Wheezing and coughing, shortness of breath, and a tightness in the chest, are all symptoms of asthma. Asthma from allergies are also experienced by people with asthma. You may want to read further before you reach for medicines as a way to treat asthma or to find out ways to diminish your chances of having an attack.

This should go without saying, but if you have asthma you should not smoke. Smoking only makes the symptoms that much worse. A friend of mine who smoked and also has asthma, (I did not know this) Until after we started to hang out together. I knew about the smoking part, because we would smoke together when we hung out after school. I was stunned to learn she had asthma.

I thought it was common knowledge that a person with asthma shouldn’t smoke, but she smoked like a chimney and it did not bother her in the least. I assume she still smokes to this day, but I’m unsure, because we quit talking years ago.

Regardless, if you smoke and you have asthma, then you need to quit smoking. Believe me, being a smoker myself, it is very difficult to quit, but it will only make your asthma get worse over time. Try to avoid other people who smoke, if you have asthma. Especially during the cold winter months, when you spend more time indoors. If you happen to live with someone and they smoke, try to ask them to smoke outside or at least in another room where you are able to shut the door, or else it will make your asthma worse. Second hand smoke is just as dangerous as normal smoking.

So figure if are around those who smoke and it makes your symptoms worse, you can expect the same from second hand smoke. Throwing another log on a fire, or in a wood stove will make your asthma symptoms worse too. Being around fireplaces or wood stoves will only make the asthma symptoms worse, according to John Carlson. If using a wood stove or fireplace is a must, then at least make sure the room is well ventilated and airtight, to lessen the particles from being released into your lungs. MSG, and metabisulfite that are found in foods like , beer, shrimp, Chinese food, dried fruits notably apricots can all spark an onset of an asthma attack.

When eating out make sure they leave out MSG and metabisulfites, or any other foods or additives that will bring on asthma symptoms. It has also been researched that people who use aspirin to relieve pain, will also make the asthma symptoms worse. In rare cases, death can occur when taking aspirin during an asthma attack. The best thing you can do as an asthma sufferer, is avoid any kind of pain reliever or aspirin.

Those who use an inhaler , make sure you know how to use it properly. Don’t just spray it to the back of your throat You are using the inhaler wrong if you see a mist coming out of your mouth after using the inhaler. The correct way is to make sure the inhaler is about a half inch away from your mouth, then take in a deep breath, then just when you begin to breath in, start depressing the inhaler. Continue to breath for about three to five seconds while spraying the inhaler directly into your mouth. Drinking two strong cups of coffee are recommended if you are away from your inhaler and feel an attack coming on. Through research , caffeine has been proven effective in thwarting off an asthma attack. However, it is noted that you should not replace your medication with caffeine. It was by accident that Vitamin B6 is helpful to the asthma sufferer. Scientist were studying sickle cell anemia and the effects of vitamin B6, when they noticed most of these patients had asthma as well. This led to the finding that taking 50 milligrams of the vitamin, greatly reduced the onset of asthma attacks. Taking levels higher than 50 milligrams of vitamin b6 can be toxic, so dint increase the dose higher than that. If you feel an asthma attacking coming on, there are things you can do to keep it from coming on, or getting worse. look for certain patterns, and know the symptoms, having the knowledge of an upcoming attack and know what to do , will lesson the chance for future attacks. There are home remedies that you can use to help with asthma, and i will discuss this in the next article.