Re: steroids inhaler for asthma
Do you have any pets at home? I had dogs at home when my son was born. Both my husband and I had dogs through our lives too. But we got 2 kittens when my son was around 3 yrs old. He never showed any symptoms of asthma till then. The first year after the cats came home, he had a running nose round the year…but somehow, we never thought that it could have been the cats. By the time my son was 5, he was a full fledged asthma patient with inhalers everyday. He was put on steroid inhalers for a while but his weight jumped up like anything and he had problems with climbing stairs and even a little running around. A lot of people including the doctors said that the cats were responsible…we had to give away our 3 yr old cats. Its been more than 18 months now and he hasn’t had a single episode of asthma. My doctor mentioned that rabbits, hamsters, caged birds, and also the very hairy breeds of dogs cause asthma.
Here in India, we get Asthalin Rotocaps for kids. They have a special inhaler called the Rotahaler. The dosage is quite mild but it clears the congested airways pretty quickly.
Desi method I used is boil tulsi leaves and laung for abt 10 mins, mix it with some honey and ensure that he drinks at least a glass everyday.