Allergy asthma has the ability to make you feel miserable. Allergy asthma is an inflammatory condition of the lung airways that is caused by one or more allergen. If you are diagnosed with allergy asthma, you tend to suffer with other allergy associated medical conditions such as eczema and hay fever.
Unfortunately you may not realize that the conditions are related and childhood eczema or hay fever may mean that you may develop with allergy asthma.
Eczema and hay fever:
Eczema is a condition that causes inflammation of the skin. Hay fever is an inflammatory condition that often affects the throat, the lining of the nasal cavity and the lining of the eye lids.
Asthma, eczema and hay fever are inflammatory conditions which are caused by an overreaction of the immune system to substances that in the majority of people have no effect.
These conditions are often present together and this is especially true in case of children. Children grow out of eczema and hay fever as they grow but allergy asthma tends to remain in adulthood and as they develop, the disease also develops.
Children may suffer with only one condition, normally eczema sometimes and it will be cured by itself in time. As children suffer with only one condition, they are prone to develop with other conditions later in life.
Adults who are newly diagnosed with allergy asthma report that they suffered with eczema in early life or had symptoms of hay fever regularly as adults. As the lining of the nasal passages and that of the bronchioles and bronchi are continuous, asthma and hay fever are seen together thus if one area is affected, the other area will also be affected.
Chronic sinusitis:
If you are suffering with allergy asthma, you may suffer from chronic sinusitis. Sinusitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the mucus membranes of the sinus cavities behind the nasal passageway.
According to the cause of the infection, symptoms vary and you may suffer with cold or flu like symptoms such as runny nose, blocked sinus or headaches. Allergies that cause asthma also cause sinus infections in allergen sensitive people, so the two conditions go hand in hand.
Acid reflux:
If you are an adult with asthma, you may also complain about gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter functions inadequately that means some of the contents of the stomach are able to flow back up into the esophagus.
Many people experience acid reflux but people who have allergy asthma have more severe symptoms often.
The reason behind this is medications that are prescribed for asthma relax smooth muscle layer within the bronchioles that constricts during an asthmatic event. These medications also relax the smooth muscle sphincter between the esophagus and the stomach and this result in acid reflux giving you heartburn.
Irritable bowel syndrome:
Allergy asthma is also associated with irritable bowel syndrome and intermittent constipation. This condition is also related to the medications you take for asthma. Everyone with allergy asthma does not suffer with bowel problems but those with severe asthma require high doses of medication may experience symptoms occasionally.
It is uncommon for an asthma sufferer to be diagnosed with asthma alone and if you are an adult, hay fever commonly accompanies allergy asthma. You can use anti histamines to treat both the conditions.
People with allergy asthma who are diagnosed with other associated conditions should not think that it is the end of the world and you have treatments for allergy asthma as well as associated conditions. After diagnosing with allergy asthma and other medical conditions, consult the doctor and take the medications strictly to lead a normal life.
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