how do I control asthma?
I am 13 years old, and I have some type of controlled asthma.. I currently am playing basketball( I played last year too) and I do a lot of running before actually doing the practice drills, I need help trying to find a way to control it right after I'm done the running, I keep a bottle of water next to me when Im done ( I don't have a pump, b/c they don't seem to work.) but I still seem to breath really slow and hard. I am about 20 or more pounds overweight, but I'm not the average height for a 13 year old ( hence, why I'm playing basketball), so please, I need help trying to be more active during my running.
thanks.
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"how do I control asthma? I am 13 years old, and I have some type of controlled asthma." -- If your asthma is controlled, as you stated, then why would you need control????
"I don't have a pump, b/c they don't seem to work" -- Do you mean inhaler??
Sounds like you may have exercise induced asthma. You need to speak with your allergist or pulmonologist about this. Generally, those with exercise induced asthma use an inhaler before exercise. This is NOT a problem that can be solved on Yahoo! Answers.
How to Treat Asthma
Treatment for asthma depends on a number of factors. Asthma severity, nature of triggers, frequency of asthma attack, patient's age, etc, are few issues that physicians consider prior to administrating treatments. Mostly treatments for asthma proceed for long durations and in some cases patients once diagnosed with asthma have to undertake treatments for rest of their lives.
Treatment for asthma is two-fold. One phase is to identify the triggers that cause asthma in the first place and adopt measures to avoid them. Other phase involves treating asthma in case of asthma attacks. In other words, asthma treatment involves long-term control (to avoid asthma attacks) and quick relief (to provide emergency relief in the event of asthma attack).
Common treatment for asthma is as follows:
* Inhaled bronchodilators that help to smooth muscle in the airways
* Systemic steroids such as prednisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone, etc that a physician administers after studying patient's condition in detail
* Oxygen may be used to alleviate the hypoxia
Asthma patients lead a normal life except when they experience asthma attacks. Frequency of these attacks varies depending on severity of the condition. In many cases it is seen that the triggers which cause asthma in children go away as they grow older. In few cases however though children grow out of asthma they regain the symptoms at a later stage. As a general rule it is advisable to keep away from dust and other common irritants. Avoiding overstraining yourself physically and emotionally.
Controlled breathing techniques and meditations should help