Asthma - A Most Serious Health Problem
April 3, 2008 – 1:14 pmIn a relatively short space of time, asthma has become one of the most serious health conditions around the world; year on year, the figure for those contracting the condition rises. Asthma is a chronic, treatable disease that causes narrowing of airways in the lungs in response to allergens, making it difficult to breathe. When not treated properly, respiratory conditions can interfere with the daily life of the patient and cause breathing complications that can even lead to death.
Assessing and monitoring the condition is the first important step towards treating the condition for any asthma sufferer. The severity and frequency of attacks will determine the course of treatment and these fit into three broad categories of prevention, relief and emergency treatment.
The first preventative treatment to be supplied to every sufferer is a Bronchodilator which can give relief from minor attacks. Many asthmatics will only ever need this form of medication. However, patients who experience regular attacks although they may be mild, will probably use a low-dose glucocorticoid or a mastcell stabilizer which would also be used in conjunction with a standard reliever. Those who experience severe attacks will require a stronger treatment with oral glucocorticoids.
Asthmatics must also identify the triggers that cause the allergic reaction in them and find ways to reduce or eliminate them. This can help the keep an eye out and avoid the factors that will trigger an attack. Medical science has now confirmed that the poorer the air quality the greater the chance that this and other respiratory problems will occur.
Serious side effects can be caused by long term use of medication and the stronger the treatment, the worse the problems can be. For instance, liver damage, impotence, fatigue, depression and dizziness are not unusual. To help stop the rise in treatment associated problems many people with respiratory conditions are now using natural remedies to help treat the cause of the problem rather than drugs which are used to make the body’s immune system kick in.
Due to the stresses placed upon it every attack causes the body to become weak, so the drugs used have a catalyst to help calm the body down and make it stronger. Natural medications provide natural organic catalysts to the body that restore balance in the system and thereby eliminate all the symptoms without any side effects.
Practicing the eastern breathing techniques such as pranayam, buteyko and yoga practices are also helpful to asthma sufferers as they naturally help the breathing and the general well-being of patients. Feeling better, breathing better, are ultimately the goals of any treatments given.
A good nutritional diet rich in antioxidants and vitamins will help boost the immune system quite a bit. And taking part in natural therapies to control asthma will not leave large amounts of drugs in your system. Often taking to many drugs can make an asthma suffer toxic. The main focus however,should be on the asthma patient learning to control their own condition. In any kind of treatment, feeling better, breathing better are the main objectives.
Tags: Allergies/Asthma
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