should you remove house plants if you have copd?!
Question: these do not flower
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COPD is caused from smoking. Why remove something that is putting oxygen in the air when you are breathing it out?
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If you're allergic to mold you should because mold and fungus often grows in houseplants.
The short answer is a definite yes if you have an allergy to fungi (mold or mildew). The main reason to remove house plants is because they are potted in soil, which introduces fungi (particularly mold spores) into your home. Plants are also great dust collectors, and if you have COPD you probably are sensitive to dust, so you don't want anything in your environment that collects dust.
For the same reason, stay out of the garden (or at least stay away from the dirt), and be sure not to mow your own grass, because it kicks up a lot of mold spores, dust, and pollen, which are common allergens.
You should also take steps to reduce other sources of mold spores in your home. If possible, have someone else do the cleaning if cleaning chemicals are involved, because people with COPD should not inhale strong chemicals. If you do your own vacuum cleaning, be sure the vacuum has a HEPA filter to avoid inhaling dust and mold spores. A HEPA or electrostatic air filter will greatly reduce dust and mold spores in your environment. If you cannot afford to have one in every room that you spend a lot of time in, then at least put one in your bedroom.
Molds and fungi love dark, damp places. Bathrooms and basements are the worst offenders. Ventilating your basement and bathroom can be a big help, wiping down your shower and tub after bathing, using the ventilator fan (and windows, if you have them) to reduce humidity, using a dehumidifier in the basement and a built-in electric heater or heat lamp in the bathroom will all help. Get someone to wipe down your shower/bathtub with a mold/mildew-killing solution (diluted bleach works well and is cheap) on a regular basis, but make sure they rinse it off afterward and do not do it yourself because these harsh chemicals can aggravate your asthma.
I hope this information is helpful. See the other resources posted below for more information.
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http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv1-adbe&p=houseplant+fungi+allergy
http://www.health-news-now.com/blog
I have copd also.I don't have plants in the house, but I play in my garden all summer. I have found that if you get joy out of something, it usually doesn't affect your copd.If you get rid of them, it might cause you undue stress. You don't need that.
I would ask my doctor too because everyone is at a different level, copd wise. I couldn't give up my garden. I have to crawl to tend to it, but that's ok with me. As long as I can do it, I will.
What does flowering have to do with it? Just curious
this is an informative page for you on all the concerns for people with copd
http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcls-txt/t-prtcl-046.html
if you have any allergies to plants, dust, mold, mildew i would remove them
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