What is the cause of asthma in children?

Asthma is a very common respiratory disease. When an asthma attack occurs, symptoms such as difficulty breathing, chest tightness, and hypoxia may occur. Asthma is not a serious disease, but daily care is important. Children can also suffer from asthma. There are many causes of asthma, and the reasons why children get the disease are also different. Here we will introduce the causes of asthma in children.

1. Phlegm evil hidden inside

Hidden phlegm is produced from body fluid, which comes from water and grain and relies on the spleen's transportation and transformation to nourish the lungs. If the spleen is weak and cannot transport body fluid to the stomach, the accumulated dampness will evaporate into phlegm and be stored in the lungs. Kidney deficiency and loss of essence can also cause water and dampness to accumulate and turn into phlegm.

2. Breathing method

In terms of breathing, the kidneys have the function of absorbing air. If the kidney qi is insufficient, it will not be able to absorb air, and the air will float upwards, which will cause wheezing.

3. Quality factors

Children with asthma often have a history of milk eczema during infancy, which is a symptom of excessive dampness in the body.

4. Spleen and kidney deficiency

Most of these children have developmental disabilities, are thin, are fat but slightly swollen, have loose muscles, often have phlegm in their throats, are prone to catching colds, and have low defense functions. The kidney is the foundation of the innate constitution, and the spleen is the foundation of the acquired constitution. Deficiency of the spleen and kidney will affect the metabolism of water, grain, essence and Qi in children, causing endogenous phlegm and asthma.

External causes of asthma:

1. External evil invasion and attack

Wind-cold or wind-heat are the most common. Exogenous pathogens can trigger latent fluid, obstruct the lung qi, and cause failure of the lung qi to descend, resulting in wheezing due to qi reversal. Children have immature yin and yang bodies, poor resistance, and are easily affected by external pathogens. Therefore, external invasion is a common external cause of asthma in children.

2. Improper diet

There are records of "fishy asthma", "coal-smoked asthma", "salty asthma" and so on among the Chinese people. People believe that asthma is related to the stimulation of excessively salty or sour diets, and attach great importance to taboos on food and contact objects.

3. Overwork

Fatigue is also one of the important causes of asthma in children, especially in cases of asthenia.

4. Emotional influence

Worry, fear or anger can trigger an asthma attack, which is more common in the elderly. In the Treatise on Symptoms and Treatments, it is said: “The lungs are located in the upper part of the body and are responsible for the transformation of qi. If one is angry, the liver qi will rise, the upper part of the body will be blocked, and the lung qi will fail to descend, resulting in rapid breathing and wheezing.”

The above article introduces some reasons for treating childhood asthma. Nursing of asthma patients is very important. In daily life, asthma patients are not allowed to engage in strenuous activities, such as running, playing ball, swimming, etc. In short, they are not allowed to participate in many sports. In addition, be sure to carry anti-asthmatic medicine with you so that you can receive timely treatment in case of an accident.