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Asthma and Its Symptoms
In his book, Essential Allergy, Niels Mygind defines asthma as,
"A lung disease characterised by: 1, variable and reversible
airway obstruction; 2, airway inflammation; and 3, bronchial
hyper-responsiveness."
Asthma is a disease where bronchial tubes are sensitive to
irritants, which cause them to inflame and produce difficult
breathing. The inflammation can cause,
* contraction of muscles around the air passages, * swelling of
the airway lining due to airway inflammation, and, * excessive
mucus in the airways.
Asthma occurs in most western countries and is the leading
chronic illness of children.
Asthma, in some cases, cannot be cured, but for most patients it
can be controlled so that they have only minimal and infrequent
symptoms and they can live an active life.
If you have asthma, managing it is an important part of your
life. Controlling your asthma means staying away from things
that bother your airways and taking medicines or natural
remedies as directed by your doctor.
When a person experiences a worsening of their asthma symptoms,
it is called an asthma episode or, in severe cases, an asthma
attack. During an asthma attack, smooth muscles around the
bronchial tubes contract, making the airway openings narrower so
less air can flow through. Inflammation increases and the
airways become more swollen and narrow. Cells in the airways
also make more mucus than usual, which narrows the airways
further. The changes to the airways cause the symptoms of asthma.
Asthma attacks are not all the same-some are worse than others.
In a severe asthma attack, the airways can close so much that
not enough oxygen gets to vital organs. This condition is a
medical emergency. People can die from severe asthma attacks. A
person suffering from an asthma attack has a sensation similar
to drowning.
Learning the warning signs or asthma symptoms can
often alert a
sufferer in time to take preventive action, such as medication
or natural remedies.
Asthma attacks can occur over a long period of time. Although
there are times when acute episodes strike asthmatics, most
asthma sufferers say that there are long periods during which
they suffer few, if any, asthma symptoms.
Here are some asthma symptoms:
* Coughing. Coughing in people with asthma is often worse at
night or early in the morning, making it hard for them to sleep.
This may be the only symptom a child with asthma has. *
Wheezing. Wheezing is a whistling or squeaky sound when you
breathe. * A tight feeling in the chest. This can feel like
someone is squeezing or sitting on your chest. * Shortness of
breath. Asthma sufferers often say they can't catch their
breath, or they feel breathless or out of breath. * Narrowing of
the air passages in the lungs and hence increased resistance to
airflow. * Significant reversibility with steroid drugs *
Symptom-free periods * Frequent occurrence of allergy *
Inflammation of the air passages * Bronchial
hyper-responsiveness to non-specific stimuli such as cold air,
air pollution, pollen, dust, or other irritants * Asthma
symptoms brought on by exercises * Coughing or wheezing brought
on by prolonged crying or laughing
Not all people have these symptoms, and symptoms may vary from
one asthma attack to another. Some symptoms are mild and some
are life threatening.
Symptoms also differ in how often they occur. Some people with
asthma only have symptoms once every few months, others have
symptoms every week, and still other people have symptoms every
day.
Learn how to use natural remedies to reduce asthma attacks and
to eliminate many of the asthma symptoms
About the author:
Rudy Silva is a Natural Nutritionist. To discover more about
using natural remedies for asthma go to:
http://www.asthmatreatments.info
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