any help and advice on this welcome

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hi there peeps my 8 yr old daughter has had really bad chest infections for the last 2 yrs this causes my baby to have breathing difficulties any how a month ago i took her to the docs where we found out she as asthma she is on the blue inhaler salbutamol they call it shes on 1 puff 4 times a day or 2 on a morning and 2 at night we have given her 1 puff 4 times a day i had to rush her into A&E on weRAB night as she said she was finding it hard to breath i took her up and they had her do a peek flow test she blew 80 then they gave her 6 puRAB of her inhaler with 30 secs between each puff they then left her for half hour cam back and re did the peek flow test they were wanting her to hit a 120 on the peek flow machine but she only managed 100 what do i do should i take her back to the docs could my little girl need another type of inhaler along with the salbutamol this is the 3rd time she been really wheezing in space of a fortnight
 
Hi there! I am sure you would not be afraid of the emergency room if needed. I read a book several years ago that related asthma to Candida Albicans. Candida can be difficult but for some people not impossible to eradicate. I wish you the best :wave:
 
The med that she is on is what is called a "rescue" inhaler. It is only to stop an attack. If she actually has asthma, she neeRAB to be on a daily "preventer" med.
I know you are in the UK so not sure how to go about this but she neeRAB to see a pulmonologist and get on a daily med and only use the one you now have if she has an attack after that. She also neeRAB an asthma action plan. Those are common in the US where I am but I don't know about in your country. Good luck!
 
Titchou is right (and she knows way more about this than I do!)

Assuming she has asthma rather than just an infection, she should be on a preventer. Most preventer inhalers are some form of steroid. They reduce inflammation in the lungs, and they have few serious side effects, because not very much medicine gets into the rest of the body.

It might take some time and a few tries to find a preventer that works well, but it should help her a lot once she does.

And of course, get her a flu shot. This month, if possible.
 
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