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Rather than stress directly causing the asthma symptoms, it is
thought that stress modulates the immune system to increase the
magnitude of the airway inflammatory response to allergens and
irritants.
Beta blockers
Medications such as metoprolol may trigger asthma in those who are
susceptible.
Aspirin
Research (much of it done at the Brigham and Women's Hospital)
has shown that in asthmatic persons sensitive to aspirin, aspirin
causes the body to produce excess amounts of the class of chemicals
known as leukotrienes. Leukotrienes cause the muscles surrounding
the bronchial tubes to contract, resulting in wheezing and shortness
of breath.
Tobacco
Smoking increases the frequency and severity of asthma attacks.
Maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy and after delivery is
associated with a greater risk of asthma-like symptoms, wheezing,
and respiratory infections during childhood.
Antibiotic use
Too many antibiotics used early in life have been linked to the
development of asthma. It is thought that antibiotics make children
who are predisposed to atopic immune responses susceptible to the
development of asthma because they modify gut flora, and thus the
immune system.
Caesarean sections
I’ve found this interesting fact that caesarean section has been
associated with asthma, possibly because of modifications to the
immune system.
Volatile organic compounds
Observational studies have found that indoor exposure to volatile
organic compounds may be one of the triggers of asthma. Another
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