Treatments for Asthma


by Mercy Maranga - Date: 2008-11-18 - Word Count: 248 Share This!

Asthma is a condition that affects the respiratory system of a person. It has no cure. One has to know how to live with the condition. Treatments for asthma include ways that one can use to suppress the condition. These include avoiding triggers, taking the medication and understanding the condition well.

Before one takes treatments for asthma, you need to get to a place where you understand the condition well. This you can only do by doing research on the condition. Seeking a professional asthma doctor's advice on the same can also be very helpful. A doctor will guide you on how to manage the condition and treat it. Understanding the condition includes getting to know the symptoms, triggers and what to do in case of an attack. After knowing all this, you can now start on treatment on asthma.

As asthma condition has no cure, you need to know how to relieve the symptoms and or avoid the attacks. Avoiding an attack can only be when to know what triggers it. This is if your attacks are as a result of an allergic reaction to something. You therefore need to know what you are allergic to.

Treatments for asthma include taking medication too.  These can be inform of steroid tablets or inhalers.  Any medication should be taken after a prescription from a doctor. The medication should also be taken in the correct dosage and time as prescribed by a doctor. Over the counter drugs without a prescription should be avoided.


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