Hi everybody, My baby girl is 4month old now(17-02-2006).... she had recently suffered from severe cold and cough..... my doc recommended me to use novomox, betnosol, alerid and vent for a period of one week......... now everything is fine with her... but my doc told that she is suffering from asthama........ is there any cure for that prob? now as the rainy season is going to start here I am very much worried for this asthma may again attack her............ plz plz plz dogive me suggestions about how to protect her from this prob............ and plz tell me if there is any remedy to cure this asthma permanently.............. thanking you!
2006-06-15 19:29:16 · 11 answers · asked by shilpa 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
There is no cure for asthma, but continue exclusively nursing *at least* until 6 months old, and she'll have fewer problems from the asthma. It won't cure it, but it *will* make her healthier overall and make attacks less often and less severe.
2006-06-15 20:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no cure for asthma. Most of the time if a baby has asthma they will out grow it. Allergies and some food can cause an asthma attack among other things. I have had asthma for years and am doing fine. It has not held me back in any way. Follow your doctors advice on treatment and your baby should not have a problem. Hopes this helps
2006-06-15 19:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by mik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma is not cured, it is controlled, and the really fortunate children with asthma may outgrow it.
You can help lesson the amount of attacks if you learn what triggers her attacks, like pollen or dust or cigarette smoke etc. try to figure out what triggers her attacks and do what you can to avoid it as best as possible.
Good luck, but asthma is controlable so with some precautions your daughter can have a very normal life doing all the things that the other kids do including running and participating in sports. Don't make it a big deal in her life, and she will learn to handle it.
2006-06-15 19:37:03 · answer #3 · answered by whatelks67 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you're from, but I assume you're not in the United States. My infant son had a nasty bronchial infection when he was only a few months old, and they put him on a nebulizer. That's a machine that you put liquid medicine into and it forms steam, and you hold the nozzle in front of the baby's nose and mouth, and they inhale the steamy medicine to open their airways. We used it only for a short time, until his infection was completely gone, but I understand this is also the preferred treatment for infants who suffer from asthma. You should ask your doctor. Better yet, your doctor shouldn't have let you go home with an asthmatic infant without giving you some treatment options!
Also, some infants/toddlers/children can have asthma and then grow out of it as they enter adolescence. That's very common. Then again, some people don't out grow it and have it for the rest of their lives.
2006-06-16 02:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a mom of a child with every lung problem there is, I can tell you to find yourself a good lung doctor. Your child's doctor is good enouhg for regular stuff, but you need to have a specialist looking at and monitoring the state of the lungs. A lung doctor is called a pulmonologist. He will most likely expect you to come to the appointment with a recent chest x-ray of the child.
To help your child, make sure that the humidity on her room is never below 60% (you can buy cheap humidity detectors). You can buy a humidifier, or you can put bowls of hot water on her heater (not as effective). Avoid air-conditioning, especially at night. Take out all curtains and carpets form her room, and remove stuffed animals from her crib - dust collects in these. Dust her room on a regular basis and wash the floors at least once a fortnight.
Make sure you have emergency care for her in case of an attack. the pulmonologsit will tell you what to use, and can help you buy the right stuff, but it will most likely be a concoction of saline solution and liqiud ventolin in a nebulisor (which can be bought easily and relatively cheaply). Syringes are a good thing to keep around for measuring the medication. Discuss preventative medication with the doctor. Make sure you are aware of the emergency numbers at all times, and that you always have a small amount of cash on you in case of emergency.
When she is able, you should take her off bottles and put her on a cup - no sippies. When a child sucks in from a bottle or a sippy, the easophagus opens, allowing moisture into the lugs, which is more or less okay for a normal kids, but terrible for anyone suffering from a lung problem.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for the asthsma, but there is a big possibility that she will grow out of it in her teens.
good luck!
2006-06-15 19:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by Leah S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma is not curable per-say, but keeping her away from things that can trigger it will deffinately hel. My oldest son had asthma for about the first 8 months, and it just went away on it's own. We had to keep him away from any and all smoke (which was hard because we smoke). Give it time, and it may just go away on it's own. I know it's scary as h*ll, but hopefully it will gradually go away. Ohhh, and one good thing that you can do if you think that an attack is comming on is run a shower with straight hot water, take her into the bathroom, and close the door. The mist vapors will help! It even works with bad colds.
2006-06-15 19:38:10 · answer #6 · answered by k_h_brown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no cure 4 asthma.it can be controlled though.my 8 yr old has it.she takes advair every morning.she has a breathing machine at home and school,just in case.I'm hoping she will outgrow it.i did.try something 2 be taken daily that will keep it under control.do not use albuterol if u have a machine,it makes ur heart race and gives u the shakes.ask for Xopenex.(zopinex).works faster no heart racing and no shakes.it lasts longer too.
2006-06-15 19:52:00 · answer #7 · answered by georgemi74 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asthma cannot be cured permanently but you can help her build up her lung capacity but keeping her physically active when she gets older. Soccer is a good sport to improve lung capacity.
2006-06-15 23:03:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no cure for asthma however, children frequently do grow out of it. and it is treatable. It will be ok
2006-06-15 19:49:03 · answer #9 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she could out grow it. my son used to need emergency room care for his attacks,what caused his attacks we still don't know. That is a lot of medicine for a little one,I would strongly recommend allergy testing and try another pediatrition
2006-06-15 19:40:30 · answer #10 · answered by zorahudson@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋