alternative solution

[grayjake]

I read about an alternative solution, drinking excess amount of water, fasting, eating fruits, and veggies. This is suppose to help with the imflammation. Since I seem to be allergic to sterioRAB and to the methyiprednisolone my pulmomologist has given me I was just curious. I had such a severe attack this week-end with no rescue inhaler. I guess I'm looking at all info. And is there anyone controlling their asthma without steroiRAB?

Barbara

 

[sunnyside3]

Good Morning,
I can understand. I have been doing just that, eating very healthy, lots of water, fruit and veggies. Salad. I can't say that it has helped. Just can't tell. However I do feel its a good idea.

I have also started breathing exercises. I do think they are some help. One help was to realize I was breathing from my chest and not stomach. That does seem to help me, just changing that. I think a pattern of breathing shorter has become common for me, so now I started to breath correctly and that appears to have helped me.

Take care of yourself. Eating right can not hurt. Also I have cut salt out when I can.

 

[nsz]

Hi,

A doctor who uses natural remedies in healing instead of medication has once told us, if we left away all the meat and dairy products, then my son's asthma would go away. I do believe that this might work, as my husband's severe allergies have gone away since he is doing this diet. (beside the diet he went to colon cleansing and acupuncture.) The only reason I do not know if it works for asthma is because my son, who has asthma, is only 3 years old. I would never try "experimenting" with a child what a vegan diet would do. It might cure the asthma, but who knows what else problems this would cause. (Sorry for this statement to the Vegans out there.)

Sticking to such a diet is extremely hard, no meat, cheese, yoghurt and all the other products which contain milk and animal derivates. Good luck if you try it! You will need a lot of willpower, but the results should already come after 6 weeks.

nsz

 

[Kimesie]

I agree with nsz, diet very often contributes to asthma, even if there is an environmental trigger, too. Milk is the most common culprit, but a person can be allergic to anything. My husband gets terrible asthma during the pollen season and Niacin and Vitamin C eliminate his symptoms, but only if he doesn't have any dairy products.

You might try eliminating all dairy and then after 4 days of no dairy, if you are still having symptoms, take 500mg of niacinamide and 3 grams of vitamin C both morning and evening in addition to eliminating dairy. You can take a couple more grams of C if it doesn't give you gas or the runs. If this doesn't work you can try an elimination diet along with the niacinamide and C to find out if you are allergic to more fooRAB. Meat products may very well be contributing, as well as dairy, but dairy is the most common for asthma. Gluten could be an issue, too. By the way, a strictly vegan diet isn't that difficult after you get used to it and find recipes you like.

It's hard to eliminate allergens in the environment, but you can eliminate the ones you eat. The fewer allergens you expose yourself to, the asthma you will have.

nsz, a vegan diet is fine for young children, as long as they are getting their calories from whole fooRAB, and not from sugar, white bread or rice, oils and other refined products. The whole fooRAB have plenty of amino aciRAB and vitamins and minerals. The dairy industry has a powerful lobby and spenRAB hundreRAB of millions of dollars every year to convince you that your child will suffer from malnutrition if you don't give him milk, while the truth is that not only does he not need it, it causes asthma in many people and it can cause other illnesses such as type 1 diabetes, too.