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My name is DJ Walker & my husband, Bruce, has Asthma since age 37. This May 08, the very high tree pollen has triggered another MAJOR breathing issue. His doctor prescribed prednazone (sp?) yesterday for the congestion after a nebulizer treatment last last week did not produce the results he wished for. Last evening, we shared some wine before & with our dinner (red). A couple of hours after dinner, his breathing got even more labored. We then began researching the web TODAY & found on www.webmd.com, the study that was done by the Australia Asthma people that said RED WINE, WHITE WINE, & other Alcoholic Beverages (especially ones with sulfites--i.e., wine) cause the asthma to worsen. Hope that this helps the person looking for this answer. If you want to read the article, here it is: http://wsapi.infospace.com/clickserver/_iceUrlFlag=1?rawURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webmd.com%2Fnews%2F20000404%2Falcoholic-drinks-may-trigger-asthma-attacks&0=&1=0&4=207.97.220.36&5=72.75.73.67&9=c1f14568337f4190a61bf87190c0c801&10=1&11=pch.blingo.v2&13=search&14=239137&15=main-title&17=16&18=3&19=0&20=11&21=5&22=sD09Wc8zhXs%3D&40=NjkpXmLxQMG46I2R9vXZyg%3D%3D&_IceUrl=true
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∙ 13y agoAsthma occurs often because of certain "triggers". Each person's triggers differ but can include just about anything, such as dust, smells, fumes, good-smelling aromas like cooking smells or perfumes, etc. Asthma occurs because of inflammation and irritation in the lungs, thus causing less lung expansion and impaired oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange. Asthma can also cause reduced respiratory effort-- the muscular part of breathing-- so that breathing is more shallow. Since alcohol acts as a respiratory depressant in the way it acts on the brain, just like prescription or street drugs can cause, ingestion of alcohol can trigger an asthma attack due to reducing the respiratory effort and depressing the brain's respiratory center.
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