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day, the goal is prevention: elim- EXERCISE INDUCED
inating asthmatic episodes ASTHMA (EIA)
through careful monitoring and
"Some people only have trou-
the use of corticosteroids, a high-
ly effective group of anti-inflam- ble when they physically exert
themselves," Dr. Rowe says.
matory medications.
Even as the medical approach "Their asthma only acts up when
to asthma was being revised, the they run, play soccer or basket-
disease itself was becoming more ball. For years, they were told not
common, particularly among chil- to play so hard or not at all. Now
dren and teenagers. Although no- we believe that asthma shouldn't
body knows what is driving this limit or restrict anyone's physi-
trend, speculation has focused on cal activity. Today we can adjust
the medication program to the
deteriorating air quality.
"The importance of good man- patient's life-style."
Strenuous exercise may leave
agement of the disease is critical
because asthma is unpre- you breathless, but if you have
dictable," explains Dr. Michael chronic asthma, even a moder-
Rowe, an allergist in Novi and on ate workout can leave you gasp-
staff at Beaumont Hospital. ing for air. This occurs in people
"Once you have asthma, you of all ages, although it is more
have it forever. Children don't common in children because of
outgrow it. It just may be dor- their increased physical activi-
mant for 30 or 40 years, but it's ty. The good news is that par-
ticipating in a wide variety of
there."
Multi-drug therapy and care- sports and developing fitness
ful home monitoring can do goals are reasonable goals. And
more than merely control asth- if you're not convinced, keep in
matic symptoms. They can lim- mind that Olympic medalists
it the severity and frequency Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Nancy
of inflammatory episodes, help Hogshead and Jim Ryun all
prevent progressive lung dam- have asthma.
Aaron Charfoos of West
age, and permit full participa-
tion in physical activities. Bloomfield is a cheerleader at
Corticosteroids (beclometha- Northwestern University in Illi-
sone, triamcinolone and flu- nois. He has had asthma since he
nisolide), bronchodilators was a young child.
"It wasn't unusual for me to be
(albuterol, terbutaline, fenoterol,
bitolterol), and when necessary in the emergency room one or
several other medications (like two times a year during a severe
theophylline and cromolyn sodi- attack," recalls Aaron, a junior at
um) are so effective they can Northwestern. "But my parents
even enable athletes with asth- watched me carefully and I was
ma to participate in world-class
competitions.
An important advance in
asthma therapy has been the
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asthma (more than two episodes
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costeroids must be taken daily,
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Inhaled corticosteroids do not
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Success, however, requires a
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