"Sir" Bradley Wiggins

[MrMarkyMark]

I am pretty sure all asthma drugs are banned. Mild use of the standard asthma reliever will even get an asthmatic banned, volandri got a 3 month for salbutamol use as directed by a doctor while under a TUE which has absolutely no performance benefits. I doubt the steroid has any benefits as well.

To be completely honest, banter apart, I have to admit I don't know.

It will be interesting to see how it pans out

[greenlake]

Britain's Lance Armstrong?

[SueEllen]

I am pretty sure all asthma drugs are banned. Mild use of the standard asthma reliever will even get an asthmatic banned, volandri got a 3 month for salbutamol use as directed by a doctor while under a TUE which has absolutely no performance benefits. I doubt the steroid has any benefits as well.

They aren't.

You can easily do some research into cycling, running and others sports via Google.

If you are open about your condition and your doctors apply for an exemption in time then you aren't banned.

Edited to say: It's the people who miss drug tests e.g. a certain Ms Armistead who are more suspicious.

[SueEllen]

To be completely honest, banter apart, I have to admit I don't know.

linky

[Paddy]

About 7% of the population have some sort of asthmatic problems, a severe attack that requires intravenous intervention is very very rare yet for some very odd medical reason the cyclist is prescribed intravenous intervention as a precaution prior to racing contrary to general medical advice. A bit like a porn-star taking Viagra and claiming it’s not to help them with their erections. Cheat, cheat and cheat

[SueEllen]

About 7% of the population have some sort of asthmatic problems, a severe attack that requires intravenous intervention is very very rare yet for some very odd medical reason the cyclist is prescribed intravenous intervention as a precaution prior to racing contrary to general medical advice. A bit like a porn-star taking Viagra and claiming it’s not to help them with their erections. Cheat, cheat and cheat

linky Dated April 30 2016

CyclingTips: First off, with regards to the Simon Yates positive, a lot of people are asking ‘why do elite athletes have this asthma?’ The condition appears to be quite prevalent…

Conor McGrane: It is. Asthma affects between five and 20% of the population. With elite athletes, the incidences are higher.

There are a few thoughts about the reasons for this. Sometimes it is because people with asthma drift towards certain sports. There is a thinking that they drift towards swimming because there is very humid air [in swimming pool centres ed.], which seems to helps asthma, and towards cycling because it is a more progressive sport [note: favours progressive efforts rather than sharp, sudden ones – ed.].

Also, because elite athletes are pushing themselves to the limits, they tend to use lung capacities that normal people never use. And they would also be affected by smaller flare-ups of asthma. In other words, mild variances of it would cause a more serious effect on them.

[Paddy]

linky Dated April 30 2016

Far more people claim to have asthma than really do have asthma. It is as fashionable as having a nut allergy or gluten intolerance.

On a personal note, a few years ago I contracted whooping cough from a fellow contractor. Hammersmith hospital misdiagnosed it as a common cold but two days later I ended up in the local A&E. Among other medication I was put on a brown and pink inhaler. It took almost a year to completely recover. I am not an asthmatic but have been given inhalers as a reserve just in case the condition comes back. I only needed to take in one since then, the effect of taking the inhaler is incredible and has a distinct advantage for someone doing any exercise.

[minestrone]

They aren't.

You can easily do some research into cycling, running and others sports via Google.

If you are open about your condition and your doctors apply for an exemption in time then you aren't banned.


Edited to say: It's the people who miss drug tests e.g. a certain Ms Armistead who are more suspicious.

The levels of usage allowed are small and very easy to go over them with light usage. Volandri got a high level of salbutamol found in his urine and got banned despite having an exemption for it and using the inhaler as directed by his doctor for his condition.

Knowing that it makes perfect sense to me why someone with allergies & asthma would take a single shot before an event like the tour de france.

[minestrone]

Far more people claim to have asthma than really do have asthma. It is as fashionable as having a nut allergy or gluten intolerance.

On a personal note, a few years ago I contracted whooping cough from a fellow contractor. Hammersmith hospital misdiagnosed it as a common cold but two days later I ended up in the local A&E. Among other medication I was put on a brown and pink inhaler. It took almost a year to completely recover. I am not an asthmatic but have been given inhalers as a reserve just in case the condition comes back. I only needed to take in one since then, the effect of taking the inhaler is incredible and has a distinct advantage for someone doing any exercise.

eh, you get diagnosed with it.

[SueEllen]

Far more people claim to have asthma than really do have asthma. It is as fashionable as having a nut allergy or gluten intolerance.

There are actual tests for nut allergies though most people don't need them and as allergies can kill, you are better of giving people the benefit of the doubt.

Those who are seriously allergic like some of my relations walk around with eipens.

There as others of us e.g. myself and one of my sisters' - eat certain nuts and go "Look I've got this weird rash/swelling" then watch everyone around you start freaking.

Gluten intolerance like other intolerances are real and can be unpleasant, but while they don't kill directly the side effects can in vulnerable people.