Ihave a twin brother and both of us suffer form asthma. Ihave another older brother and an older sister, why do we get asthma and they dont? I am supprised that they dont because mine and williams (twin) asthma is really bad, any sugestions?
2006-06-12 00:55:03 · 15 answers · asked by star_janyie 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Asthma has a genetic factor, among some others.
you and your twin (assuming that your are identical twins) share the same genetic information. In case that you are not identical you still share 50% of your genetic information with each of your brothers of sisters and maybe some of this shared information is the susceptibility to develop asthma
You share some but not all the genetic information with your other brother and sister and maybe some of the genes that made you susceptible for developing asthma were not in them.
if maybe you had in the future more brothers or sisters some of them could share the susceptibility to asthma too.
and maybe your brthers and sisters have other susceptibilities that you don't have
stick to your treatment and you'll do fine
2006-06-16 04:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by larkus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.
If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.
The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.
Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).
You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.
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2016-05-15 00:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the under-40 age group, probably 90 percent of asthma is triggered by an allergy, trees, weed, and grass pollens, animal danger, dust mites, and mold are the biggest allergic triggers for
asthma, it also can be triggered by some form of lung disorder such as emphysema, Asthma is a reversible disease,and you dint have to go to Jamaica West Indies, looking for a way to reverse your asthma; there's plenty you can do right at home
2006-06-22 09:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by boy_jam_arch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked myself the same question when I was growing up. I was five pounds when I was born and my brothers and sisters ranged from eight to ten pounds. The way I see it is, the lungs are the last to develop in the unborn fetus. Maybe you were born a little early and this is the problem you have to face. As an adult I am fully under control and on no medication. I spent my first five years of life in and out of the hospital, one test after another. Things do get better. TAKE YOUR MEDICATION! Once you have an attack, it takes longer to recuperate than if you had it under control every day.
2006-06-12 01:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by peppermint_paddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you born prematurely? I have twins boy and girl who were born prematurely and they were born with underdeveloped lungs, had to be on steroids, and later at the age of 2 was diagnosed with chronic lung disease, asthma. They have to take asthma twice a day. my older two daughters do not have it. That could be why.
2006-06-23 04:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You and your twin are more like each other than either of you is like other siblings. You share not only a birthdate but almost the same or very similar hour and minute of birth in the same locality.
2006-06-25 11:32:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genetics, it serves up both good and bad traits. I'm the only one in my family with ADD so I've asked this question so many times. Make sure your getting it treated thats all I can tell you.
2006-06-25 10:17:39 · answer #7 · answered by Lydell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother died of it and my 2 sisters have it but I don't. Look at the Asthma testimonials on my site. i'll tell you what to take.
2006-06-25 11:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is different. When I was pg. with my daughter, I took real good care of myself. She is very healthy. 5 years later, I got pg. with my son. I was in denial. I smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol. He was born very ill. He out-grew his asthma
2006-06-23 10:28:43 · answer #9 · answered by Debbie B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you and your twin brother are lucky and the others are not. or because your twin and your older brother are not twins.or maybe your bad people
2006-06-24 15:55:54 · answer #10 · answered by regina k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋