Symptoms & Types OF ASTHMA

Can you recognize the many common -- and uncommon -- symptoms of asthma? Without a good understanding of the different asthma symptoms and the various types of asthma, it’s difficult to treat this condition with medications and breathe easier. Learn more and prevent asthma attacks.

Symptoms

Asthma Symptoms

Do you have to wheeze in order to have asthma? Not at all! Discover the specific signs and symptoms of asthma. Find out how early treatment can help you manage asthma symptoms and live an active life.

Asthma Attack Symptoms

Do you know the early warning signs of an asthma attack? Read more about asthma attack symptoms so you can prevent an emergency.

Unusual Asthma Symptoms

Sometimes asthma symptoms include sighing, fatigue, and rapid breathing, not coughing or wheezing. Learn more about unusual asthma symptoms so you know when to use treatment.

Health Check: Assess Your Lung Health

Are your symptoms asthma or potentially another lung condition? Take the WebMD Lung Health Check.

Types

Types of Asthma

Do you know about the different  types of asthma? Learn about these types so you can seek effective treatment when you do have a breathing problem.

Allergic Asthma

Do allergies make you cough, wheeze, and sneeze? Read more about allergic asthma, so you can prevent these symptoms.

Exercise-Induced Asthma

Exercise-induced asthma can make physical activity difficult, even frightening. Find out about pretreatment with exercise-induced asthma, and learn how you can be active again.

Cough-Variant Asthma

Do you suffer from frequent coughs? You may have asthma. Read about cough-variant asthma and how it is treated.

Occupational Asthma (Work-Related Asthma)

Is your asthma work-related? Learn about asthma in the workplace and how to prevent an asthma attack.

Nocturnal Asthma (Nighttime Asthma)

Does asthma keep you awake at night? Discover the signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment of nocturnal asthma so you can get quality sleep.

Health Conditions That Mimic Asthma

Are you sure it's asthma? Asthma mimics, including cardiac asthma and vocal cord dysfunction, may have similar symptoms but are treated differently. Learn more.

Asthma Guide

Have you suffered with asthma for a while? Maybe you’re recently diagnosed, or a caregiver to someone with asthma. Learn more about this increasingly common breathing problem, including asthma causes, risk factors, and prevention. We want you to take control of your asthma symptoms and live an active life.     

What Is Asthma?

Quick Answers to Your Asthma Questions

What does asthma feel like? Can sex trigger asthma? Why doesn't my asthma inhaler work? Read our quick answers to common asthma questions so you can stay well -- and be active -- even with asthma.

What Is Asthma?

Want to learn all about asthma? Read about this increasingly common breathing problem that affects adults, teens, and kids alike.

Adult-Onset Asthma

Did your symptoms of asthma develop as an adult? Learn more about adult-onset asthma and how you can treat the symptoms to breathe easily.

Childhood Asthma

Asthma affects kids in different ways. Discover the causes of childhood asthma and what you can do to prevent asthma attacks.

Bronchial Asthma

How does bronchial asthma differ from regular asthma? Read more about bronchial asthma and how you can prevent this condition from worsening.

Asthma Attack

Do you know the early signs of an asthma attack? They may surprise you. Learn more about asthma attacks and why early treatment is important to prevent asthma emergencies.

Status Asthmaticus: Severe Asthma Attack

A severe asthma attack (called status asthmaticus) can be life-threatening. Make sure you have an emergency plan established, so you can get immediate treatment for severe asthma attacks.
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A to Z Fart Dictionary Part 2

For Part 1

K is for 'knicker ripper'. This fart is so violent it's capable of ripping your undies.

L is for 'laid an egg'. few things in life smell like a rotten egg but this is one of them.

M is for 'machine gun fart'. a rapid succession of fart.

N is for ' naaaasty'. This fart smells so bad it leaves you speechless.

O is for 'one-cheek sneak'. when you lift one but cheek to release a fart as quietly as possible.

P is for 'piffle'. A small, girly fart. 

The good and bad of coffee

I decided that I should write a bit about coffee as I drink a lot of coffee and wanted to know a little bit more about it’s health benefits and drawbacks. What I found was a little scary but also interesting on the good side.

Why coffee is good

First of all the good side of that morning cup of coffee. There are studies that have shown that coffee can protect against Parkinsons disease as well as Alzheimers, although I am not sure that hospitals are going to start hopping up old people on caffeine to test whether they will be able to remember any better. There is also a bit of research that shows that coffee and caffeine can help prevent Cirrhosis of the liver but also I am not sure if it is also a good idea to down a cup of coffee after a night of drinking just hoping that the coffee will help your already ailing liver. One of the big advantages as you can imagine is the boost to the central nervous system, some bodybuilders will drink strong coffee before a workout to improve their strength and endurance during the workout and I have tried this as well, It Works.

Why coffee is bad

Now for the bad news. There is some research as well on the bad side. Coffee can cause irritable Bowel Syndrome as well as heartburn and in the long term has been linked to Osteoporosis. We know the short term downside of course, shakiness, concentration problems and and an elevated chance of a heart attack. One of the things that drives me really crazy about coffee is the caffeine crash. I can feel a little bit like a junkie in the morning drinking a couple cups of coffee and after the energy drop an hour or so later I am looking for sugar or more coffee to try to get me going again.

One of the big problems with many people is that they replace a good breakfast with a couple of cups of coffee and this means that in addition to having the elevated heart rate they are also living with a far less healthy diet than the non caffeinated people around them.

How much coffee can you drink

The Canadian government advises that people should not have more than 450 milligrams of caffeine a day which is roughly three 8 ounce cups a day also the equivalent of about 10 cans of pop. Energy drinks are no better but a Red Bull is going to have the caffeine equivalent of about two cups of coffee and if they were any cheaper I know I could personally put away three or four a day, good thing I’m cheap and won’t pay the money for them.
There are good reasons as we see to getting unhooked from the coffee habit but it can be very difficult. The first morning or two after you stop drinking coffee you will have headaches and be very dragged out energy-wise. The best way to combat these problems is to drink lots of water throughout the day to try to hydrate yourself and also to keep moving around if possible. If you can increase you exercise you will have less of these bad withdrawal symptoms and before long you will find that you have more energy than you had before when you were over caffeinated.
Now maybe it is time to take my own advice.

A - Z FART Dictionary

A is for 'air biscuit'. As in 'who launched that air biscuit!'

B is for 'balloon fart'. You know when u blow up a ballon, then pull the neck out so the air escapes with a long squeal? Some people can do this with their bum!

C is for 'cheek flapper'. When your butt cheek go flappa-flappa.

D is for 'dribbly'. Chances are your mum will find the evidence of this one on your undies!

My banner

Hemmm ...

Still BORING
But yesterday I made a banner for this blog ...

Maybe it's bad, but rather is for Newby like me ...

this is it ...

7 Pains You Shouldn't Ignore

Experts describe the types of pain that require prompt medical attention.

Whoever coined the term "necessary evil" might have been thinking of pain. No one wants it, yet it's the body's way of getting your attention when something is wrong. You're probably sufficiently in tune with your body to know when the pain is just a bother, perhaps the result of moving furniture a day or two before or eating that third enchilada. It's when pain might signal something more serious that the internal dialogue begins:

"OK, this isn't something to fool around with."
"But I can't miss my meeting."
"And how many meetings will you miss if you land in the hospital?"
"I'll give it one more day."
Etc.

You need a guide. WebMD consulted doctors in cardiology, internal medicine, geriatrics, and psychiatry so you'll understand which pains you must not ignore -- and why. And, of course, if in doubt, get medical attention.

No. 1: Worst Headache of Your Life

Get medical attention immediately. "If you have a cold, it could be a sinus headache," says Sandra Fryhofer, MD, MACP, spokeswoman for the American College of Physicians. "But you could have a brain hemorrhage or brain tumor. With any pain, unless you're sure of what caused it, get it checked out."
Sharon Brangman, MD, FACP, spokeswoman for the American Geriatrics Society, tells WebMD that when someone says they have the worst headache of their life, "what we learned in medical training was that was a classic sign of a brain aneurysm. Go immediately to the ER."

No. 2: Pain or Discomfort in the Chest, Throat, Jaw, Shoulder, Arm, or Abdomen

Chest pain could be pneumoniaor a heart attack. But be aware that heart conditions typically appear as discomfort, not pain. "Don't wait for pain," says cardiologist Jerome Cohen, MD. "Heart patients talk about pressure. They'll clench their fist and put it over their chest or say it's like an elephant sitting on their chest."
The discomfort associated with heart diseasecould also be in the upper chest, throat, jaw, left shoulder or arm, or abdomen and might be accompanied by nausea. "I'm not too much worried about the 18-year-old, but if a person has unexplained, persistent discomfort and knows they're high risk, they shouldn't wait," says Cohen. "Too often people delay because they misinterpret it as [heartburn] or GI distress. Call 911 or get to an emergency room or physician's office. If it turns out to be something else, that's great."
He tells WebMD that intermittent discomfort should be taken seriously as well. "There might be a pattern, such as discomfort related to excitement, emotional upset, or exertion. For example, if you experience it when you're gardening, but it goes away when you sit down, that's angina. It's usually worse in cold or hot weather."
"A woman's discomfort signs can be more subtle," says Cohen, who is director of preventive cardiology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. "Heart disease can masquerade as GI symptoms, such as bloating, GI distress, or discomfort in the abdomen. It's also associated with feeling tired. Risk for heart disease increases dramatically after menopause. It kills more women than men even though men are at higher risk at any age. Women and their physicians need to be on their toes."

Change my layout?

Why?

after selecting layouts. I was putting the options on this layout ..

pictures of coffee! steady!

uh ... apparently after I shared with my friend, he said the template was never into her trademark ..

so what?

.. i think this is suitable to the taste of my life (wkwkwkwk)
Coffee is the life .. I can not escape without coffee!

Daniel sorry can not be replaced ... maybe next time I have found a more solid ...

Nothing!!!!!!!!

Why lately my life is nothing?

... Sleeping .. eating .. coffee .. see tv .... so to sleep again ... yahhh ..

maybe my friend was thinking i'm crazy .. i think it's true!

pakboz what was wrong with u? .. why this?

Every night I always think .. looking for what's wrong with myself ..
but never found what was wrong .. maybe too many problems that I feel myself become more confused ...

I often feel there is a lack in my life (lol) ..
What is it?

i dunno exactly what ...

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after thinking a year old .....( more) ...
i make decision

I might be like now because I've lost him, though is uncertain, but it was enough to make it all fall apart .....

I'm down!
I'm suck now!

I do not want to like right now .. but do not know what to do .....

really suck .........