Running with Asthma
If you always running with asthma, this article will help you to find the best treatment for you.
Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by shortness of breath accompanied by the sound of wheezing and / or a persistent cough which the degree of severity of each person is different.
These symptoms often arise in the morning before dawn, this is because the effects of low levels balance of cortisol hormone when in the morning and various other factors.
When the attack was happened the airway narrowing due to contraction of bronchial that causes difficult for air to in or out in the lungs.
Causes of asthma is not understood. However, the risk factors that can trigger asthma are allergens (substances that cause allergies), infections, weather, physical activity and irritants. Asthma can not be cure, but can be controlled with proper governance.
Some of the substances that can trigger the asthma attack are:
1. The objects in the room (house dust mites in mattresses, carpets, and furniture and dirty fur)
2. The objects in outer space (pollution, smoke exhaust plant, flower pollen, mold)
3. Smoke from cigarettes, perfume, household spray.
4. Gastroesophageal reflux (frequent vomiting)
5. Cold air
6. Excessive emotions such as anger or fear and exercise can also trigger asthma attacks.
7. Some medications such as aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs and beta blockers can also trigger asthma attacks.
8. Respiratory Infections
9. Change weather
Treatment for asthma consists of two categories:
A. Treatment for asthma attacks:
It’s working dilate the airways (bronchodilator) so can solve asthma attack with fast. This drugs only work dilate airways and doesn’t affect the disease so only work dealing with the symptoms. Inhalers such as Ventolin, Terbutaline/Bricasma, Berotec, Atrovent can be given in tablet form but it’s less recommended because have more side effects.
B. Treatment for control (maintenance).
Treatment with inhalers or dilate the airways did not solve the problem of asthma, in the long run will only worsen the disease. This is the most mistakes in the handling of asthma which only use the drug only to salve. Treatment with drugs controller is the key to the success of current asthma therapy. The most recommended drug is steroid inhalers that can be given in long-term and has side effects are smaller than the tablet formed. For 5 years old children and adults recommended using a combination of steroid inhalers and lozenges drug that works long (long acting bronchodilator) in one package that is very practical in its use.
We hope after read this article everyone who are running with asthma can get better solution, don’t forget read other article about TIA stroke.
