Foods do not trigger asthma episodes
All asthma can be controlled using proper breathing techniques
If you strengthen your immune system, your asthma will go away
If you haven't had an episode for (some stretch of time) you can stop taking your medications
It's not asthma, it's a cold
It's not asthma, it's bronchitis
I'm allergic to xxx, so your asthma must be triggered by xxx
Asthma is rare
All asthmatics are about to drop dead
Asthma only shows up as an attack
If you really wanted to be better you would be
If it worked for me, it will work for you

Asthma Triggers you may not be aware of from A - Z:

activity, air conditioners (cold air, molds), anger, anxiety, animals (hair, skin, saliva), aspirin
baseball (running), basketball (running), bedding (dust), bees (venom), birds, blossoms (odor), books (dust), bubble baths (odor)
canopy beds (dust), carpets (dust, molds), cats, chalk, chemicals (odor), chocolate, cigarettes (irritant), citrus foods, clams, cold air, colds, crab, curtains (dust)
dampness (mold), deodorants (odor), dew (mold), dirt, dogs, dolls (doll hair), down comforters, down sleeping bags, down pillows, drapes, dried flowers (mold), dust
eggs, emotions, excitement, excercise, exertion, exhaust fumes (odor)
fans (dust), fear, feathers, fighting, filters, fire (fumes), foam rubber (mold), flowers, fog (mold), food coloring, football (running), forced air vents (dust, mold), fright, fruits (citrus), furnaces, fur
gardens, gardener's blowers, gasoline (fumes), grasses (pollen)
hair spray (fumes), hay (mold), heating vents (dust, mold), hockey (running), horses, humidifiers (mold)
ice cream, influenza, illness, insect spray
jasmine (odor), juices (citrus), jumping, jute (plant)
kapok (plant), kittens
latex rubber, laughing, leather, leaves, lemons, life jackets (made of kapok)
macrame (plant), malts, mildew (molds), milk, milk products, mites, moisture, mold, mushrooms
nervousness, nighttime, nuts
onions, oranges, oysters
paint (odor), peanut butter, peanuts, penicillin, perfumes (odor), pets (hair, skin), pickles, picture frames (dust), pillows, plants, playing, pollens, pollution, powders (odor)
quarreling, quizzes (emotions)
rain, rugs, running
sawdust, screens, seafood, shellfish, shelves (dust), shower curtains (mold), shutters, smog, smoke (odor), soaps (odor), sports, sprays, strawberries, stress, stuffed animals (dust)
tension, tests, tomatoes, toys (dust), trees (pollen)
urethane (odor), upper respiratory infections, upsets
vacuuming (dust), vaporizers (mold), varnish (odor), venetian blinds (dust), vents, volleyball
weather, weeds (pollen), wind, wool, worry
xylene (chemical used as solvent for resins and in making dyes)
yarn (wool), yeast
zinnias, zoo (animals)

Not everyone will have these triggers. This just gives you an idea of what might trigger an asthma attack for you or someone close to you. If you suspect you may have asthma contact your family physician as soon as possible.

Email: lungctr@memorialsb.org