Spring is the season of asthma. Especially for those babies with very low immunity, we should pay more attention to prevent asthma in spring. What should we do to prevent asthma at this time?
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of airway. Spring is the season of high incidence of asthma. The onset of asthma brings many inconveniences to patients' life, work and study. Long term attack can lead to lung function damage, emphysema and respiratory failure, seriously affecting the quality of life of patients.
Preventive health care
1. First, avoid contact with allergens. Common allergens include dust mites, skin dirt of animals such as cats and dogs, mold, pollen, milk, eggs, silk, feathers, moths, cotton wool, fungi, etc. which are important allergens. Some drugs can cause asthma, such as aspirin induced asthma, such as allergic to such drugs, should be avoided.
2. Avoid inhalation of smoke, dust, vegetable oil, gasoline or paint and cold air, and wear masks if necessary.
3. The climate in spring is changeable and easy to be infected by microorganism. Pay attention to keep warm and avoid cold and upper respiratory tract infection.
4. Avoid overwork: sudden or long-term physical labor and intense competitive sports can induce asthma.
5. Avoid mental tension: mood swings such as worry, sadness, and over excitement can lead to asthma attacks.
6. Occupational factors: for example, workers in pharmaceutical industry and chemical enterprises are allergic to certain drugs or raw materials, and pay attention to protection during work.
Principles of diet and nutrition
1. The diet of patients with asthma should be light, less stimulating, not too full, too salty, too sweet, not raw, cold, wine, spicy and other stimulating food.
2. People with allergic constitution should eat less protein food of the opposite sex. Once it is found that a certain food can indeed induce the onset of asthma, they should avoid eating, and should eat more vegetable soybean protein, such as beans and bean products.
3. Diet should ensure the sufficiency and balance of various nutrients, especially increase antioxidant nutrients such as & beta; - carotene, vitamin C, e and trace element selenium. Β - carotene, vitamin C and E are rich in fresh vegetables and fruits, and selenium is rich in kelp, jellyfish and garlic.
4. Regular consumption of edible fungi can regulate the immune function, such as Lentinus edodes and mushrooms containing lentinan and mushroom polysaccharide, which can enhance the human body's resistance and reduce the attack of bronchial asthma.
Regular use of asthma drugs
There are two kinds of drugs for asthma treatment, the first is the reliever: this kind of drugs can quickly relieve the symptoms of asthma, usually used in the acute attack of asthma, such as the bronchodilator such as aminophylline, the & beta; 2-receptor agonist such as salbutamol, etc.; the other kind of drugs is the controller: this kind of drugs are used to control and prevent the attack of asthma, and should be used for a long time, even if the patient is asymptomatic You also need to take medicine every day. If the patient is aware of the aggravation of symptoms and other discomfort, he should go to the hospital in time.