Asthma is a disease affecting the airways that carry air to and from your lungs. People who suffer from this chronic condition (long-lasting or recurrent) are said to be asthmatic.
doctor examining a lung x-ray
The inside walls of an asthmatic’s airways are swollen or inflamed. This swelling or inflammation makes the airways extremely sensitive to irritations and increases your susceptibility to an allergic reaction.
As inflammation causes the airways to become narrower, less air can pass through them, both to and from the lungs. Symptoms of the narrowing include wheezing (a hissing sound while breathing), chest tightness, breathing problems, and coughing. Asthmatics usually experience these symptoms most frequently during the night and the early morning.
We all know that asthma attack is hard for the patients themselves but I must say that it is also hard on the person taking care of them and those who dearly love them. I am not a mother myself but 3 of my nieces and nephews have asthma. It pains me to see them so they have asthma attack. Their playing habits are thwarted. They always stay on bed. If there is really one wish for me is that they will relieved of this disease.
Cigarette smoke. Avoid smoky places and choose not to smoke when you’re older.
Above is one of the triggers that is most evident at home. Even their very own mother is smoking. How I wish that their very own mother will stop smoking for the kids’ sake.
Prevention involves getting rid of or avoiding the allergens that trigger symptoms. Dust mites are the most common and prevalent causes of attacks, so measures to keep them at bay are foremost in the steps to be taken. Providing pillows and mattresses with protective dust covers is likely the first step in the process of making a home safer for the asthmatic. Then, replacing any dark, cotton, curtains or drapes with something made of polyester in a light color would be next. Removing stuffed animals or pillows and carpet is necessary, then banish the cat or dog from the patient’s sleeping quarters, if not the house. Frequent bathing of a pet is a must, too. Any smokers in the house must be restricted to the outdoors if they are to continue smoking, because secondhand smoke can bring on an asthma episode too.
Keeping cockroaches out of the house is a necessary part of prevention as well, and that can be accomplished by frequent visits from the exterminator. Take care that the asthmatic doesn’t come in contact with the chemicals used in pest-proofing the house by making sure he/she is gone when the exterminator arrives. Outdoor air pollution can also undo efforts at asthma management. It is important to keep up with environmental reports from the TV weather station, since pollens and other smog-producing stuff that gets into the air is dangerous, and counters a person’s efforts at prevention.
Above is the list containing what triggers asthma and how to prevent them. There is only one thing that will prevent them, stay away from what triggers the attack. I was listening last night over the radio and one doctor had mentioned that foods rich in beta carotene is good for kids or people with asthma. These foods pose no risk at all. One particularly mentioned was malunggay.
Malunggay has proven to be very rich in nutritious elements.
Now it is known as a “miracle tree” or “nature’s medicine cabinet” by scientists and health care workers from around the world because it is loaded with vitamins and minerals that can be an effective remedy against many kinds of ailments.
