So my four year old has asthma she has had many attacks before whereshe was given the blue salbutomol inhaler and had emergency treatment with that and after was ok .Now the docs are saying she needs to take a Brown inhaler daily for life
This has freaked out my hubby whose upset and worried
Any advice and words of support I can tell him to make him feel better as he is always miles away i n pak and feels more worried
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A lot of children have asthma and simply grow out of it when they get older. This has certainly been the case with 2 or 3 of my cousins who were on inhalers from the age of 4 or 5 and they just grew out of it. It isn't an illness that can't be managed and is so common these days. My little 7 year old cousin also has it and, in addition to an inhaler, she also has to have the oxygen machine in winter each night. Yet she leads a perfectly normal childhood just as any other 7 year old and none of her activities are restricted in any way.
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I know some people who had asthma and used inhaler when they were kids but with time their health got better and they dont use it anymore. So relax!
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I have had ashthama since i was a kid, genetically inherited i'd say, had ashthama attacks when i was very young , but i do not even remember those times, probably when i was 3-4 maybe. But with time, it just got better, i have trouble still during season changes but it's not serious anymore.
You may want to look into what triggers your child's symptoms. for me it's always dust, pollen and a certain kind of fibre, so my parents took out the carpets from our home when I was very young. I hope your baby feels better soon and don't worry it'll just go away with time :)
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I had asthama as a kid and had quite a few attacks but as i grew it automatically disappeared!!
These are times when faith in. greater being and love between spouses helps to keep one fight of any problems.
hope it helps!
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The brown inhaler is a preventative treatment. It takes 2-6 weeks to build up in your system and be effective. It badically reduces inflammation in the lungs which can cause asthma attacks. You usually take it morning and night everyday and it should stop any asthma attacks occurring. You would still need to use the blue inhaler for an asthma attack because the blue inhaler is used for the symptoms of asthma is breathlessness etc and works straight away.
If you use these inhalers correctly and regularly there's a pretty good chance your child will eventually not need them when they grow up.
Its not dangerous and its actually a very effective way of managing asthma.
It would be worse to refuse the treatment to be honest.
I'm a pharmacist and prescribe this treatment to children all the time.
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omg she definitely needs to use it daily if the doctors have said, in order to prevent anything adverse happening. I cannot stress this enough right now since my young niece passed away a few months ago due to not using a prescription inhaler daily as she should have done. No-one can get over her death right now since it was preventable if only she used an inhaler as required.
However, it is likely that your child will grow out of it the older she gets. For example, I had really bad asthma as a younger child and now I hardly ever need my inhaler unless I get hayfever which sets it off.
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I had asthma as a child and even as an adult. It disappeared around 19 and then came back during pregnancy.
There are triggers also that set it off...like I remember an entire summer I was on an inhaler because our area had construction going on and the sawdust was driving me crazy. My chest would wheeze all night.
So I'd say watch what triggers it - which I am sure you're already on top of.
As for husband, tell him most people end up growing out of it by adulthood and it can be managed well. :)
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I know many children and some adults with asthma. Infact even my FIL has it. He's quite elderly and doing well. My friend has it since childhood and has three children of her own. I wouldn't have known it until she told me. Her daughter has it too since childhood and has landed in the ER at least once. She is absolutely fine, swims, is in the gifted program everything. The little boy across the street (in high school now) had asthma triggered by cold and had to wear ski masks in winter as a prevention. He plays all kinds of sports, shovels the neighborhood snow for a fee during winter and is extremely brilliant academically.
The other 2 kids I know, one in the UK, my relative, around your daughter's age is getting better and another friend's child age 7 is also getting better each season.
Asthma is very common it seems and manageable. If you know what she is allergic to, try and manage that to your best. In sha Allah she will get better. You are in the UK where you have access to good preventive care, free on the NHS. Hugs and prayers. Hope you are settling in and are on your way towards getting your husband here in the UK.
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they way the climate and pollution is spreading, every one would end up with asthma in the next 100 years or so