Is it true. . .When having an asthma attack, drinking coffee will open your airways?

Answer 1

Actually it is the caffeine in coffee that helps to improve the airway function of an asthmatic. Medical researchers found that the body cannot distinquish between caffeine and Theophylline, a drug commonly prescribed for persons with asthma. However, they caution one should never use caffeine instead of their prescribed medication. Two six-ounce cups of coffee, soda (colas) or tea or two chocolate bars contain enough caffeine to help alleviate asthma symptoms in an emergency situation

Answer 2

i wouldnt try it.
due to the restriction to the airway you would more than likely gasp for air and inhale it and make it ten times worse, and due to the restriction,likely have a heart attack if it hit you lungs rather than stomach.
i thought caffeine was a vasocontrictor anyway, it doesnt sound right in any manner.\
why would drinking something solve and airway problem.
it would have to digest, circulate and get to the receptors before it did anything, and likely like the forst statements say how do you drink in an asthma attack?
prior to an attack maybe it will lessen the severity, not during an attack. get a inhaler for the attack, dont inhale coffee the acid can be hades on lung tissue

Answer 3

My brother is an asthmatic and after ten years his asthma has shown no sign of improving. He has been to several doctors but they didn't help much.

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Answer 4

Yes, caffeine can help....
Have you tried eliminating dairy from your diet? I suffered my

whole life with asthma until I stopped consuming dairy and

started taking small doses of natural ephedrine...this is the

one I use:

http://www.naturalkiosk.com/proddetail.php?prod=033674000120&cat=47

Also...explore this website:

http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/8/a_natural_treatment_for_asthma.htm

The first step is BELIEVING that you can and will be

well...that you do not NEED meds for the rest of your

life...and that you WILL breathe normally again!!!

You'll see!!

I'm very healthy now and there was a time when I could barely

get up a flight of stairs without losing my breath....the

toxins in dairy are a direct link to breathing problems...also

a lack of sunlight and dependency on meds only makes matters

worse.

I wish you the BEST !!!!!!!

Answer 5

If you have some hot coffee already and it's a minor attack, Most of mine have been like 3 AM

I think it helps from the time you get up till your long term inhaler kicks in.

Answer 6

It can help at the onset of some ashtma attacks. It cannot substitute for an inhaler or for any other type of proper medical management.

Don't play games with this. Astham can and does kill.

Answer 7

it may, and it may not