I had a gymnast friend growing up, he had low body fat like 4%, from constant activity. He had terrible asthma. There could be correlation with heavy out of shape people, but skinny people get it too
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When did it get the worst?
It was just constant. He carried an inhaler always
I got it as a super young child so that wouldnโt make sense
Likewise, and my hyperactive ass was very physical, lol. "Childhood asthma" was very common in the 90s, I wonder if it is still.
I can tell you Iโm 6-18 months
There are different types of asthma with different triggers. One is even excercise-induced.
Is it possible thats the paradoxical variant?
Does that mean something special in medical terminology?
Excercise-induced asthma is a real thing, with testing protocols for diagnosis and published guidelines for management and treatment. "Paradoxical" to me means unexpected, which isn't the case for excercise-induced asthma.
This cheese_greater person is not a serious user, check their history. They do this all the time, posting "random" nonsensical questions and responding with illegible nonsense in the comments. You're probably wasting your time trying to have a real conversation with them.
Lol, thanks. I came to that conclusion after their last one and applied a user tag accordingly. I think they have alts with similar cheese/grater type usernames and I have some of them tagged as well
I get that but i mean is it possible the exercise induced type is paradoxical and less applicable in terms of a general understanding of what ever "genesis"-es astma for many cases
Maybe, but it seems more like it's likely due to genetics, and exposure (or lack of exposure) to given environmental compounds, whether it be those that cause asthma directly, or those that could cause the body to develop resistance to developing asthma.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma#Causes
However, a lack of strenuous activity could be correlated with obesity, from which:
There is a correlation between obesity and the risk of asthma, with both having increased in recent years. Several factors may be at play, including decreased respiratory function due to a buildup of fat and the fact that adipose tissue leads to a pro-inflammatory state
Does a quadraplegic have a less active or potent immune system as a consequence of their condition relative to a walking person?
That would depend on the way in which the individual became quadriplegic, any treatment they're receiving, and what parts of their body are affected by it.
It seems there's very cursory research showing some spinal injuries can increase your likelihood of developing conditions like pneumonia, and your risk of infection from most bacteria, but it doesn't seem to be true in all cases, nor has there been a lot of research as to if it persists forever, the exact mechanism by which it happens, or to what degree it can impair the immune system.
That likely isn't very relevant to the original question of asthma, though, unless the quadriplegic individual...
- Acquired any of a very small selection of respiratory viruses as a young child
- Received many antibiotics as a young child
- Became quadriplegic later in life and were exposed to a large quantity of non-pathogenic bacteria/viruses
- Exposed very little exposure early in life to non-pathogenic bacteria/viruses (e.g. from farms, pets, general non-sterile environments)
...since those are the primary mechanisms by which any form of immune reaction could be impacting the likelihood of asthma developing and/or getting worse/better.
I've had asthma since I was 7. I've had periods in my life where I've exercised a lot, and periods where I haven't at all. The one constant? My asthma never changed. It's always been a pain in my ass regardless.