evewisewoman, I see an allergist, and was told I have moderate persistent asthma, but it's pretty well-controlled with medication. I also get allergy shots, which is helping a lot. I think desi166 is right about the varying degrees of asthma. I'm sure my asthma was just milder during the time I thought it had gone away. Sometimes I get short of breath when I run, and I try to run through it, which causes me to have to slow down a lot. When I think about it, that might be my problem. I probably shouldn't try to run through it, I should just take the time to use my rescue inhaler so I can keep on with my normal pace. That would probably have a better training effect.
Thanks for responding to my post :)
Hello there,
I have asthma too. Your question, does asthma affect running.
Well, speaking for myself, I get short of breath when I run. There are
alse degrees of asthma. I have what my doctor refers to as mild
asthma. Just wondering if you have discussed this with your family
doctor. I've given up running because I get short of breath. Instead
I take long walks. Both are exercise. Be well. Eve
My son has asthma and I have asthma. It never goes away. A doctor will tell u that. Asthma hasn't affected me or my sons life at all... my son is only 4 and takes adult meds n he can run fast thats all he ever does. I say as long as ur taken ur steroids then u should be gud!!!!