Question 1

do most kids outgrow asthma?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Many physicians who treat asthma avoid calling a child an asthmatic patient until they are about 5 years old. This is because viral infections may cause wheezing in younger children. Viral respiratory infections will not usually cause wheezing in adults or older children unless they have an underlying asthma problem. Many kids who wheeze before age 5 often appear to outgrow their "asthma".

Question 2

is it possible to outgrow asthma?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Children who develop asthma/ alleges in the first year of life can outgrow it by the age of three. Those who develop symptoms later often have it for life. Puberty is the other time period where many people "outgrow" problems....... Sometime symptoms  reappear 20-30 years later.

Question 3

is there anything i can do to outgrow asthma?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely, but: Outgrowing asthma usually refers to infants or toddlers who have asthma symptoms triggered by colds only.  If the child has eczema, food allergies, &gt;4% eos on CBC or, a parent with asthma then lower chances that they will outgrow asthma.  Adults with asthma can "control" their asthma by avoiding asthma triggers and medications, but are unlikely to have spontaneous resolution.

Question 4

can you outgrow asthma? i.e. have it as a kid, then completely be free of asthma as an adult?  if so, how does that work?  thank you.

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You can't : It's a chronic inflammatory condition. It will not totally go away.

Question 5

if you didn't outgrow asthma as a child, and still have it as a young adult, does it become copd when you're older?

Accepted Answer

Possibily: There have been studies indicating that the constant, low grade inflammation in asthmatic airways can lead to scarring, and potential irreversible loss of lung function, which is copd. This process doesn't happen in everyone, but in some. There is no concensus as to how to prevent the scarring, called remodeling.  Keeping the asthma well controlled is the most logical way, but it is not conclusive.

Question 6

can asthma return?

Accepted Answer

Possible: It is not unusual for a patient to have a history of asthma as a child/teen have the symptoms resolve and then return as an adult.

Question 7

what causes asthma?

Accepted Answer

Genes + environment: People with asthma usually are predisposed to be allergic. This is usually inherited, and so caused by your particular genes. However, this alone is not enough. There is also clearly an effect from the environment you live in. Exactly what in the environment is responsible is unknown, but is the object of much interest and research.

Question 8

how asthma happens?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation: There are many causes of asthma, allergies and pollution and reactions to infections are just a few. Inflammation builds up in the airways and so does tightening of the muscles in their walls and then asthma is triggered by certain factors and mucus can plug the airways in severe cases.

Question 9

hi what is asthma ?

Accepted Answer

Asthma?: Asthma is mostly from inflammation of the airways leading to mucus, spasm, and obstruction. The symptoms consist of various combinations of coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, or chest tightness. It is likely a condition due to multiple causes with allergy being one of the more prevalent. Usually one needs a lung function test to confirm the diagnosis.

Question 10

can asthma be cured?

Accepted Answer

No: Very much treatable though.

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