oil specifically or can I eat fish

    Jul 09, 2008

  • Late Onset Exercise Induced Asthma - 16 replies

    it might be exercise induced asthma. I bought an over counter inhailer (sp) and it seems to be helping . The only thing is that I never had problems with asthma as a kid or anytime, this is entirely new

    Apr 26, 2007

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