Sex can trigger asthma attacks and flare-ups in the same way as intense exercise, a study has found. The researchers say raising awareness about the link between sex and asthma will “improve patient’s lives, including their marriages.” Between 40 and 90 percent of asthma patients have symptoms that can be brought on by exercise—but sufferers are unlikely to think of sex as exercise.
The lead author of the study and chief internal medicine resident at Saint Agnes Medical Center in California, said: “Many people don’t realize that the energy expenditure of sexual activity is about equivalent to walking up two flights of stairs.” She said that reported cases of sex-induced asthma are rare, possibly because those suffering a flare-up will not make the connection. She recommended “patients take their short-acting beta agonist inhaler 30 minutes prior to sexual intercourse to prevent an asthma attack.”
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Check out more about a study showing sex can cause asthma flare-ups: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11413783/SEX-trigger-asthma-attacks-flare-ups-Doctors-urge-sufferers-inhaler-bedside.html
Here’s the study: https://annualmeeting.acaai.org/2022/asthma-trigger.cfm
