Another attitudinal advance in managing asthma has been the early and aggressive use of symptom relief medications, including Beta-2 receptor stimulants and short courses of oral steroids, as a part of the home rescue therapy. This form of therapy has the additional advantage of making patients and caregivers self-sufficient and confident in handling an acute episode of asthma. This type of self-sufficiency is essential in the successful control of any chronic illness. And the good news on this front is that a second class of Beta-2 medications (essentially more selective optical isomers of their parent medications) has just become available.
The past few years have also seen a concerted effort by the National Institutes of Health, especially the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and other agencies to educate physicians in the best ways to manage asthma. Community education programs, support groups and the Internet have played a major role in providing useful information to parents of asthmatic children and patients alike.
In summary, the therapeutic and attitudinal advances in managing asthma have been very substantial in the past 15 to 20 years, resulting in more effective and safer ways of controlling it. Although a cure is not on the horizon, nearly complete control is well within reach.
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Add Commentmy mother is suffering from asthama since childhood now she is 46 years old & she is taking budecort 200 inhaler & asthalin inhaler 3 times a day & deriphylin tablet 2 times a day & some times she takes wysolone 10 mg when it is severe attack we have consulted many doctors but they have adviced the same procedure.she is dibatic & BP patient.plz advice me because she getting weaker day by day.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIt never ceases to amaze me that every treatment for asthma involves pumping more chemicals into your body (and more money into pharmaceutical companies bank accounts). As the spouse of someone who has had severe asthma his whole life I certainly understand the importance of asthma medication, however I also, through extensive research and writing understand if you want to completely eliminate asthma symptoms and give yourself the chance of curing (yes curing!) asthma you need to look at other approaches.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisMy husband was having difficulties breathing multiple times daily. We started doing massive research into how people cured themselves (http://tinyurl.com/czpztbo) and through that research, acupuncture and diet his asthma symptoms have vanished.
Asthma is a disease of inflammation. If you want to control the asthma you need to control the inflammation. The Western diet is FULL of food that causes inflammation and therefore can exacerbate and cause asthmatic symptoms.
I would highly suggest ANYONE who has asthma to chat with a naturopath or anyone educated in holistic nutrition. My husband went from severe asthma to almost no symptoms in two weeks via the following:
• No sugar
• No wheat
• No dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt etc)
• No soy
• No beans
• No refined or processed foods
• No alcohol
• No tomatoes
• No eggplant
• No potatoes
• No peppers
• No peanuts or peanut butter
• No fried foods
• No pasta
• No coffee
• Drinking room temperature water with meals
• No cooking in any oil except for coconut oil (vegetable broth and water are also good and less expensive options)
• Eating wild blue fish (tuna, salmon, anchovies, etc) multiple times per week
• Washing all sheets, blankets and pillows once a week
• Drinking a minimum of 2 liters (64 ounces of water) a day and more if possible
• Eating spelt bread in limited amounts (To note, his acupuncturist believes it is better for him not to eat bread, but spelt bread is the best option for him if he is going to eat it.)
• Eating only organic meat
• Limiting his salt intake
• Drinking green tea
• Sporadic intake of vitamin C (typically 2000 milligrams at a time), magnesium (400 milligrams at a time) and spirulina.
• Working with an acupuncturist with significant educational training in nutrition who was also able to recommend supplements and dietary changes
• Taking specific supplements to aid with his digestion and overall well being as recommended by his acupuncturist.
His health has completely transformed because of this. I wish you all luck on your journey!
It never ceases to amaze me that every treatment for asthma involves pumping more chemicals into your body (and more money into pharmaceutical companies bank accounts). As the spouse of someone who has had severe asthma his whole life I certainly understand the importance of asthma medication, however I also, through extensive research and writing understand if you want to completely eliminate asthma symptoms and give yourself the chance of curing (yes curing!) asthma you need to look at other approaches.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisMy husband was having difficulties breathing multiple times daily. We started doing massive research into how people cured themselves (http://tinyurl.com/czpztbo) and through that research, acupuncture and diet his asthma symptoms have vanished.
Asthma is a disease of inflammation. If you want to control the asthma you need to control the inflammation. The Western diet is FULL of food that causes inflammation and therefore can exacerbate and cause asthmatic symptoms.
I would highly suggest ANYONE who has asthma to chat with a naturopath or anyone educated in holistic nutrition. My husband went from severe asthma to almost no symptoms in two weeks via the following:
• No sugar
• No wheat
• No dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt etc)
• No soy
• No beans
• No refined or processed foods
• No alcohol
• No tomatoes
• No eggplant
• No potatoes
• No peppers
• No peanuts or peanut butter
• No fried foods
• No pasta
• No coffee
• Drinking room temperature water with meals
• No cooking in any oil except for coconut oil (vegetable broth and water are also good and less expensive options)
• Eating wild blue fish (tuna, salmon, anchovies, etc) multiple times per week
• Washing all sheets, blankets and pillows once a week
• Drinking a minimum of 2 liters (64 ounces of water) a day and more if possible
• Eating spelt bread in limited amounts (To note, his acupuncturist believes it is better for him not to eat bread, but spelt bread is the best option for him if he is going to eat it.)
• Eating only organic meat
• Limiting his salt intake
• Drinking green tea
• Sporadic intake of vitamin C (typically 2000 milligrams at a time), magnesium (400 milligrams at a time) and spirulina.
• Working with an acupuncturist with significant educational training in nutrition who was also able to recommend supplements and dietary changes
• Taking specific supplements to aid with his digestion and overall well being as recommended by his acupuncturist.
His health has completely transformed because of this. I wish you all luck on your journey!
Thankfully there are far more effective ways to manage asthma than dependence on drugs as suggested by this article. I suffered from asthma for forty years and took medication daily to help control asthma symptoms. I have been asthma and drug free since doing a Buteyko breathing course in the UK in 2000. I run a clinic in Auckland New Zealand helping others do the same.On the course you learn how to adapt your breathing pattern to overcome the symptoms of asthma. The exercises are easy to learn but require six weeks of dedication to get sustained results. The programme helps reset your automatic breathing pattern to breathe through your nose at all times, to breathe diaphragmatically and above all to breathe less air. You will also learn to reduce or avoid foods and drinks that might exacerbate your symptoms. These include refined carbs and dairy products. If you or someone you know has asthma do the research; all seven published trials are available online. Then locate a Buteyko practitioner in your area.
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