Asthma Questions

Bhaumik P asked:


my moms asthma is severe and they gave her presidonze which is a steriod and some antibiotic medicine to prevent an infection in her throat/lungs. Will she get better? she hasnt had an asthma attack? but has some inhaler which is i think albertrol

Asthma is a terrible disease and, if left untreated, can lead to hospitalization and even death.

If you suffer from asthma we don’t have to tell you about the symptoms — the wheezing and shortness of breath, the chest pain or chest tightness, the difficulty sleeping and the shortness of breath during exercise.

See your doctor first

Because asthma can be so serious, you should first consult with your doctor before trying any natural remedies.

Buteyko breathing technique

The first natural remedy you can try is called the Buteyko breathing technique. This was developed by a Russian-born researcher and consists of shallow breathing exercises designed to help you breathe easier. It is based on the premise that raising carbon dioxide blood levels through shallow breathing will help as carbon dioxide is believed to dilate the smooth muscles of your airways.

Trials undertaken in Brisbane, Australia, showed people taught the Buteyko Method were able to reduce Bronchodilator usage (symptom related medications) by 90% within six weeks; along with a marked improvement in quality of life (they felt much better).

Herbs

While many medical practitioners doubt the ability of herbs to help with asthma, there are some alternative medicines that have been used in Asia for centuries. Among the herbs that have been used to treat asthma include ginkgo biloba, Tylophora Indica, Solanum xanthocarpum and Solanum trilobatum. Many people do believe that these herbs along with breathing exercises and the right diet can lessen both the severity and frequency of your asthma attacks.

Indian gooseberry and bitter gourd roots

To try this for natural asthma relief, mix5 gm of the gooseberry into a teaspoon of honey. Take this mixture every morning. Folk medicine has used the bitter gourd plant for treating asthma since ancient times. To use the bitter gourd roots mix a teaspoon of the root paste with an equal amount of honey or juice of the tulsi leaves and take this every night for a month.

Garlic

Garlic has also proven to give some people relief from asthma. If you are in the early stages of asthma, take 10 garlic cloves and boil them in 30 ml of milk. You should take this mixture once daily. You may also find you can keep the problem under control by adding two minced garlic cloves to steaming ginger tea.

Home Remedies

The most common home remedy for asthma is honey. The way the honey is used is to hold it under your nose and inhale the air that comes in contact with it. This may make breathing easier and deeper.

Lemon and figs

Figs have also been used to treat asthma. They help by draining off the phlegm. Just clean the figs thoroughly with warm water and soak them overnight. Some asthma sufferers have found relief by using lemon juice diluted in a glass of water and taken with meals.

Other natural remedies

Other home remedies for asthma include drumstick leaves, ginger, bishops weed, and safflower. To treat asthma with the bishops weed, mix a teaspoon of it into a glass of buttermilk and take it twice daily. To use safflower, put a half teaspoon of the powder (of the dry seeds) into a tablespoon of honey and take this once or twice a day. This acts as an expectorant and can help reduce spasms by liquefying the tenacious sputum.

While many people have profited from the use of these natural remedies, we caution you once again to make sure you discuss any of these with your doctor before starting any treatment.

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illumistream asked:

Asthma is not curable, but understanding what happens during an attack can help make the disease less scary.

Patients with asthma should be investigated in an attempt to identify their particular sensitivities. The most common substances causing asthma are house dust mite and animal fur.

The patient may be greatly helped by avoiding the relevant animals; the bedroom, including bed and bed-covers, should be vacuum cleaned daily and bedding should be of synthetic material.

Mattresses are a major source of house dust and the house dust should be sealed in plastic bags after collecting from vacuum cleaner and then disposed off in the garbage-bin.

Apart from diagnosis and treatment it is essential to educate patients about the signs symptoms and environmental factors related to asthma. Desensitization to house dust may reduce asthma attacks in some cases. Many medicines (tablets and inhalers to open up the breathing tubes) are available to prevent and control attacks. When a severe attack does not improve rapidly on the usual prescribed medicine, a doctor must be called in as more urgent treatment may be needed in the form of an injection.

Caution: Do not over-use an inhaler in order to avoid troubling your doctor. Failure to gain relief means that you need urgent medical reassessment.

Moderate exercise and special breathing exercises may help some. Asthma can, however, be made worse by exercise and some sufferers may need to use Beclate inhalers before playing games, running, etc.

Swimming is a particularly useful activity for asthmatics as it is less likely to provoke breathing constriction and can be used in a graduated training program which your doctor may outline.

Warm saline gargles and steam inhalation should be regularly practiced by asthmatics to keep off frequent attacks. A written asthma action plan is needed for each patient, which should include instructions for daily treatment as well as strategies to detect and manage asthma exacerbations.

Assessment and Monitoring: Multiple measures of the current level of impairment include frequency and intensity of symptoms, markers of lung function, and limitations of daily activities. Determination of future risk should consider risk for exacerbations, progressive loss of lung function, or adverse effects associated with anti-asthma medications. Some patients with good daily functioning when evaluated may still be at high risk for frequent exacerbations.

Pharmacotherapy: Increasing medication dosages and types as needed, and decreasing them whenever possible, based on the level of asthma control. Additional strategies being tested to improve asthma management include new strategies to monitor asthma control by testing sputum and exhaled air and treatment options tailored to patient-specific clinical characteristics and genetic profile makeup.

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susi asked:


MY daughter produces lot of catarrh culminating in asthma, are the syrups and medicines in the market good for the prevention and/or formation of catarrah or is it that asthmatic children do not benefit from them at all? I appreciate your help and answers.

Cyrviana asked:


I have recently been diagnosed with asthma. Since I am very susceptible to the side affects of my inhaler, are there any home remedies in case it gets a little hard to breathe? I’m just talking about when my breathing is a little bit below normal capacity.
I’m looking for nonmedicated solutions, and not solutions for actual attacks, but when it feels mildly uncomfortable. I have a daily inhaler and a rescue inhaler in case of a serious attack.

fofsecrets asked:


I have controlled asthma and i attend the gym regularly. My husband thinks i can’t do it. I heard that I can get away with it. Know anyone in this situation?

mcastle123 asked:


I really want to get into shape, but it seems that all the cardio work outs that I have tried bring on an asthma attack. I use my inhaler before the exercise, but I still experience symptoms after running, jumping, and swimming. Any suggestions?

Michelle ツ asked:


I have horrible asthma, but I like to go to the gym and run/work out. It’s hard though because my chest ends up hurting and I start wheezing before it can really do much for me LOL. I take advair and I have an albuterol inhaler that I carry around with me, but is there anything else a doctor could do for me? A surgical procedure maybe?

For people who suffer with asthma, sometimes just walking through the house can be exhausting. They feel tightness in their chest and then it is hard to breathe. Some people even wheeze trying to get air in and out of their lungs. Most of the prescribed medications for asthma come with side effects that can be hard to deal with such as being jittery, shaky and trouble sleeping. Some claim it feels like they have had too much caffeine or that they feel all wired up. That is where natural cures for asthma can come in handy. You can still have the benefits of the traditional medication without all of the extra side effects.

There are many things that can trigger an asthma attack such as allergies, stress and exercise. There are natural remedies that can treat most all of these symptoms. One of the easiest ways to treat asthma is to change your diet. Many food allergies can trigger attacks and many people don’t realize that it could be the food that they eat that is making them sick. You would want to avoid the food that forms mucus such as red meats, grains and processed junk food.

Other things that you can do to naturally treat your asthma would be exercise such as yoga. It can help to strengthen your lung muscles helping you breathe easier. At the onset of asthma problems, it can help to drink a cup of coffee as the caffeine helps to open up the lungs allowing you to breathe easier. There have even been people that have claimed that breathing in the air from their freezer when they are having trouble breathing helped to calm their asthma attack.

There are also many herbal products on the market today for helping to reduce the flair ups that come with having asthma. Before you start any type of treatment for your condition, be sure to check with your doctor and tell him what you want to try. You want o be sure that is something that is compatible with what you currently take and to not over do it. When an asthma start the best thing you can do it try to stay calm and do not get upset as that will only make breathing more difficult and it will be harder to get the bronchial area to relax.

You don’t have to stay hidden away from the world for fear that you will have an asthma attack from something that you come in contact with. There is plenty of health food stores that are around that would be happy to go over your symptoms and what triggers an attack so they can best match you with a natural treatment. Treating your asthma can become costly with the medications that are needed to keep it under control. The natural treatments may help to lower those costs.

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