Living With Aspergillosis Hub

Living with a long-term lung condition can affect every part of life — work, family, energy levels, mood and daily routines.
This hub brings together real-life tips, patient stories, lifestyle advice, pacing techniques and ways to stay active safely.

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Damp, mould and poor housing can make respiratory symptoms harder to manage. For practical advice on recognising problems, reducing exposure and getting housing help, visit our Damp, Mould and Housing hub.


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Latest “Living With Aspergillosis” Articles

Illustration of a woman living with aspergillosis sitting wrapped in a blanket looking exhausted and thoughtful while people in the background make dismissive comments, highlighting the emotional burden and invisible symptoms of chronic lung disease.

Living With Aspergillosis: When Others Do Not Fully Understand How You Feel

May 14, 2026

Medical infographic explaining how smoking damages the lungs, increases COPD risk and contributes to Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA), including smoking cessation and vaping advice.

Smoking, COPD and Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA)

May 14, 2026

Illustration promoting mental health awareness for people living with aspergillosis, showing supportive hands holding a growing plant symbolising hope, connection, and emotional wellbeing

Mental Health Awareness Week: Supporting the Emotional Impact of Aspergillosis

May 11, 2026

Patient comparing blue reliever inhaler and combination AIR MART inhaler for asthma and aspergillosis

Blue inhalers, combination inhalers and aspergillosis: what patients need to know

May 7, 2026

Houseplants and aspergillosis risk showing how soil and moisture can expose people with ABPA to Aspergillus spores and how to reduce risk

Houseplants and Aspergillosis: Do You Need to Get Rid of Them?

May 5, 2026

Diagram showing inflamed airway with mucus and narrowing compared to improved airway with clearer airflow and better lung function

Can Lung Function Improve After Infection or Treatment?

May 5, 2026

Infographic showing causes of weight loss and weakness in aspergillosis including inflammation, reduced appetite, medication effects and muscle loss, with stages of recovery.

Weight Loss and Weakness in Aspergillosis: Why It Happens, How It Feels, and What Helps Recovery

April 28, 2026

Fermented foods gut lung axis diagram showing microbiome, lungs, reflux and aspiration risks in chronic lung disease

Fermented Foods & Lung Health: Safety, Infection Risk and Aspergillosis

April 21, 2026

Help us understand how damp homes affect health

April 20, 2026

Kefir and aspergillosis infographic

Can People with Aspergillosis Drink Kefir or Take Probiotics?

April 20, 2026

What if you can’t tolerate azole antifungal medicines?

April 16, 2026

Allergy, Intolerance and Wheat Reactions: What Is Actually Going On?

April 16, 2026

Inflammation and Aspergillosis: Understanding “Stable”, “Flare”, and “Improving” Disease

April 13, 2026

Aspergillosis and Diet: coping with weight loss, poor appetite, food avoidance and stomach symptoms

April 8, 2026

Diet and Aspergillosis: What Helps, What Doesn’t, and What Matters Most

April 8, 2026

Lung Bleeding (Haemoptysis) in Aspergillosis: What It Means and What to Expect

March 31, 2026

Why Headaches Can Occur in Aspergillosis

March 30, 2026

Why Do My “Histamine” Headaches Improve on Itraconazole?

March 30, 2026

Why Join an Online Support Group if You Have Aspergillosis?

March 24, 2026

Donating Your Body for Medical Research in the UK

March 24, 2026

How Inflammation in One Part of the Body Can Affect the Rest of the Body

March 24, 2026

Building fitness with Aspergillosis

March 20, 2026

Understanding the Journey to Diagnosis (Start Here)

March 20, 2026

Why Diagnosis Can Take Time — and Why You Are Not Alone

March 20, 2026

Why Aspergillosis Is So Hard to Diagnose

March 18, 2026

When Symptoms Are Real but Answers Are Not: Understanding Uncertainty

March 18, 2026

Managing fatigue and energy in aspergillosis and allergic fungal lung disease

March 13, 2026

Using AI Safely When You Have Aspergillosis

March 2, 2026

Travelling with Aspergillosis: A Comprehensive Guide to Safe and Stable Travel

March 2, 2026

Remediation, verification, and refusal to move you

February 10, 2026

Trials, systematic reviews, and state-of-the-science reviews from ~2016–2026 on damp housing, mould, and health

February 10, 2026

How to Ask Fewer, Better Questions in Appointments

January 19, 2026

Does when I eat cause fat gain if I have adrenal insufficiency?

January 5, 2026

Hydrocortisone dosing in adrenal insufficiency

January 5, 2026

**Pain Perception and Aspergillosis:

December 4, 2025

Why do some people with aspergillosis lose weight on the hips and thighs, but gain around the waist?

December 2, 2025

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