Traveling can expose you to new triggers for allergies and asthma, but planning ahead can help you breathe a bit easier while you're away.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology offers these travel suggestions:
- Pack your asthma and allergy meds in carry-on bags, and keep them in their original containers.
- Continue to take your medications on schedule as directed by your doctor.
- Prepare for potential problems, such as food allergies.
- Keep contact information for your allergist and an emergency contact handy.
- If possible, find an allergist at your travel destination.
Keeping track of asthma symptoms each day can help your doctor devise a more effective treatment plan.
The American Lung Association offers these suggestions:
- Pay attention to daytime symptoms including feeling short of breath, wheezing, coughing and having a tight feeling in the chest.
- Document how often asthma symptoms wake you at night and what those symptoms are.
- Keep track of how often you have to use your rescue inhaler.
- Keep a list of activities that prove difficult, including examples such as walking, climbing stairs, doing daily tasks or playing with the children.
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