Asthma

Asthma is a disease affecting the airways that carry air to and from your lungs. People who suffer from this chronic condition long- lasting or recurrent are said to be asthmatic. The inside walls of an asthmatic’s airways are swollen or inflamed. This swelling or inflammation makes the airways extremely sensitive to irritations and increase your susceptibility to allergic reactions. As inflammation causes the airways to become narrower, less air can pass through them, both to and from the lungs.

When a person with asthma comes into the contact with something that irritates their airways an asthma trigger, the muscles around the walls of the airways tighten so that the airways become narrower and the lining of the airways become inflamed and starts to swell. More sticky mucus, sometimes called phlegm is made which can further narrow the airways and cause coughing. These responses cause the airways to become narrower and irritated making it difficult to breathe leading to symptoms of asthma.

When a Person with asthma comes into contact with something that irritates their airways, the muscles around the walls of the airways tighten so that the airway become inflamed and starts to swell. More sticky mucus, sometimes called phlegm is made which can further narrow the airways and can cause coughing. These responses cause the airways to become narrower and irritated making it difficult to breathe leading to symptoms of asthma.

The symptoms of asthma can range from mild to severe. When asthma symptoms get significantly worse, it is known as an asthma attack. The symptoms of asthma include:

v  Feeling breathless:  you may gasp for breath.

v  A tight chest, like a band tightening around it.

v  Wheezing which makes whistling sound when you breathe

v  Coughing, particularly at nights and early morning

v  Attacks triggered by exercise, exposures to allergens and other triggers.

You may experience one or more of these symptoms. Symptoms that are worse during the night or with exercise can mean your asthma is getting worse or is poorly controlled.

Causes of asthma:

Many things can cause or worsen asthma symptoms. Your doctor will help  you to find out which things  may causes your asthma to flare up if  you come in contact with them. Causes can include.

v  Allergens from dust, animal fur, mold, cockroaches, pollens and mold from trees, flower and grasses.

v  Irritants such as cigarette smoke, chemicals, air pollution or dust in the work place, compounds in home décor products and sprays.

v  Medicines such as aspirin or other no steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs and non selective beta  blockers

v  Sulfites in food and  drinks

v  Physical activity, including exercise

v  Viral upper respiratory infections such as colds.

Other health condition can make asthma harder to manage. An example of these conditions includes runny rose, reflux disease, psychological stress, sinus infection and sleep apnea. These conditions should be treated as part of an overall asthma care plan.

Treatment of asthma in Homeopathy

After ascertaining the symptoms and the cause, the homeopathy tries to find a medicine which matches the symptoms as well as the general characteristic of the persons. The medicine so selected is administered to the patient. It is often observed by homeopaths that when a  right medicine is  given, the asthma disappears but the old eczema reappears of old symptoms is seen as a reversal  of disease process and its considered a very good prognostic sign by homeopaths. Following the homeopathic medicines have been found effective in many cases of asthma, there are lots of medicines in homeopathy for asthma and is not possible to list them all here. Some of the common medicines are Lachesis, ars- alb, ipeacac, pulsatilla, ignatia, hepar- sulph, tuberculinum and many more. The selection of medicine varies from patient to patient.