Have been having some difficult asthma days over the past several weeks. After just a short drive's exposure to outdoor air (to and from the grocery), I had an exacerbation that lasted the rest of the day. Once I couldn't breathe after walking a block outdoors; my inhaler was no help. And so on...

The pulmonologist said that it was time to start a biologic. But it takes weeks for it to work.

So today my husband took me for ice cream to cheer me up.

Waiting is hard.

#Health #Asthma

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#Gewitter #Asthma #Pollen #Allergien #Heuschnupfen

I'm thinking of getting a nebulizer and trying isotonic saline. A recent experience with paint fumes added to evidence that irritating my airways leads to more reactivity in my esophagus. So would something that seems to sooth airways also get my esophagus to calm down? Seems worth trying.

My voice has also been hoarse lately and I saw in the reviews for one that a singer was using it preemptively for vocal strain before performances. It also seems like it would be a handy thing to have around in case of URT infections.

I guess some drawbacks would be difficulty cleaning and sanitizing - and if the unit contaminates the mist with plasticizers or microplastics.

Anyone have any brand/model recommendations? Advice on use?

#Asthma #Nebulizer

RE: https://zeroes.ca/@Rhyothemis/116642607929922337

I had been thinking about trying creatine again and reading about the myelin-brain energy metabolism story nudged me to actually do it. So yesterday I took 3g of creatine. I had tried it years ago, but I thought it increased my allergy symptoms. There was a study* that found that it increased symptoms in soccer players with allergic asthma, so it seems possible it could do that. However, I usually try supplements multiple times since there are so many things that could influence my reactivity.

I think I slept better than usual last night, though I was a bit groggy when I first woke up this morning.

Unfortunately, my esophagus was more reactive than normal this morning.

This is disappointing since my nephew says that taking creatine has reduced his migraine frequency.

I am taking collagen peptides, which contains a lot lof glycine. Glycine supplementation can boost endogenous creatine synthesis. Maybe that will work for me.

#creatine #glycine #supplements #allergies #asthma

* soccer player asthma study:
https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001979

related mouse model study:
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1267160