Asthma - how to get rid of it?

[liamboyle06]

howdy all
I have Asthma now for 15 years, but last year between March and September, i never had to use my Inhaler.
When I went to the doctor, in August for a check up, he said I must have grown out of it , but in September, i caught the flu and ever since, the Asthma has been worse than ever, taking many puffs a day - Doctor says I am doing fine and prescribe the same inhalers as previously, but now whenever I play any sports, it kills me first before I come right.
i was just wondering if anyone else has had any thing similar, or could suggest something to try and curb the Asthma.

[Nugget]

The simple anser is that you can't 'get rid of it' - technically, I'm asthmatic, but haven't used an inhaler in years

The best thing to do is to continue with your medication - if, as a result of the flu, your peak flow is lower, and your bronchial tubes are narrower than they were, then the preventative inhaler should help 're-open' them.

Chances are that you'll probably 'grow out of it' again, but it'll always be possible to have 'relapses' at a later date.

Originally Posted by liamboyle06

When I went to the doctor, in August for a check up, he said I must have grown out of it

This is true, it does happen. My daughter was asthmatic as a small child, but hasn't needed an inhaler for several years now.

Originally Posted by liamboyle06

i was just wondering if anyone else has had any thing similar, or could suggest something to try and curb the Asthma.

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I also had very bad asthma when ii was young but never had any signs it even existed now

[Chrysalis]

basically when you have asthma there is whats called a 'trigger' which causes your lungs to close up, you simply didnt have this trigger event for a long time but then it must have came on. You cant get rid of it as such but maybe you just need a long time without the trigger again to get back to feeling good again. Both my mum and sister have asthma.

[Kliro]

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/asthma.htm

Some shtuff there.

When I watched Jamie Olivers school dinners, the parents said their children (who previously used their inhalers daily) had stopped using them since being on the new better diet. - so maybe a change to healthier food could be an option?

[marky]

Originally Posted by Kliro

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/asthma.htm

Some shtuff there.

When I watched Jamie Olivers school dinners, the parents said their children (who previously used their inhalers daily) had stopped using them since being on the new better diet. - so maybe a change to healthier food could be an option?

Yep its true, I try to keep my kids on the Fiengold Diet it works wonders
But we do slip of quite a bit

Keep taking the serotide inhalers in the morning and the salbutomol when your breathing gets bad.

[ikthius]

I am asthmatic and very active, well like to be or think I am.......

anyway, I just keep using my inhalers as and when I need them, as for the steriod one(becotide) I use when I have had a very bad cold for one month 2 weeks heavy use then I wean myself off that one, I try not to use it all the time.

I only take my ventolin when I need it. If I need it during sports I take it, I don't want it to stop me having fun and staying fit.

ik

just been reading a couple of articles about the effect of diet on asthma

- one says that fish oil can help

http://www.rssl.com/OurServices/Food...letterID=139#6

while the other talks about the effect of tomato juice on helping to prevent emphysema

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-tjk010506.php

[liamboyle06]

Thanks for all the advice everyone, but I am pretty sure I have a stable diet and would classify myself as very active/fit.
Dont know about the Tomato juice though never did like it but Fish i can definately do.