my parents won't take me to a doctor, i practice controlled breathing, i try to avoid dairy products, i breathe through my nose and out through my mouth and every day it seems like it is getting worse, not to mention that my quick use inhalor isn't very effective, and my steroid inhalor doesn't seem to be working either.
2006-07-25 19:20:37 · 12 answers · asked by Boss88 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
i also have asthma and work in trauma icu...
you're parents need to take you to see your family doctor-you might need a daily medication such as advair ( an inhalor you use daily to help prevent asthma from triggering),solumedrol or prednisone.
things that trigger my asthma are: dust,pollen,pet hair, any chemicals that are a powder substance such as baby powder or certain powedered household cleaners.
try your best to stay away from those things. if it's really windy outside-stay indoors at all costs.
i'm really worried that your parents won't take you to get this checked out-asthma is a very serious condition and it can worsen rapidly, and in extreme conditions can cause you to stop breathing.
i would stress to them the issues you are having with not being able to breathe and see if you can't get a doctor to put you on an everyday medication to help control your asthma flare ups. i use the daily advair inhaler and i've seen a major change in my asthma problems....
2006-07-25 19:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a Albutoral inhalor and go to the doctor weither your parents like it or not get a nebulizer also stay away from smokers and try not to over do yourself as in running to much or exercising to much. Also if you feel a athsma attack comming on then try going outside and getting fresh air! My man has athsma and that is what he uses and does!
2006-07-25 19:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steps:
1. Follow your doctor's medical advice, and don't discontinue your medications on your own. Undergo allergy tests as recommended by your doctor and comply with the follow-up treatment.
2. Keep a notebook and write down what you were doing right before you developed asthma symptoms, no matter how mild they were, each time they occur. Look for a pattern.
3. Stay away from any external trigger or allergy that your observations uncover or that tests reveal, whether that means dust that gets stirred up from cleaning, animal dander you're exposed to when riding a horse, or even your bedding if you find you can't breathe upon waking.
4. Avoid cigarette smoke, gasoline and paint fumes, perfume, aftershave, cold air, and pollution, including smoke from a wood stove or campfire. These are all irritants to someone with asthma.
5. Do your best to prevent colds. Stay away from anyone with an upper respiratory infection. Many patients say their symptoms started after a cold.
6. Control stress. Muscle tension and shallow breathing encourage asthma attacks. Practice relaxation techniques. Take yoga classes. Participate in activities that help you relax.
7. Drink a moderate amount of caffeinated coffee, tea or cola, unless otherwise ordered by your doctor. Caffeine, related to theophylline, is mildly therapeutic for asthma. However, too much caffeine can aggravate it.
8. Take prescribed asthma medication, both oral and inhalant, as recommended by your doctor. Bronchodilators and other drugs prescribed by your doctor relax smooth bronchial muscle tissue, decrease inflammation and help keep airways open.
9. Exercise regularly per your doctor's recommendation. Proper use of prescription medication can decrease or eliminate asthma that is induced by exercise.
10. Learn how to breathe from your diaphragm and purse-lip breathe whenever your breathing feels labored, tight or fast, or when you feel stressed. To breathe from your diaphragm, lie down or sit in front of a mirror. Put one hand on your stomach, the other on your chest. Take a deep breath through your nose. Your stomach should rise under your hand each time you breathe; your chest should not rise. To purse-lip breathe, close your mouth and inhale through your nose. Purse your lips as if you're going to blow out a candle. Exhale slowly with as little force as possible. Your exhale should last twice as long as your inhale. Don't hold your breath between inhalation and exhalation.
Tips:
Get a flu shot if you have asthma.
Talk to your doctor about getting a peak flow meter, which can help you monitor your asthma.
For more information about asthma, including breathing exercises, call (800) 7-ASTHMA. Or call the American Lung Association at (800) LUNG-USA.
2006-07-25 19:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by ted_armentrout 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok here goes-- when a person can't breathe well there is a great deal of pressure on the heart and extra pressure on the lungs. I am assuming you are under 18 so of course it is difficult to get medical help but no one can deny you access to emergency assistance. Letting you suffer - for whatever reason is cruel and unusual punishment and needs to be reported. In America the number is 911 for the ambulance and 241-kids for child abuse. My parents left me in the bed with blue lips and blue nail beds wheezing like a freight train and I didn't get help until my grandmother saw me. Try to get help BEFORE you get that sick. Good luck kiddo.
2006-07-26 03:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by madamesophia1969 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The good news is that asthma can be managed. Nathan says that any course of medication needs to control both airway inflammation and bronchial constriction. "These can only be prevented with inhaled steroids," he says. "Nothing else has been shown to be as effective." While some steroids themselves have been shown to limit childhood growth in the past, Nathan says that recent studies have documented that the lower dosages prescribed today do not cause this problem.
2006-07-25 19:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Bear Naked 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you, I'd take Transfer Factor (TF) from 4Life Research. A friend of mine has been off of all of his meds for about THREE YEARS now. He told me he sometimes felt like he was drowning and even had to be taken to an ER a couple of times. He started taking TF and found a combination of natural 4Life products that have made him drug free and able to enjoy his life's activities again! I'm not trying to sell you anything. Just check it out for yourself.
2006-07-26 00:55:26 · answer #6 · answered by CaliforniaT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are over 16- make an appointment and go to the doctor yourself, if you are under 16- plead with your parents to take you. You should really get a better medication to help you control it.
2006-07-25 19:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by mominshoe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since your parents won't take you to a doctor, try to find a local free clinic and see what they would say about it. I would also sit down with your parents and explain to them how it's affecting you to have this and that you really need to go to the doctor.
2006-07-25 19:24:42 · answer #8 · answered by Kayla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds strange but coffee works for me when I'm having trouble breathing.
2006-07-25 19:23:55 · answer #9 · answered by katie a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exercise is what you need. No more lazy answers. Get off your butt and take responsibility for your body. Teach your lungs to work by exercising.
2006-07-25 19:23:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋