Is it true that smoking weed can help ur asthma?
929753
I would certainly think the opposite is true.  I do, however, feel that marijuana SHOULD be legalized for medical use in many other circumstances.
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Well, let me tell you what I know about asthma.\n\nWhat causes it?  Allergies can trigger it...Many triggers include, dust, dander from animals, pollen, leaf mold, dust mites and I read that roach pooh can trigger it. (UGH)\n\nMy youngest daughter had asthma and outgrew by age 5.\n\nMy oldest daughter began experiencing symptoms when she was eleven. (shortness of breath and wheezing, especially upon exertion) She is 31 years old now and has lots of problems with it. She has been hospitalized several times in the last few years with it. She uses a puffer. Her Dr prescribed her meds for a nebulizer. For her birthday --I bought her a nebulizer.\n\nSeveral of my grandchildren had problems with wheezing when they were infants.\n\nI didn't experience problems with shortness of breath and wheezing until I quit smoking about 6 years ago. I smoked for over thirty years. I have COPD but I also have asthma. \nWith the asthma I experience shortness of breath. Even getting ready to go to work can leave me breathless, at times. When I have overexerted myself, I wheeze. I experience thses symptoms every day.\n\nPeople who bath in perfume or aftershave really tear my lungs up. I get wheezy after a few minutes of inhaling the mess.\n\nWhen the wind blows, dust and allergens send my lungs into a tail spin. Sometimes extremes in temperature affect me too.\n\nI am on  Zyrtec (for allergies), Spiriva (a steroid dry powder inhaler), Advair (another dry powder steroid inhaler), Prednisone (a steroid) and I also have a nebulizer to use when I am having a really rough time.\n\nSometimes emotions and stress can affect Asthma.\n\nThey use to say that asthma wasn't that serious but now they know different. A person can die with a serious attack. \n\nIf you suspect that you, or any person in your family has asthma, Go to a Dr. Only your GP or a pulmonologist can gauge the seriousness of your condition and prescribe medications to alleviate your symptoms and make life a bit easier for you.\n\nTake Care,\n~Linda~
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What should have been told to you is that studies have shown that people who tend to have attacks of asthma from nervous behavior, do tend to have slight improvment after they get a pet. But if the Asthma is triggered by animal dander then no there is no dog or cat that can help with those types of attacks. Now some people tell you your allergic to a dog or cat because of the fur...not true it's the dander, the skin cells themselves. There is no allergy-free dog or cat.
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Yes. It is a helpful drug to many people. It should be legalised, or made easier to get by perscription for people with illnesses. There should be more funding for medical research to see what other treatments it can be used for. Its been around for thousands of years, and doctors have been using it. We have a powerful medicine, and yet we refuse to use it because of its negitive label.\n\nIts a herb, and it dosent have to be smoked.(smoking anyhing is unhealthy) Vaporisers are a healthier way to get the drug in you. Injesting it too.
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It's quicker to inhale THC then ingest it. The respiratory system generally absorbs quicker then circulatory and digestive, which involves the digestive process before you'd get any effects. A THC inhaler is actually a good idea, I think, but I don't know of any being invented. Smoking is probably a LOT easier then any other method of preparation.
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avoid the allergens you are allergic to. don't try smoking, if you are, quit smoking... if you were prescribed some corticosteroids for the maintenance of your allergies, take them religiously.\n\nif you have an asthma attack don't hesitate to take 2 puffs from your albuterol inhaler. some people are too embarrassed to do this, but it could get worse if you didn't treat it.\n\nif pollen triggers your asthma, i suggest you wash your bed sheets and when you come home, take a shower first before sleeping. my sister has asthma... she says it helps when she takes a shower because the allergens are not transferred to her pillowcase, that prevents from triggering an asthma attack.\n\nhmm... what else??? well asthma is pretty common -- there are fast-acting inhalers (like albuterol) that will help relieve any breathing problems you will have when it is triggered. be sure to bring your inhaler with you ALL the time.
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you can take the leaves around the bud and make tea and or butter with it. I also have rheumatiod arthritis and all last semester I smoked it (and i don't smoke tobacco at all, give it a try, the smoke is a lot less harsh than tobacco smoke) and then there's always brownies. I haven't smoked since late spring and honestly i've seen my arthritis get a little worse.
62910
Try swimming. Devolping your lungs and cardiovascular system can reduce the symptoms of asthma. Read the attached article from mydr.au.com\n\nCAN SWIMMING HELP MY ASTHMA?\nHaving asthma doesn’t mean you should avoid exercise. A healthy lifestyle and keeping fit are important factors in managing your asthma effectively. If you are fit, you could have fewer asthma attacks.\n\nWhy is swimming a good exercise for people with asthma?\nSwimming helps people with asthma develop lung capacity and good breathing practices.\n\nSwimming is a great exercise for people with asthma as you breathe in warm, moist air rather than the cold, dry air that can lead to asthma symptoms.
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I don't think it's ever been proven.  It certainly has some negative effects on the brain though.  I know a lot of potheads that can't remember what they did yesterday. I heard the sperm count thing is a fact.  I think it depends on if a person a light user or heavy user.  Who knows though.  One thing that is absolutely known is that marijuana takes a toll on a person's lungs just like cigarettes do.
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First of all, learn what the cause of the asthma is.  Asthma can be caused by dust, pet dander, pollen, physical activity and sometimes even certain emotions/conditions, like anger or stress, or lung illnesses.  When the cause of your asthma has been determined, or if it has, try to avoid whatever the cause of your asthma is.\nKeep an inhaler.  Some medicines can help with your asthma, like Singulair or Advair.\nIf I were you, I'd talk to my doctor for more info or run on online search over asthma.
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The story I heard was that THC - the active ingredient in marijuana - vapourizes at a lower temperature than the ignition temperature of the remaining plant material.  So if you heat well ground marijuana to a temperature above the Tvapour of THC but below Tignition of the plant, you have an effective vapourizer.  Since you're not burning the plant material, you get less toxic smoke in your lungs - pretty good deal.
750857
weed will change the way of brain-functinonality...:)))
988661
no if you have wheezing youre having a more severe attack and should contact your Dr or hospital asap.  Asthma symptoms could be tightness in chest, shortness of breath and or coughing.
339790
Nebulizers can be extremely helpful to those who have to deal with asthma. Nebulizers are going to save you countless trips to the emergency room! Check with your doctor to see if you can receive one a trial basis before making the actual purchase of a nebulizer. Try http://www.ebay.com to see if you can purchase one that is less expensive. Happy Breathing.
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What Is Asthma? \n\nAsthma (Az-muh) is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways are inflamed (swollen). The inflammation (IN-fla-MAY-shun) makes the airways very sensitive, and they tend to react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irritating. When the airways react, they get narrower, and less air flows through to your lung tissue. This causes symptoms like wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), coughing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing, especially at night and in the early morning. \n\nAsthma cannot be cured, but most people with asthma can control it so that they have few and infrequent symptoms and can live active lives. \n\nWhen your asthma symptoms become worse than usual, it is called an asthma episode or attack. During an asthma attack, muscles around the airways tighten up, making the airways narrower so less air flows through. Inflammation increases, and the airways become more swollen and even narrower. Cells in the airways may also make more mucus than usual. This extra mucus also narrows the airways. These changes make it harder to breathe.
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lol if it had high THC in it then it will... Only pot plants can get you high...\n\nBut getting high isnt a good thing.. It kills your brian cells and makes you a mess after a long use time frame of it..
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good.  if you read up on the history and medical.. you'll find that it helps nausea in cancer patients...  hiv patients...   anorexics are helped by cannabis... even the obese.\n\nalso THC has been known to have positive effects on MS patients.\n\nit's a diuretic and helps with hypertension (if not inhalated)   \n\nit helps with joint pain along with rheumatoid arthritis.\n\nheadache... blindness, eye pain.\n\nif ingested it can help with colon disorders.\n\nread up on the medical research by keying up  medical benefits of THC  and marijuana in google.com\n\nhttp://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2005/04/medical_marijua.html\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=benefits+of+THC+in+MS+patients\n\nare  just two examples  you'll find keying up in google.com\n\nthanks.