Tackle your asthma attack with safe and natural homeopathy treatment
Asthma is nothing but respiratory trouble. People who suffer from severe allergy to odor, smoke, pollutants, pollen, mold, and house dust mite rarely breathe easy. That’s probably because of allergic asthma. Essentially, asthma is a psychosomatic disorder — triggered as much by allergens as by dysfunctional relationships and stress. What is important to understand is that asthma disease does not have a uniform pattern of presentation.
Asthma is characterised by an extended exhalation and reduced inhalation breathing phase. This is due to bronchial spasm — a condition caused by a combination of factors. Asthma causes include allergens like certain food items such as eggs, prawns and shellfish; pollutants, physical exertion, viral infection, cold air, tobacco smoke, and animal feathers and dander. Other causes include chemicals and toxins along with temperature changes and humidity.
Asthma disease can also be triggered by irritation or infection of the respiratory tract. Or it can be triggered by a gastrointestinal upset which is characteristically a result of late or irregular meals, hyperacidity, faulty eating habits, dietetic indiscretion or junk food. Certain emotional factors such as anxiety and emotional worries might trigger sudden bouts of asthma.It’s also obvious that respiratory viruses can provoke bronchial asthma.
You might also want to read on risk factors for an asthma attack.
Quick things to do when you have asthma attack:
- Sit upright: Stop whatever you were doing and sit upright. Bending over or lying down can constrict your breathing even more.
- Take long, deep breaths: This helps to slow down your breathing and prevent hyperventilation. Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth.
- Stay calm: Staying calm might prevent further tightening of your chest muscles and make your breathing easier.
- Get away from the trigger: The asthma attack could be triggered by dust, cigarette smoke or the smell of chemicals like ammonia, chlorine gas, sulphur dioxide. Get away from the trigger as soon as possible and go to an air-conditioned environment or any place with clean air.
- Take a hot caffeinated beverage: Hot caffeinated drinks like coffee can help to open up the airways slightly, providing some relief for an hour or two.
Tackling asthma attack with homeopathy
Asthma can be very much severe at times and this is the reason you should take some precautions from the very beginning. Homeopathy is considered as one of the foremosttreatments that can proficiently deal with asthma trouble. Homeopathy treats a patient according to the particulars of his/her condition. This is because no two asthmatic individuals have the same symptoms.During the first consultation, homeopath takes your detailed case history along with family history, asking for symptoms, and going through any stress or not. Once the homeopath comprehends these details, he/she come up with personalised treatment plan and homeopathic medicine for asthma will be prescribed. This treats the root cause.
At Dr Batra’s®,treatment focuses on bringing down the intensity, frequency and duration of attacks. This increases the disease-free period and minimises the use of chemical drugs.We use a holistic approach that includes understanding the emotional and physical concerns of the patient like anxiety and fear, the loss of a loved one, etc. Circumstances like a weather change, allergy to pollens and dust, etc., are also considered before proposing a suitablemedicine.
Few homeopathic medicines to attack your asthma symptoms:
- Natrum sulph 30: It is one of the most important natural homeopathic medicines for treating chronic asthma. Often, asthma that gets aggravated in humid and damp weather requires this homeopathic medicine.
- Ars iod: If you suffer from allergic asthma, Ars iod can be given. This type of asthma results from allergic origins like exposure to dust, pollens, pet dander, etc. Before the asthma attack starts there is runny nose and watery discharge from the eyes accompanied by swelling in the nasal passage.
It’s not recommended to indulge in self-medication or self-treatment. Consult a homeopathic doctor for a customized and preventive asthma treatment plan.
Self-care tips for asthma management:
- Lessen dust and pollen in your household
- During the pollen season, keep the windows closed
- Reduce dust by substitutingrugs with tile or wooden floors
- Choose washable curtains and blinds
- Vacuum clean upholstered furniture and mattresses regularly as well as your pet’s bedding
- Wear a scarf over your nose and mouth during dusting or go exercise or practice yoga in the open air
