Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Caring for Your Child With Asthma

By Asthma Aunt

Childrens asthma attacks can be caused by a reaction to certain substances or airborne irritants. This can then irritate the airways causing excessive mucus to be produced by the body in an attempt to lubricate the dry airway. The build-up of this mucus can cause a narrowing of the airway, leading to a shortness of breath and the wheezing sound characteristic of an asthma attack.

The irritation created by a certain stimuli causes inflammation on the bronchi (passage airways) leading to a constricted airway. Asthma in children is usually triggered by exercise, allergy, irritants, infections, weather and even emotion. These triggering factors constitute a possible asthma attack. That is why proper child care of asthma in children should be given.

It is important, if you can, to discover what caused your child's asthma attack. As soon as possible ask the child what she was doing at the time of the attack and if your child was at school or in child care at the time check with her teacher or carer if there was anything in particular that produced the attack. Try to keep a diary of your child's health to identify patterns of her asthma attacks.

Of course you should always consult the appropriate health care professionals on a regular basis to help with management of your child's asthma. It is important that you and your child both feel that you can trust your doctor and that you can turn to them for advice when you need it.

Should your family doctor suggest an asthma management plan for your child, this should be followed, but it is vital that this is explained properly both to you, as a parent, and to any other carers responsible for the child's wellbeing. A good relationship with your child's physician will make for a more relaxed home management of asthma and this will be of benefit to your child and to you.

The 3 most important factors in the care of a child with asthma are proper treatment, knowledge of what causes it and care of the child.

An asthma attack is definitely unpredictable but once you are prepared it can easily be stabilized. Being able to stabilize your child's asthma condition will lessen the burden that asthma inflicts to your child. Certainly, your child's asthma condition would generate improvements with appropriate asthma home management while consistently coordinating with health professionals.

Every parent only wants the best for their child and for that, they will do anything just to ensure their child's welfare. There maybe steps to keep asthma under control but the parent's love and support to their child is certainly the best treatment even medication cannot match. - 22783

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