What Causes Asthma - Symptoms And Safest Method Of Treatment

What Causes Asthma - Symptoms And Safest Method Of Treatment

If you’re wondering what causes asthma, then you will be surprised to learn that  asthma attacks may be triggered due to various reasons such as change in season, allergic reaction, cough, certain occupations, reaction to certain medicine and even due to certain exercises.

Symptoms Of Asthma:

This chronic illness may develop at any age and is characterized by wheezing, coughing, tightness of chest, runny nose and difficulty in breathing. The severity of its symptoms varies from person to person. Some patient may respond to it with a slight wheeze, whereas others may experience severe breathing problem. Of all the symptoms difficulty in breathing is the most common one and is generally, caused due to inflammation or irritation in bronchial airways. In case of infection related asthma, mucus or phlegm may also be found in patients.

From time to time many theories have been put forward by the medical professionals as to what causes asthma. Some believe that it is triggered by environmental factors such change in season, whereas other supports the theory of genetic factors behind it. Seasonal asthma is a classic example of asthma caused by the environmental factors.

Trigger:

Anything which has the tendency of causing inflammation in the bronchial tubes or airways of asthma patients is known as a trigger. It may vary from asthmatics to asthmatics.  However, there are some triggers which are common to all . The suggested preventive measure for an asthma victim is to find out those triggers, which affects them the most and if possible avoiding them completely.

Some common triggers associated with asthma attacks are-

·         Pollen grains

·         Cigarette Smoke

·         Certain Chemical Fumes

·         Chest Infections or ailments

·         Animal fur including dogs and cats etc.

·         Emotions such as laughing or crying.

·         Extreme exercise.

Seasonal Asthma:

Asthma attack triggered by pollen grains is known as seasonal asthma. It is a very common type of asthma and generally, occurs due to shift in season. 

People suffer from seasonal asthma during summer and spring season, as the concentration of allergens in the form of pollen grains increases in the air during that time. For some people this form of asthma can be dangerous, as they develop severe breathing problems. 

However, severity of the asthmatic symptoms reduces with the change in season. Unlike, other medical ailment there is no prescribed treatment for asthma, but patients can stop its recurrences by following some preventive measures such as opting for Ayurveda treatment. This safest and natural method of treatment can be categorized into two groups-

·         Ayurvedic dietary treatment

·         Non dietary meditative treatment method

In Ayurvedic dietary treatment method some specific foods are restricted from the diet of the patient and certain herbs are recommended to the asthmatics for quick relief. Often, formulations and concoctions made of the following herbs are prescribed or suggested            to the asthma patients, which keeps their ailment at bay.

·         Turmeric

·         Mullein

·         Thyme

·         Black Pepper

·         Elecampane

·         Licorice Extracts

·    Yerba Santa

·         Cloves

·         Flax seeds

·         Myrrh

·         Manna

·         Antalkali Ginger

In the second type of treatment yoga, brisk walk, light exercise, meditation are advised, so that asthma patients can easily overcome their problem. 

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