Tuesday, June 26, 2007

ASTHMA AND IT'S HOME REMEDY

Seeing a loved one or for that matter even anyone suffering from Asthma is not a very pleasant sight. Especially as the person keeps wheezing and feeling short of breath making them restless and getting cyanosed is really unbearable to stand and watch precisely in a full blown asthmatic attack. The person with Asthma becomes so helpless and restless as they fall short of breath because of the less intake of oxygen in the body. To get control over Asthma, one needs to track the symptoms overtime, it’s best to watch out for itchy throat, running nose, headache, chest tightness and, feeling of tiredness. Early warning itself is really bothersome, but the real problem is when they develop into a fully blown asthma. There are times when people are exposed to asthma triggers; the airway becomes narrow, mucus increases making it so difficult to breathe. One can at once notice when Asthma is life threatening when the person has trouble focusing or talking, the nostril size increasing with each breath, which is a clear sign that they are working hard to take each breath and cyanosis that is a medical term for a grey or bluish tint on the skin especially around the mouth.

Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your breathing causing the airways to become inflamed and irritated with some kind of substance or situation. During an attack of Asthma the airways tend to get red and swollen and the passage gets narrower and less air flows to the lung tissue producing mucus which is produced in larger than normal amounts, making it hard to breathe. Allergies are the causes of almost all asthma in young people, the patient has both inherited genes that have a tendency towards asthma and have been exposed to allergy- producing things in their environment. Both allergies and genes are the causes of Asthma. Asthma is a health challenge for both adults and children. It can affect people at any age, but half of those suffering from asthma develop it during childhood, usually before age 10. It also affects people of all races, and it does tend to run in families. The various ways to classify asthma are those triggered by pollens, mold, pet dander etc, also those triggered by vigorous activity or exercise and those triggered by irritant in the work environment.

Asthma can be fatal and dangerous. Most of the time, medicine is needed to treat asthma effectively. However, there are some home remedies available that can also produce positive results. Boil six cloves in half a cup of water. Take a teaspoonful of this with honey thrice a day. Since honey is said to be very efficient home remedy in its treatment, the aroma from the jar of honey if held under the nose of an asthmatic is supposed to be very effective choice of treatment. Honey can also be eaten or mixed with milk. Garlic is another excellent choice in treatment of the condition. Hot ginger tea mixd with crushed garlic can be taken twice daily. A teaspoon of turmeric powder mixed into a glass of milk is considered to be very effective.

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