Why does gf cough as soon as entering bathroom?

longwalks1

My gf starts coughing (and sometimes sneezing) as soon as she enters our bathroom, she has mild asthma (not needed her inhaler for over a year though), her symptoms are almost like hayfever when she goes in there, and start within a minute of going in there. Our house is very clean, theres no mould or anything, and it doesnt effect me...

Any suggestions please?

phill99

Probably because there is a range of air borne particles in the bathroom that are affecting her, such as deodorant, perfumes, talcs, etc.


Fitting an extractor would help.

Gloomendoom

Oddly enough, I start coughing when I have a shower. Anywhere.

PasturesNew

Could it be "a change in the air composition"?

If the door is kept closed until she enters, he air will have a different composition to the air in the hall/room she's just been in. Once the room's ventilated/effectively "dry", try leaving the door wide open so there's no difference between inside the bathroom and outside the bathroom - see if she starts to cough everywhere, or nowhere.

longwalks1

phill99 wrote: »

Probably because there is a range of air borne particles in the bathroom that are affecting her, such as deodorant, perfumes, talcs, etc.


Fitting an extractor would help.

Thanks Phill, sorry I should of said we have an extractor fan fitted and use it everytime we shower or bath, but your particles comment could be true, as she does use a selection of sprays, perfumes etc (no talc though)

longwalks1

PasturesNew wrote: »

Could it be "a change in the air composition"?

If the door is kept closed until she enters, he air will have a different composition to the air in the hall/room she's just been in. Once the room's ventilated/effectively "dry", try leaving the door wide open so there's no difference between inside the bathroom and outside the bathroom - see if she starts to cough everywhere, or nowhere.

The door is usually kept open, as are all our doors upstairs as its only us 2 in the house, so its pretty 'free-flowing' between bathroom, long landing and 3 bedrooms... its strange, as it never makes me cough at all, and its only the bathroom that starts her off

phill99

britishboy wrote: »

Thanks Phill, sorry I should of said we have an extractor fan fitted and use it everytime we shower or bath, but your particles comment could be true, as she does use a selection of sprays, perfumes etc (no talc though)

As a bathroom fitter, I can guarantee that most of the fans in bath and shower rooms are total in adequate. You may be better upgrading the fan to a more powerful one.

phill99

PasturesNew wrote: »

Could it be "a change in the air composition"?

Have you just invented this?

iammumtoone

britishboy wrote: »

as she does use a selection of sprays, perfumes etc (no talc though)

My friends Mum was sensitive to sprays etc. The whole household would have to spray in the conservatory with the back door shut, they kept the back door shut and the windows open in the conservatory.

As a teenager growing up my friend was not very happy about this arrangement :rotfl:

societys_child

If you use a particular bathroom cleaner, could this be the reason?

*I'm affected by some kitchen cleaner/ sprays, that my missus has used, usually ones that are scented to give that "lovely, clean smell". yuk . .

getmore4less

If it is just your bathroom and not others like when on holiday that points to cleaning products rather than personal ones.

What's going in the toilet.

Could try shutting the door and running the fan longer.