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What Is Asthma?

Asthma is a chronic lung condition that causes difficulty in breathing. When the symptoms of asthma turn worse compared to normal, it is referred as an asthma attack. An asthma attack also referred as asthma flare or episode is a shortness of breath that disturbs the asthma patient’s well-being and needs medication or other form of treatment for the asthmatic in order to again breathe normally. Asthma attacks vary from person to person. Some may have frequent attacks on the other hand others may have a long interval between attacks.

Symptoms Of Asthma

Some of the most common symptoms of asthma include:

  • Chest tightness, pressure or pain
  • Coughing particularly at night
  • Shortness of breath
  • Wheezing

Early asthma symptoms include:

  • Trouble sleeping
  • Signs of allergies or cold such as sneezing, cough, headache, others
  • Easily upset, feeling tired, grouchy or moody
  • Coughing or wheezing after exercising
  • Frequent cough particularly at night
  • Shortness of breath
  • Feeling weak or very tired when exercising
  • Changes in the functioning of the lung as measured on the peak flow meter

Dietary Asthma Treatments

  • Avoid processed and fried foods
  • Avoid intake of fruits such as guava, watermelon, banana and papaya
  • Avoid overeating. Take light dinner 1 hour prior to going to bed
  • Drink adequate boiled water
  • Avoid foods like rice, buttermilk, lentils, curds, sugar, heavy milk products such as cheese and paneer which have the natural tendency of accumulating the mucus or producing the phlegm

Natural remedies to keep asthma at bay Follow these natural remedies to keep asthma at bay

  • Hold a jug containing honey under the nose of an asthmatic and allow him to inhale the air. This will help him to breathe deeper and more comfortably.
  • Drinking a glass of lemon water with meals is one of the most effective natural remedy to treat asthma
  • Soup made from drumstick leaves taken once daily works wonders in treating asthma
  • 5gms of gooseberry mixed together with 1 tablespoon of honey acts as a useful medicinal tonic for treating this ailment. This tonic should be taken every morning
  • 1 teaspoon of both bitter gourd root paste and juice of tulsi leaves or honey acts as an excellent medicine to treat asthma.

Apart from these natural remedies, your doctor may recommend you certain prescription medicines (inhalers or tablets) depending on the severity of your asthma. 

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