Should we participate in sport if we suffer with asthma?
Closing tight junctions is the priority
Again and again we read that allergic asthmatics are advised to be active. Let us consider, from the perspective of the tight junctions, what the consequences of sports will be for allergic asthmatics.
Recommendations of conventional medicine
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Paul Haber recommends regular exercise for asthma sufferers, on netdoktor.de: "Studies have shown that a good level of fitness has a favorable effect on asthma." Lung doctors in the network Lungenärzte im Netz, strongly recommend "Sport und körperliche Anstrengung" (Sport and physical effort). It seems to make sense, from the perspective of the lungs, because we know that for non-asthmatics, the cardiovascular system is strengthened and the depth of breathing increases. Everything seems to suggest sport is good for us. However, if an asthmatic participates in sports he risks a stress asthma attack. Conventional medicine recommends that asthmatics take medication, prior to exercising, to protect themselves from stress asthma. The whole notion seems paradoxical. Asthmatics are encouraged to exercise to improve lung function, but only if they take medication first. If they take no medication they risk an asthma attack. Should asthmatics take exercise or not? Will it improve or worsen their health?
What happens to the open tight junctions?
We guess that in an asthmatic with allergies, large parts of the respiratory mucous membranes have open tight junctions. This is indeed why they have asthma. During exercise, dust, allergens, or other foreign matter, are breathed in faster and into deeper regions of the lungs causing the asthmatic to have an allergic reaction. All completely normal. In order for the asthmatic to show no symptoms, he must before, during or after exercise, take medication. This is really a paradox!
Close the tight junctions, then exercise
The recommendation of body-network.com is, therefore, that an asthmatic should work on closing the tight junctions before participating in sport. In 2014 I suffered an asthma attack, so for 21 days I did not play sports thus allowing my body to heal. If I had exercised during this time, my asthma would have worsened – this did not make sense to me. After the 21 days, when my asthma was gone and the tight junctions were closed again, I resumed my running.
