Managing Exercise-induced Asthma for Healthier Lifestyles

A respiratory condition triggered by physical activity, leading to narrowed airways, coughing, and shortness of breath.
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Exercise-induced Asthma FAQ

What is exercise-induced asthma?

Exercise-induced asthma is when the airways narrow or squeeze during hard physical activity. It causes shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, and other symptoms during or after exercise. The medical term for this condition is exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (brong-koh-kun-STRIK-shun).

Does exercise cause asthma?

But that name wrongly suggests that exercise causes asthma. Exercise can cause shortness of breath in anyone. If you have exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), your airways become tight and inflamed during physical activity. As many as 90% of all people who have asthma also have EIB. 1 You can also have EIB even if you do not have asthma.

Who can get exercise induced asthma?

Anyone can get exercise-induced asthma, including children and adults. People with asthma and allergies are more likely to have the condition. Sports-induced asthma is more common among elite athletes, including Olympic athletes and professional football, soccer and hockey players. What are the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma?

How long does exercise induced asthma last?

You might only have coughing or no symptoms at all. Usually, symptoms of exercise-induced asthma develop within 5 to 20 minutes of exercise. They might get worse 5 to 10 minutes after you stop physical activity, and last for another 30 minutes. You may also experience similar symptoms if you’re physically unfit.

Can a child have exercise induced asthma?

For known asthmatics, they may feel they are unable to take part in physical exercise. What is exercise-induced asthma? If your child suffers with exercise induced asthma the airways can become inflamed and will narrow this is known as bronchoconstriction.

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