Asthma Causes

In order to understand better asthma it would be good to learn all about its causes first, however, the asthma causes are not yet understood by doctors and researchers.  Modern research has given patients only a collection of factors that could lead to the condition; below we take a look at them:

Genetic disposition. It has been determined that a lot of asthma patients have family with the same problem.

Diet.  Asthma can be linked to the dietary habits of the Western culture; this include: high consumption of processed foods, lack of fish’s oil, increased salt intake and lower antioxidant intake.

Environment. This asthma cause has to do with early exposure to bacteria; these bacteria help us as babies to start our immune system and give it strength. In houses where everything is clean all the time, babies don’t get the chance to kick start their immune system early.

Houses with furnishing and carpets also expose children to house dust mites in the surfaces.  These houses need more airflow to keep these mites off.

Indirect tobacco consumption (during pregnancy or during early childhood), also elevates the chances of developing asthma and/or worsening the symptoms.

Not exercising.  When children don’t get to exercise regularly, they are not allowing their airways to stretch.  The airway has, in turn, a greater disposition to contract when exposed to allergens.

Occupational exposure. Asthma can develop in adults because of their workplace, specially when you work in woodworking, spray painting, baking, farming and chemical production.

Besides these asthma causes, we can also list the allergens and irritants that can make this condition appear.  Among the allergens we have: animal dander, dust mites, cockroaches, pollen and mold.  Among the irritants we have: the smoke of cigarettes, air pollution, strong odors, changes in the weather, cold air, scented products and stress.