9 ways to cope with Asthma
Asthma means twitchy airway, Dr.Peter creticos who is an
allergist from Maryland
says your bronchial airways suddenly contract, you fell tightness in your chest
, tou become a short of breath, and you cough and wheeze.
According to Dr. William ziering, a Fresno, California
Allergist in the under 40 age group, probably 90% of asthma is triggered by an
Allergy, trees, grass pollens, weeds and animal fluff, house dust mites and
mould are the biggest allergic triggers for asthma . after 40 it is triggered mostly by some form of long disorder such as
emphysema.
But you don’t need to ansulate your self in a vaccum from all of the causes of asthma
mentioned above you can fight it the natural way as follow,
1 Stay out
of smoke-filled rooms
People with asthma should abstain from smoking if someone in
the house smokes, it leads to worsening of asthma, people with asthma should
make sure the proper ventilations in their rooms especially in winter.
2 Don’t
LIGHT A FIRE
Wood stoves and fire places can cause significant trouble for
people with asthma if you must make a fire, be sure the wood stove and chimney
are airtight in order to reduce the amount of particulates released in to your
room- and your lungs also.
3. Take an
Antacid at bed time
Your full stomach might also feed
your asthma during your sleep. Asthma can be caused by stomach reflex- a
condition in which acids backs up in to your oesphagus from your stomach, your stomach
contents may leak out a little and drip down in to your airway while you’re
lying down, Prop your bed up and elevate the pillow to prevent the dripping ,
and take an antacid before bedtime to cut down on your stomach’s acidity
4. Use a large
scarf
Cool air can also trigger asthma ,
it is better to stay indoor, if it is not possible for you then make sure you
keep your mouth and nose covered when going outdoors. When you have a scarf or
mask covering your mouth and nose, you inhale warm and humid air.
5. Use air conditioning
wisely
Don’t run the car’s air conditioning on the setting that draws in
outside air and cools it,outside air brings with it pollen and cool, pollinated
air is bad for asthma, set your car air conditioner on the RE-CIRCULATE or
maximum setting, which won’t bring in pollens.
6. watch
your food
Some food like milk, eggs, nuts and
seafood can trigger asthma attack. If you’re asthmatic learn which foods can
trigger an attack and avoid them, even smelling the food you are sensitive to
can bring on an attack.
7. Be careful
of table salt
In a study conducted at the Department
of
community medicine of St Thoms’s hospital in London, researchers discovered that table
salt could have a life-threatening effects on your asthma, a strong correlation
was found between table salt consumption and asthma mortality in both men and
children
8. Use
paracetamole instead of aspirin
For some asthmatics, taking aspirin
could have life-threatening consequences , use paracetamole as pain reliever
instead of aspirin
9. Use
vitamin B6
Research shows effectiveness of
vitamin B6 in asthma it reduce the severity of asthmatic attack, daily intake
of 50 mg. of vitamin B6 is sufficient enough to fight asthma, but the approval
of your physician is mandatory before using
B6.
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