Lungs

• Smoking – Smoking is injurious to health Especially for an asthma patient. If you have Asthma, you have to quit smoking active as well as passive. As the smoke triggers the patient and can cause an asthmatic attack.

• Emotions – Emotions and feelings can trigger asthma attack.. When we get angry, cry or laugh our breathing changes which can worsen the condition of an asthma patient.

• Air pollution – If u are an asthma patient living in metropolitan cities you need to be cautious about air quality. Try to avoid going to industrial or construction sites.

• Allergens – An allergen is a substance that causes allergic reactions in our body. Allergens that trigger asthma are pollen, dust mite, molds, cockroaches, pets/ animal dander, exercise, medication, bacterial or viral infections, food allergies and GERD.

• Pollens from grasses, trees, crops are air borne particles that can trigger an asthma attack. Dust mites are spider like tiny creatures present on the pillows , beds , furniture, fabrics which cannot be seen with our naked eye.

• Molds grow in leaves, debris, bath tubs where moisture content is available. Breathing the mold can trigger an asthma attack.

• Cockroaches and droppings of cockroaches acts as an irritants to asthma patient hence all such places where the cockroaches are attracted should be cleaned frequently.

• Furry pet dander can trigger an asthma attack and hence its preferred that pet should be kept away from asthma patients.

• Few patients may experience asthma attack after exertion or exercise. This is called exercise induced bronchoconstriction. If you have exercise induced asthma you feel breathing difficulty and chest tightness within first 5-10 mins.

• Smoke of burning wood or grass can trigger an asthma attack.

• Medications that can trigger asthma attack are aspirin, NSAID, beta blocker, and Ibuprofen.

• Bacterial or Viral infection like Sinusitis, Bronchitis and Rhinitis.

• Food allergens that can produce threatening symptoms are soy, salads, egg, peanut and cow’s milk etc.

• GERD or GastroEsophageal Reflux disease can trigger acid reflux thereby triggering or exacerbating asthma.

• Shortness of breath – You find it really difficult to breathe. You feel like there is lack of air to breathe in.

• Wheezing – It is a peculiar whistling sound while breathing.

• Persistent Cough- Cough which is lasting for months and which is troublesome at night, after exertion and in early hours of morning.

• Tightness of chest – You feel a tightness around the chest as if someone is compressing your chest.

• Trouble sleeping – The disturbed sleep might be due to cough at night, shortness of breath and wheezing.

Your doctor may suggest the following tests –

• Chest X Ray

• Spirometry

If asthma is not controlled it can lead to the following complications –

• The airways can become intensely inflamed and can lead to respiratory failure and even death, if immediate steps are not taken.
• Fatigue and poor quality sleep
• When there is persistent chronic inflammation in the airways due to asthma it leads to airways remodeling. During this process the airways become thickened and even more narrow which can be permanent. This remodeling makes it difficult to breathe.
• Severe Asthma can many a times lead to frequent hospitalization and care.

Regular exercise and treatment can prevent asthma attacks and control the symptoms.

Every individual is different from the other.

So how can the treatment be same?

Of course everyone should be given a satisfying treatment.

In homoeopathy every patient is offered an individualized treatment leading to a permanent cure. In homoeopathy we do not treat you in parts i.e. head, heart, kidney, liver, gallbladder, rather we treat you as a whole by thoroughly understanding your symptoms.

Homoeopathic remedies are gentle, effective, palatable (sweet taste), have no side effects and are not addictive.

When a patient books an appointment with us for the first time, we spend around one to one and a half hours to know about the patient, the past history, family history, present complaints in detail and also suggest Investigations where necessary, on the basis of which we can decide the indicated remedy for your permanent cure.

Homeopathy has a great role in asthma by reducing the frequency, intensity and duration of complaints. It helps in curing the condition in early and moderate cases. In severe or immune-compromised cases or very chronic patients, it can palliate well and maintain the quality of life.

If you have been taking some medicines since a very long time and you are suffering from its side effects, homoeopathy will also help in getting rid of these side effects.

We are hereby mentioning a few medicines which on proper case taking can help to select the remedy for asthma and cure the patient.