| Childhood asthma is a common condition which is | | | | medicine) |
| thought to affect more than a million children in | | | | Natural asthma treatments are as much about |
| the UK and many more world-wide. Asthma can | | | | thinking and acting smart as they are about |
| differ from child to child, for example many | | | | adding non-Western approaches to your |
| children have mild symptoms for most of the | | | | management program. For instance, the best |
| time whereas some usually have more | | | | natural treatment is to avoid known triggers. |
| troublesome symptoms. | | | | Home remedies for asthma attacks are available |
| Childhood asthma and adult asthma have the | | | | through the holistic methods which treat the |
| same underlying cause -- inflammation of the | | | | symptoms of asthma as more of an allergy |
| airways. This inflammation makes the airways | | | | based condition. However, there are a few natural |
| overly sensitive, leading to signs and symptoms | | | | asthma remedies that an individual can utilize to |
| that range from minor coughing or wheezing to | | | | help strengthen the lung capacity as well as |
| serious flare-ups that interfere with breathing. | | | | rebuilding the body. |
| Childhood asthma can be so severe that it is | | | | Although there is no known cure for asthma, |
| practically debilitating, and can really take one's | | | | modern asthma medications and natural asthma |
| childhood away from them. If your child has | | | | treatments, can effectively reduce a child's |
| asthma, also known as pediatric asthma, it is | | | | symptoms and allow him to lead a full and active |
| important that you make yourself as educated as | | | | life. |
| you can on the disease and also that you watch | | | | An Emergency Plan |
| and make sure that their symptoms do not | | | | Any asthma attack can be life-threatening, so |
| worsen. | | | | have and emergency plan of action agreed with y |
| Warning Signs. | | | | our doctor for very severe attacks. |
| The warning signs in childhood asthma are | | | | - At the start of the attack give your child his |
| - Wheezing and coughing in the early morning. | | | | usual reliever. Wait about ten minutes and if there |
| - Increased symptoms after exercise or exertion. | | | | is no improvement send for an ambulance. |
| - Waking at night with a cough or a wheeze. | | | | - Repeat the treatment until the breathing |
| - Increased use for reliever therapy | | | | symptoms improve or until help arrives. |
| Wheezing is often heard when a person with | | | | - Give your child steroid tablets if they've been |
| asthma exhales, but may also be heard when a | | | | prescribed by your doctor |
| person inhales, tightness of the chest or coughing | | | | - Keep your child in an upright position. |
| during or after exercise or activity shows that | | | | - Call your doctor or an ambulance or take your |
| this is a trigger of your asthma. However, it's | | | | child to the nearest hospital. |
| better to control your asthma than to avoid | | | | Summary: |
| exercise. | | | | One of the most damaging of these for children is |
| Treatments for Childhood Asthma. | | | | the belief that the condition will improve every |
| The good news is that there are a lot of | | | | seven years or can even disappear completely. |
| treatments available now, some of them are: | | | | Unfortunately, any apparent improvement is |
| - Home remedies for asthma | | | | probably due to hormonal changes as the child's |
| - Relievers | | | | immune system matures. The underlying condition |
| - Preventers | | | | does not go away and not managing it can lead |
| - Spacers | | | | to long-term lung damage. |
| - Nebulizers (produces a very fine mist of | | | | |