For approximately 80-90% of people that suffer from asthma, exercise
can be a strong stimulus for an attack. This syndrome has become known
as exercise induced asthma or EIA. The likelihood of an attack is
further increased when exercising in cold weather, so this article
offers some basic information on exercise-induced asthma and how to
prevent or minimize the severity of an attack.
Asthma is a condition where the subject experiences bronchospasms and/
or bronchoconstriction - a narrowing of the bronchii (airways) due to
excessive smooth muscle contraction, and inflammation. An asthma
attack can be very frightening and in severe circumstances, result in
death by asphyxiation (suffocation). With the initiation of exercise
in healthy individuals and asthmatics, hormones such as adrenaline
produce a relaxing effect on the smooth muscles of the airways
(bronchodilation). However in asthmatics, this relaxation is followed
by bronchospasm and usually begins within 5-15 minutes after
exercise....
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