Asthma
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Asthma and Croup
Asked by A.S. from Jacksonville
on August 23, 2007
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I have already got a doctor's appointment for my 20 month old son but I'm looking for an parent exprience with asthma and croup. I don't know if my son caught it that...
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- my oldest had both as a baby. she got croup 2 times 1 time ans an infant and again at 1 1/2 yrs old. really what you can do is limited to the child, my daughter if she...
- My little boy has asthma so bad when he was 4-5 that I had him at the pediatrican practically every week; it also went into pnemonia a few times. He missed so much sc...
- Hi A., Asthma is a invention of the 20th century. It really can be calmed down if not prevented. My children have never had it but I have had friends that have had ...
Asthma and Pregnancy
Asked by C.H. from New York
on October 28, 2009
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Hi everyone. I have pretty severe asthma with this pregnancy (23 weeks) and am on a steroid based inhaler class b 3 puffs twice a day. Still not getting better (in fac...
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- I'm not sure my experience will be helpful to you at all. I have asthema and refused for years to take anything because the side effects of proventil and ventalin were...
- Hi C., omega 3 fatty acids are good for asthma. Get your vitamin D levels checked and if you are low, I highly recommend supplementing with cod liver oil, which is a g...
- I have really bad asthma as well. Before I started seeing my Asthma Specialist (Dr. Perlman out of St. Barnanbas in Livingston), I was taking 120mg of Prednisone a da...
When Do They Diagnose Asthma??
Asked by K.F. from St. Louis
on May 16, 2007
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My son, who will be 2 in July, has always had allergy type problems and coughs and stuff like that. It's gotten worse over the past few months in that whenever he star...
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- I would ask your doctor about it and let him/her know that a lot of your family has asthma.
- Age doesn't really matter. If your child has had two or more asthmatic episodes in a certain time frame the child will be diagnosed as asthmatic. My youngest is "ast...
- Our son was diagnosed with asthma at 9 months. However, they technically can't get a true diagnosis until age 3 or older. This is when they can run the full gamut of a...
Infant Asthma
Asked by S.B. from Washington DC
on July 16, 2008
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My almost 5 month old son has been wheezing for about a month now. Our pediatrician tried several meds but they didn't really help much, so he sent us to a pediatric ...
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- Are you nursing? I'd give him infant probiotics bought from the Health Food Center in the frig section, to up him immune system. Run a cool mist humidifier, and alwa...
- Hi S., Both Barabara and Heather mentioned the use of chemicals in the home and how this can have an adverse effect on anyone who has a condition such as asthma. One...
- I don't have any personal experience with infant asthma, but I wanted to ask you if you have consulted an allergist. Have you looked into whether or not he is reacting...
Asthma & Humidifiers...
Asked by V.K. from Saginaw
on October 18, 2008
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I have a 17 month old who shows signs of possible asthma, or at least he did last winter. I want to invest in a good humidifier for his room for the winter, but am ha...
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- V.~My daughter has asthma and my son is allergic to mold and mildew and he gets croup every year. The allergist has told me that I need to keep the cool mist humidifie...
- V., Both of my kids had been diagnosed with asthma. we started with this health and wellness company and removed the chemicals from our home. Like bleaches, cleane...
- I agree with going green in your house. We did and it has worked. Target sells a brand called Method and there are many other green products on the shelf now a days ...
Asthma and Pets
Asked by R.B. from Houston
on August 30, 2008
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My 2 year old was just diagnosed with Asthma. We ended up in the emergency room with an acute attack. We don't know yet what his triggers are, he has had about 4 attac...
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- Please call me asap ###-###-#### I want to help.
- My son has the same problem...what I suggest is that you house the cats for about a week with someone else. Clean everything from the beds to the walls...ANYTHING tha...
- I would temperaly relocate the cats. Give the enitre house a really good scrub down, change air filters, everything. If your son seems to be doing better then you have...
Asthma Problems
Asked by J.S. from Anchorage
on July 16, 2012
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I have been having horrible problems with my asthma this summer, and I was wondering if anybody had any tips to help with it?
I have exercise and allergy induced asth...
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- You should definitely be taking an inhaler daily to reduce the use of your Albueterol. What's important to realize is that your lungs are inflamed and that reduces the...
- Ugh, I am so sorry since I know how awful that is! It is not something to fool around with as you know. Since you have no insurance, see if your doctor can hook you ...
- No "home remedies", but I can tell you that my son went on a corticosteroid nightly inhaler for a while that really helped him, when he first was dealing with asthma ...
Asthma Investigation
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on February 9, 2006
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My 4 y/o dtr Emily has been diagnosed with Asthma. My mother's intuition tells me it may not be Asthma and could be another chronic lung "disease" going on.
My que...
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- Has your child ben tested for Celiac? Albuterol has side effects that can cause what you describe... however there is a type of Albuterol that begin with an L (I can ...
- J.- Check out this web site: www.keepkidshealthy.com/symptoms/asthma_symtoms.htlm Very interesting- Good luck!
- My daughter was diagnosed with asthma at 2 and seems to be outgrowing it now (she is 4 1/2). She also has food allergies which are still hanging on but hopefully that...
Question About Asthma
Asked by B.H. from Minneapolis
on February 4, 2007
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I know I should probaly just go see my pediatrician and will do so but in the mean time I have a question. Here's a little insight on my daughter's background. My daug...
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- B., My youngest son has breathing problems as well. They cannot call it Asthma because he is not quite 2. (Cold season is worse) I would go to your regular pediatrici...
- First off, go back to your regular ped and if they still won't diagnose the asthma, get a second opinion by another ped or a specialist. My daughter sees a certified ...
- I would head over to a Allergy / Immunology facility such as the Park Nicollet system has in St. Louis Park. They have several Doctors that specialize in pediatric ne...
Asthma > > > Hospitalization?
Asked by R.J. from Seattle
on February 12, 2011
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Anyone else end up with their kiddo in the hospital for nearly a week? (or longer/shorter?) Asthma is still a tentative diagnosis for my 8yo (for many reasons). I was ...
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- I grew up with asthma, and i was, indeed, in the hospital a lot. However, you should be able to cut back on visits, and the length of that visit and need for constant...
- I have no experience with this except for one night when my 11 year could not breathe and we had to go to the ER for five hours, so I just wanted to let you know that ...
- Glad it's getting better!!
