Does Tylenol® (Acetaminophen) Cause Asthma?

MensNewsDaily.com ^ | September 21, 2008 | Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS

[RogerFGay]

Asthma, also referred to as reactive airway disease, is an increasingly common disorder in our modern society. Asthma is a disease that affects the airways within the lungs. In the presence of allergens (substances that evoke an allergic reaction), patients with asthma can develop swelling, constriction and obstruction of the airways, cutting off the delivery of oxygen to the alveolar surfaces of the lungs that absorb oxygen into the blood. During an asthma attack, patients often experience varying degrees of wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Especially severe attacks of asthma can even be fatal, particularly in younger children.

[Cementjungle]

Well, I don’t know about Asthma, but I did develop an allergy to it. Now if I take one, I break out in burn-like rashes that take about 3 weeks to heal. It took me about 3 years to figure out what was causing these very painful sores every few months. Nasty stuff.

[Domandred]

Another theory has recently been proposed to explain the rising prevalence of asthma in our modern society. With the advent of powerful disinfectants, and a growing obsession with maintaining a “germ-free” environment in both the home and the workplace, childhood exposure to many of the microbes that normally inhabit our world has been significantly reduced in many places, recently.

This is the Asthma theory I agree with. I lived in a pretty dirty, dusty household growing up. I'm perfectly fine. Everyone that I know that grew up in OCD super clean sterile environments have Asthma.

[mplsconservative]

Count me as another person who is allergic to Tylenol. I’ve taken it twice in my life and developed a rash both times. Most nurses look at me like I’m crazy when I say I’m allergic to it. It’s good to know I’m not the only “odd” person out there. LOL

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[Diogenesis]

Hepatitis is another serious universal risk ignored.

[Clay Moore]

Running out and getting antibiotics every time you get the sniffles seems to be a huge contributing factor.

[GloriaJane]

I can’t take anything with Acetaminophen in it because it causes severe pain in both of my kidneys that lasts for days and days.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Tylenol + Alcohol = Liver Failure

[LottieDah]

I can’t say for sure about asthma, but too much Tylenol or mixing Tylenol with booze does cause liver failure.

[NellieMae]

Thanks for the ping. I’ve actually never had much use for Tylenol. Something about it has always made me uneasy. I never had asthma until I was a young adult.

[NellieMae]

There was a college student whose body was found in a wooded area in our town. Everyone suspected foul play, but, ultimately, it turned out that she had overdosed on Tylenol. Really sad.