What should I do if my child has asthma?

Due to genetic and environmental factors, children may suffer from asthma. Some children also have long-term coughs, which may lead to variant asthma. When asthma attacks, patients often experience symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing. In severe cases, there is even a risk of suffocation. Therefore, once you find that your child has asthma, you must pay attention to timely treatment and also pay attention in daily life to avoid asthma attacks.

Strengthen physical exercise: Strengthening exercise can promote the metabolism of asthmatic children and improve respiratory function, thereby improving the body's ability to adapt to changes in temperature and external environment. It can also promote appetite, help maintain a happy spirit, and speed up physical recovery. Cold tolerance training is very good for asthma, but it must be done gradually and persistently. For example, you can participate in swimming in the summer and choose morning jogging, morning exercises, playing ball, etc. in the winter. Especially in winter, you can arrange 1 to 2 hours of cold resistance every day. Secondly, you should regularly exercise your lung function, such as practicing the harmonica, blowing balloons, etc. Singing more and reading aloud are also very beneficial. Of course, the exercise plan must be carried out step by step, and it is better to do it under the guidance of relevant experts.

Pay attention to dietary adjustment: The general dietary principle for children with asthma is: light, easy to digest, and nutritionally balanced. You can eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins, and eat less food that is too sweet, too salty, too cold or too hot, especially spicy, fried, and greasy food. Try not to eat food with too many additives and condiments. For asthmatic children with weak constitution, when their condition stabilizes, they can take necessary dietary therapy, such as "smashing walnuts and mixing them with honey, taking 1 spoonful daily; removing the internal organs and eyes of geckos and steaming them with minced meat, once a week; or eating duck stewed with ginkgo nuts, etc., which can all have the effects of nourishing the body, moistening the lungs, and stopping asthma.

When a child suffers from asthma, we should not only make sure that the child exercises more to enhance the body's disease resistance, but also pay attention to dietary regulation to reduce the possibility of the disease. At the same time, children should be kept away from allergens that may trigger asthma attacks, cats, dogs and other animals should not be kept at home, flowers and plants should not be grown indoors, and children should not be allowed to stay in polluted air environments for a long time.