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How do stress cause my asthma to be trigger. i don't understand how stress can be a trigger?
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Yes it is: Stress is one of the five major asthma triggers , the feeling of anxiety and fear make you feel short of breath and paneky , and that is the trigger, yes stress can put asthma symptoms on overdrive and make it much worse.
Answered 2/4/2017
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