01 May 2002
I often wake up coughing at about 5am, and I sometimes feel wheezy whilst playing soccer, my sister suffers from asthma, and says I might have asthma. What do you think?

Response
There is certainly a strong possibility that the symptoms you describe are due to asthma, particularly as it seems to run in your family. I think it would be well worth going along to see your doctor, and describing your symptoms. It may be that your doctor’s surgery has an asthma clinic, in which case you might ask to be seen there. See our article on asthma for more information.