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How to Treat Asthma during Pregnancy Naturally at Home?
More than 300 million people all over the world suffer due to asthma. Asthma is a chronic ailment and in some of the cases it will be fatal too. Swelling of the respiratory tract is called asthma. Due to swelling, less quantity of air will have to be breathed. This will lead to asthmatic symptoms such as wheezing, chest tightness, difficulty to breathe and cough. Running nose and respiratory infections also will occur periodically.
Symptoms of asthma will go worse during night, in cool climate, when exposed to allergens and while doing exercise.
Children are more vulnerable to asthma. There are various reasons for a child to get asthma such as low weight at the time of birth, Caesarian, premature birth, unhealthy surroundings, exposure to tobacco fumes, smoking by mothers during pregnancy, allergies, eczema, atopic dermatitis etc.
Smoking and air pollution mainly causes asthmatic attack. Air pollution may be due to sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, ozone, cold weather, high humidity etc. Air inside house gets polluted due to nitrogen oxide from gas stove, fumes of domestic cleaners and paints, dust mites, fungi, cockroaches etc.
Asthmatic attack can be prevented by taking a few precautions.
Avoid smoking as well as use of perfumes
Avoid the foods that will trigger asthma
Keep the bed room free of allergens and dust
Cover your mouth and nose with a scarf during cold climatic conditions
Replace the filter of air conditioner periodically
Asthma can be diagnosed based on complete medical history of the family. Doctor will also conduct physical tests including breathing tests using stethoscope and spirometer. Doctor will also examine the running nose and swollen air passage.
Since heredity is a main cause for asthma in children, asthma during pregnancy may affect the child. Pregnant women should avoid smoking and they must treat the asthma in the proper way.
Natural Remedies are proven as very effective for treatment of asthma during pregnancy. The treatment can be done at home and it will give quick relief from wheezing and breathing troubles. Being purely natural method, it is 100% safe for the mother and child.
There are various methods of natural remedy for treating asthma during pregnancy.
Honey is the simplest and safest remedy for asthma. Just by keeping the bottle containing honey below the nose will ease the breathing. Also, mix two teaspoons of honey with a glass of milk and drink every night. It will effectively prevent asthmatic attack.
Grind 250 grams of Indian gooseberry into a fine paste and mix with 50 grams of banyan root and 125 ml of honey. Eat the mixture in small quantity regularly to get relief from asthma.
Everyday in the morning take 3 to 4 dry figs. It will clean the respiratory tract thereby preventing asthmatic attack.
Mix a tablespoon of safflower seeds with one tablespoon of honey. By taking it once daily, the asthma will subside.
