Self Care for Asthma

You are the important part of your asthma treatment team. You should learn how to manage and try to prevent the symptoms of the asthma. This can be done by avoid or control the effects of asthma by knowing the things that cause the asthma symptoms in your day to day life.

You can avoid the causes of the asthma in your day to day life by practicing several things on your own and maintaining the overall health and to lessen the possibility of asthma attacks.

These includes the following

• Exercise: Practicing regular exercise will strengthen the heart and the lungs so that you can minimize the work of these organs. Try to exercise 30 minutes a day. And try not to exercise in cold temperatures because this may trigger symptoms of the asthma.

• Use of Air conditioner: Being in the air conditioned room will help to lessen the amount of flying pollen from trees, grasses and weeds that finds its way indoors

• Clean up your décor: Try to avoid the items that may trigger the symptoms of asthma in your bedroom. This can be done by enclosing the pillows and mattresses in a dust proof covers. Instead of using carpets you can go for hardwood flooring.

• Maintain optimal humidity: Try to keep the humidity low in your home and in your working area. Because humidity also causes the triggers of asthma.

• Reduce pet dander: Try to avoid pets with fur or feathers

• Clean Regularly: Try to keep your home clean so that your place will be dust free thus you can reduce the triggers of asthma.

• Control heartburn and Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): Acid reflux may cause the heartburn which may inturn damage the lung airways and the cause the symptoms of asthma.