method used to prevent asthma?

Answer 1

I AM SENDING SOME DETAIL INFORMATION ABOUT ASTHMA. AVOID TO EXPOSE TRIGGERS(STIMULANTS)

A variety of environmental or emotional stimuli, called triggers, may irritate the sensitive airways of asthma sufferers and cause an attack. Triggers include respiratory infections, pollen, mold spores, chemical irritants, tobacco smoke, animal dandruff, dust mites, exercise, or breathing cold air. An attack usually begins within minutes after exposure to a trigger and can last a few minutes, several hours, or even days.

Physicians diagnose asthma by studying the patient's history of symptoms, physical examination, and tests of lung function. Recurring episodes of breathlessness caused by one or more triggers usually indicate asthma. Physicians use a device called a spirometer to determine the amount of air patients can breathe out of their lungs. Another device called a peak flow meter measures airflow. People with asthma often have reduced airflow when exposed to triggering substances, or after vigorous exercise.

Asthma affects both children and adults. Some children with asthma experience fewer symptoms as they get older, while others develop more. Despite advances in the treatment of asthma, the incidence of the disease is increasing, especially among children living in cities.

Causes. Scientists are not certain what causes asthma or why it is becoming more common. Research shows that infants exposed to indoor air pollution, especially tobacco smoke, have a much higher risk of developing asthma than infants who are not exposed.

Asthma tends to run in families and is often accompanied by allergies. People with asthma, or members of their family, often have respiratory allergies, such as hay fever, or they are allergic to certain foods. Asthmatic persons and their family members also have a higher incidence of an allergy called atopic eczema that causes itchy red swellings on the skin. Researchers are working to discover genetic markers that can identify people at risk of developing asthma.

Treatment. There is currently no cure for asthma, but the disease can be controlled. Sudden attacks can be prevented by avoiding the substances that trigger them. But it is not possible to avoid all asthma triggers all the time, so asthma sufferers usually require medication.

Medications are divided between those used for quick relief from sudden attacks, and others used for long-term control of asthma symptoms. Quick-relief medicines are usually bronchodilators, drugs that decrease the constriction in the airways by relaxing small muscles in and around the lungs. These medicines are inhaled from small aerosol canisters at the onset of a sudden asthma attack. Long-term control medications include corticosteroids, which are anti-inflammatories (substances that reduce inflammation) that can be inhaled or taken orally.

Most people with asthma can lead normal, even active, lives. With proper treatment, people with asthma can participate in sports, even those that require intensive breathing, such as football, track and field, or swimming.

Answer 2

Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.

If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.

The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.

Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).

You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

There is no method to prevent asthma, to control it to some extent, yes, not prevent.

I, my daughter and my grand daughter have severe asthma, another grand daughter has a lighter grade of asthma.

We all use "Advair" 500/50 inhalers and various inhalers plus nebulizers with Sulfate and Bromide, I up to four times a day when it gets bad.
I hope this helps.

Answer 5

You need an inhaler (beclosome) it is a brown inhaler it will help prevent asthma as long as you take it every night and morning. If you forget to take it your asthma will still be bad.Once you start with asthma you will have it for life.

Answer 6

Growing up with pets in the house helps prevent asthma

Answer 7

I have asthma, and it really sucks sometimes. Instead of exercising and then taking your inhaler, trying taking it before, that way your airways are already open and ready. Also go visit your doctor to see if there is other types of inhalers that will help you control your asthma.

Answer 8

Breastfeeding a newborn will decrease asthma as the child matures. If your older than a newborn, then medication and breathing exercises. Swimming also help my son a lot because it increased lung capacity.

Answer 9

Hi Dorinda

Hope you are well

Prevention of asthma is only attained after careful evaluation of the current predicament.

Hope this helps

http://www.asthmasymptomonline.com/

Answer 10

As can be genetic. Do * Babies exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to get asthma. If a woman is exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy, her baby may also be more likely to get asthma.
* Obesity may be linked to asthma, as well as other health problems.
es someone in your family have asthma?