Thread: How to Control Asthma

Asthma is a long-term disease that can't be cured. The goal of asthma treatment is to control the disease. Good asthma control will:

• Prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath
• Reduce your need of quick-relief medicines
• Help you maintain good lung function
• Let you maintain your normal activity levels and sleep through the night
• Prevent asthma attacks that could result in your going to the emergency room or being admitted to the hospital for treatment

Taking an active role to control your asthma involves working with your doctor and other clinicians on your health care team to create and follow an asthma action plan. It also means avoiding factors that can make your asthma flare up and treating other conditions that can interfere with asthma management.

An asthma action plan gives guidance on taking your medicines properly, avoiding factors that worsen you asthma, tracking your level of asthma control, responding to worsening asthma, and seeking emergency care when needed.

Your level of asthma control can vary over time and with changes in your home, school, or work environments that alter how often you are exposed to the factors that can make your asthma worse. Your doctor may need to increase your medicine if your asthma doesn't stay under control.

On the other hand, if your asthma is well controlled for several months, your doctor may be able to decrease your medicine. These adjustments either up or down to your medicine will help you maintain the best control possible with the least amount of medicine necessary.

That's true but be sure it's only a mild attack. If the attack is serious, the person needs medical attention right away. Drinking black coffee can also help relieve asthma attack.

I actually have been trying to exercise regularly because it helps me with breathing well. I get asthma attack very often nowadays which is not good