Home Remedies for Asthma

hi there, by the way ive read somewhere that dragonfruit can prevent asthma as well!

Slice whole red onion, put in a jar or glass put 1-2tbsp of sugar and cover very tight after 1-2hrs will start releasing juice, give 1tbsp of juice 2-3times a day. I gave this to my son for about 2-3months daily and got rid of his asthma.God bless!

I agree that regular exercise is an effective option for treating Asthma.

However the best home remedy is PREVENTION. You do not NEED treatment if you can simply prevent your attacks. So get off the processed foods, try to eat organic and RAW foods, the honey they mentioned is also an excellent remedy for not only asthma, but for hundreds of ailments... as mentioned before, Exercise regularly (improves lung capacity and efficacy) Avoid allergy triggers (yes you should wear a mask if working in a dusty environment. If you paint, open a window! , etc.).

One that wasn't mentioned here, COLD AIR. when I have a bad attack (which is rare these days), I open my refrigerator's freezer and breathe the cold air. It seems to soothe the inflamed airways and I breathe easier almost instantly.

Oddly enough alcohol will stop an asthma attack. Not just a beer, take 5 or 6 shots of liqour right in a row. thins the blood, reduces tissue swelling and opens your airways.

Stay out of dusty cellars and barns...it can start the problem of wheezing. Also taking extra garlic tabs and Vit. c has helped me keep the bronchitis out of my lungs...by extra, I mean more than 3-4x the normal use as stated on the bottle of the supplements. good luck...let's continue to share what works!!!! It can help you live a more normal life, for sure.

this is really good info, my little sister has asthma and we couldent get her "puffer", we did not want to take to emergency just yet so we tryed some of these and they work!

Chewing peppermint or spearmint gum and drinking coffee or black tea with peppermint or spearmint in it works.
Heat the water until it is steaming hot, then make the coffee or tea with the peppermint or spearmint (i like using pre-made herbal teas..the brand I use adds rose hips, lemon peel, and hibiscus flowers to the peppermint and spearmint). Put in a favorite mug and add honey.
Breath in the steam. The cup will be hot, so you'll need something to hold it with. Keep your back straight as you do this. After the steam is gone you drink it.
I think the caffeine in the coffee or tea acts a stimulant and helps open the airways (I don't have anything to back this up with, though). And the peppermint and spearmint has always helped me when I couldn't get to my inhaler.
Hope this helps

steve up there is a lier cold air only constricts your lungs witch is why your having a hard time breathing to begin with

Steve isn't a liar....I was having an attack 2 minutes ago and I don't have my inhaler so I drank black coffee and stuck my head in the freezer and my airway opened up! THANKS FOR THE TIPS!

Cold Air is often a trigger for astham as it cause vasoconstriction to air ways that are already narrowed due to triggers. As well with Milk it is not recomended either due to the cream and fat content which increases mucas. The reason for the hot liquids working is the cause a vasodialate which relaxes the spasms in the air ways

When desperate, I've found that Euchalyptus Oil helps me.

I always carry halls cough drops. when I feel an attack coming on I pop a halls and it stops the attack. Have not used my steroidal puffer in 8 years. I think it is the euchalyptus in the cough drop that does it. not sure but it sure works better than anything else.

To help with my asthma I breathe in the steam from the shower; if I am still having trouble breathing I prop myself up and suck on ice chips. I also use a nebulizer with just water and it turns into steam and I breathe that in through the mask as well. It's what works for me..... I found these self-serving remedies after a 15 day hospital stay in August 2008. It's working for now

helppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!! myself and my 2 daughters constantly suffer asthma attacks,we are all on oral steroids yet again.can anyone help and relieve us of our on going misery please

look with asthma you can get the air in not out. if you have an attack drink coffee. #15

I find that people who say COLD AIR doesn't help often times do not even have asthma. I do and I know it works. Whatever is does close,restrict,open or slame shut, it makes your chest and breathing feel better.

Cold air does work and that is what the dr will reccommend if you are having trouble due to colds or asthma, my son is a severe asmatic and he is 5, and the cold air will open up the air ways but you still have to see your doctor. it is definatly not a cure but it does help.

For the last few days, my chest has been progressively tightening, as I think it's an allergic reaction to things dying here in the Fall season. Long story short, I typically have 2-3 full-blown attacks a year, where my inhalers, coffee/tea, etc do not work, hence have to go to the hospital for the albuterol mist treatment. Well, I'm nearing that point again, but do not have $900 for that 10 minute treatment (that is what we're charged here at the hospitals for that treatment - gotta love it.

Anyways, I read some of your responses and sadly, stuck my head in the freezer. And yes, it did help some. But a few minutes back in regular air temp and my lungs are closing back up. Oddly enough, winter air and humidity close my lungs up - so those hot showers and the like only make it worse for me.

One thing that I have found to help, if you catch your tighening chest right away, is eating canned (or fresh) peaches. Go figure. I can't stand honey, as I used that as a cough suppressant for years as a kid before they knew I had bronchial asthma. Peppermint makes me sick to my stomach, even though it's a natural cure for upset tummys. Aren't I annoying LOL.

Ok, back to freezing my head off!

Looking for remedies that will help cure a asthma attack..when u don't have anything left in ur puffer i have gone twice now with nothing left and it been usually in the middle of the night and there no way to get another puffer anyone got any remedies to help me breath??

Had asthma since I was 2! now 18.

I have had to use a nebulizer or mist treatments my whole life. Inhalers simply idn't work. I went to a summer camp which was just for kids that had asthma. I learned so much there. THe remidies with milk are just wrong, if you had any time spent with e respitory thereapist they will tell you that is is bad, stay away from it as best you can. It makes your body produce more phlem and mucus.

honey is great - natural anitbodies in that.

excerise is tricky as it can be helpful and also a trigger.

caffinee remedies are for a short period only and need to be used sparingly.

Cold air is also a tricky one as it is a trigger and relief. Me Ifind the cold air better to breathe in and it actually helps constrinct the airways that are inflamed causing the attack.

And to Barbara: have you ever though of investing in a nebulizer machine? the medicine and nebulizer itself shouldn't cost that much total!

So the things I keep in keep with my asthma is
-I learned my triggers
-I keep my inhaler on me or in the area Im in. like the office at school, if I happen to leave one at home.
-learn to calm down when an attack apporaches. Keep calm, if you get all worked up then your body is working up too! So you calm down and try to breath deeply you might just find yourself slowing down.
-avoid all triggers, don't smoke, and be leary of dusty places!


Hope this was helpful
PS sorry for all the typos. I am typing in a hurry.

i been drinking green tea and popping lemon cough drops and thats been really helping me,remember to always take deep breaths that what the nurse told me,breath in through your nose and slowly breath out your mouth.

My daughter is 2 and she is fine all year except October to March. When it gets cold outside she has trouble all winter breathing. We have a nebulizer with 2 different meds and liquid steroids she takes everyday and I still cant keep it under control. We dont take anything in the Spring or Summer. Any tips?????

I have asthma, the sad thing is that Animals and outside triggers it. Can you help me out on it?


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Please message me asap, I want to be outside and take care of my nana's dog.

drink almost a gallon of water daily & that will help you.but you have to drink water everyday.

The people who say cold air helps must be sick for posting this misinformation. I have asthma and my most frequent trigger is exposure to cold air. When I recognize it early I can often relieve my symptoms just by wrapping up and keeping warm. Cold air does not open the airways, it has the opposite effect. It's ridiculous to claim otherwise, any object or chemical structure gets compacted in cold temperatures. That's why ice is denser than water or steam. The last thing I would do during an asthma attack is to stick my head in a freezer. That's some sick prank. What has helped me most with my asthma is garlic cloves, exercise, and keeping warm. And if the air is too dry, I would recommend taking a hot shower or inhale some hot steam rather than otherwise. Once you warm up and relieve the symptoms you can deal with the cold better and let in some fresh air if it's winter. But definitely keep warm, do NOT stick your head in a freezer during attack.

to add: turning up the heater also relieves asthma symptoms for me greatly. And also magnesium supplements especially in the evening.

My athsma is triggered by overexertion. It seems people have different triggers. I smoke (I know, dumb, I want to quit), I have 4 cats, a dog, and have no problems with dust whatsoever. However lifting 200+ lbs. or running will set me off. Sometimes it will just happen randomly and only inhalers have helped me so far.

I've tried: Gargling salt water, steam-tenting, and hot liquids (I dont like coffee, I'll have to try that)
What works for me: Cold air, breathing over a plant (no idea what kind it was, just a regular plant AFAIK), medications.

Cold air will work for some. Internal body temperature will keep the lungs from constricting too much, and cold air is denser (why do you think they intercool turbocharged motors for more power?).
Steam tenting I can see working again only for some, in my case it stabilizes it at where it's at (doesnt get better, but also not worse).
I got the plant idea after learning plants take in CO2 and replace it with oxygen. It seemed to work, albeit slowly (several years ago), needs leaves though.
I'm trying to find something that can cure my athsma altogether as I never remember to take my daily inhaler., and need something I can integrate with lunch, or supper.

About the cold air. It isn't quite mis information, any treatment either medical or non medical works differently with everyone, the heat and hotness helps me but sucking on ice can help me. as long as im not jogging or running in the cold air it doesn't hurt my lungs. lots of steam can help. my biggest help has always been a air humidifier. Also if you are in an are where it is Legal medical marijuana can help for some people too, of coarse don't be stupid and go out driving after wards. hope i helped at all.

Any treatment either medical or non medical works differently with everyone, the heat and steam helps me but sucking on ice can help me. as long as im not jogging or running in the cold air it doesn't hurt my lungs. lots of steam can help. my biggest help has always been a air humidifier. Also if you are in an area where it is Legal, medical marijuana can help for some people too, of coarse don't be stupid and go out driving after wards. hope i helped at all.

I have had very bad asthma since I was younger, the past few years I have noticed that my asthma gets the worst in the winter from about October or November to I can't remember when it gets better.I just got 2 new inhalers maybe a month ago and I've already used them both, or well I will finish off the last one today. I can't get into my dr. until tuesday so I'm kind of really nervous b/c I know I'm going to have more. I am going to try some of these to see if they work. I can't sleep through the night anymore and I can't take it. I hope something relieves me. Any more suggestions? and Thanks for the others.

While I do not advocate total elimination of medicines. I was having a lot of trouble breathing. I was using my inhalers 7-8 times per day, in the middle of the night waking up, couldn't breath --having to take more puffs. I have had asthma all my life. I read a book about a month ago "Your not Sick your thirsty" By batman sombody, but anyway he claims that alot of what happens to us is due to dehydration. So I increased my water intake. This has alleviated alot of my problems. Our bodies produce histamine for alot of different reasons so you have to have anti-histamine to reduce the effects. I only use a longterm inhaler daily, and I have to say been doing great! Honestly I don't know if I even need the inhaler anymore, it may just be out of habit. Water intake should be in oz 1/2 your body weight per day. So if you weight 100lbs you would drink 50oz of water per day. This will help some other stuff too. But read the book, if you have any questions. I always siad if I found something that works I would post to let others know. I have tried some remedies, and alot of what this guy says makes since but some doesn't. You decide for yourself. You can probably get the book at the library, just so you know I am not trying to sell anything. Take care.

Fred

To all asthma sufferers.Try the Buteyko breathing.
For all those interested is a book :"Breathing free"by Teresa Hale which describe the causes of asthma and how the Buteyko method help.
Good luck

I am 14 years old and have no idea how long I've had asthma. I have coffee going right now, but it is really hard for me to breathe. I can't get another inhaler until 12 pm tomorrow, and cannot wait that long for relief. Please, I am in desperate need of help!

Well i was diagnosed with athsma at age 6 and now am 21 and i have tryed these remidies.... Now i will tell you that not all them work for everybody but these ones work for me. i will list them from best to worst for "ME"
1. Coffee about two or three large cups strong...
2. if you know where to get it medicaly, marijuana. why cause it causes you to cough witch then pushes eccess moucus out of the lungs and the relaxing stoned effect of the THC causes imflamation of the lungs to decress. I love this one it acctually works suprisingly well even tho MANY will dissagree with me on this one.
3. even tho it sounds weird shallow breathing to ballance co2 and o2 levels in the lungs
3. honey about 3 tblsp in a mug of hot boiling water and breath in the vapor

To answer if cold dry air works for asthmatics, it does. My wife went to Poland one sumer and visited the ancient Wieliczka salt mines. In the one area of the mine is a place where many Polish people are taken to relieve there asthmatic condition. The reasoning is because it deep underground where dusty and bacterias are practically nonexistent. The air is very cool and dry. While I was touring through that area, I stopped there for up to half hour and believe me, it was the best I felt in a long time. Yoe see you have to descend into the mines by foot, not elevator and its more than 300 meters to the bottom. I was having an acute attcak and had to take a few puffs from my inhaler to keep me going. However, once I enter that part of the mine and into that special area, I was feeling complete relief. If only I could bottle that air, I pipe into the homes of every asthmatic worldwide. #35 - John 01/11/2009 - 02:36

I have tried almost all of these home remedies, but nothing seems to be working as quickly or effectively as it has in the past for me. One thing that has worked in the past is a tea that my sister-in-law told me to drink. You boil red onion with cinnamon sticks (preferrably Mexican cinnamon) and drink the tea. You can add honey if you'd like. About 1/2 of a small red onion and 2 or 3 cinnamon sticks in about 3-4 cups of water. Boil, steep, strain and drink it warm. She claims they cure people in Mexico with this tea. It has worked for me in the past, but I've only started back drinking it again, so maybe it takes a while. I sure hope so!

I've had asthma since the age of 2, and I have tried all of these home remedies over the years. Steam is a great help, and always seems to take the edge off of an acute attack when my inhaler is empty. Honey is great as well, but not for an acute attack. Honey is also helpful only if it is locally produced, because our bodies create antibodies for the pollens and allergens trapped inside the honey! Garlic helps as well, but only minimally, and you have to use alot of it (4-5 cloves!) The same goes with Ginger. Coffee is good during an acute attack, not only for the temperature but the caffiene helps as well. With no coffee around, a can of Coke helps a little, but not much. With neither, a hot tea or just a big glass of hot water will help alot. The only good aromatherapy treatment that helps me is pure peppermint oil, a small amount rubbed on the chest before bed can help clear the airways all night long. Marijuana helps alot during an acute attack, as it eases stress off the mind and body, which can be large triggers for many sufferers.

Cold air, can go either way. It does not help me at all, and in fact will make my attack much worse.

As for many of the other ingredients stated, like onion, grape seeds, sugar and turmeric (among others listed) have no real effect on me, no more than the hot water it is drank with.

Milk should be avoided like the plague! Milk builds up mucus in the lungs and bronchial tubes, making it even harder to breath!

In the case of alot of mucus built up in the lungs, it can sometimes be knocked loose by beating on the chest or upper back. Dont be afraid to get hit really hard in the back several times, it may hurt on the outside but within 10 seconds you will cough up a lot of mucus!

I hope some of this information is useful, i know writing this comment took my mind off my own attack and I can breathe alot better now!

My asthma is Oct – Mar type
COOL air helps (0 to -5C –so freezer temp) but COLD air (-10 to -20C -so Canadian Winter) is bad

I read a report about asthma being higher up north and they said Vitamin D might be the issue. I tan 1 -2 x per week and it helps a lot (very relaxing too – don’t burn!). Alternately if you can’t or won’t tan, I would take 2000 to 4000 IU of Vitamin D / day.

I've had asthma longer than i can remember, its genetic for me. My grandmother and great grandmother had it. My great grand mother actually died from it, so I'm pre-genetically disposed for this kind of stuff! It's horrible and hard, and I've found through the years mine has gotten worse
However i am a collegiate athlete, and have played soccer since i was 4. I know its hard but you have to keep exercising! Especially if you have exercised on set. Even if you don't if you can just get in a regular pattern everyday after a week or two of really pushing your self you see it really start to improve. It's not a quick fix, but for me its the only times i really feel i can breath all the way. The only down fall is that if you take a break for any extended length of time you might find yourself at square one again, and building your breathing back up to what it was can be difficult.
As far as other remedies, i stick with the nebulizer. It really is your best bet, and they arnt that expensive. If you are every working out and you do find your self in the middle of an attack, i find it best, to first CALM DOWN!!! panicking only makes things twice as bad it makes your body work double time! Slow your breathing put both hands on your head, and continue to walk, if you can. It will take some time but your breathing will regulate. However you MUST have a rescue inhaler around at ALL times! non of this will work other wise! keep the good info coming the honey is actually helped me a lot!
-sorry for the typos, in a hurry!-

I have a 5 year old son who is very allergic, (asthma) he doesn't wheese but coughs a lot, what i do when he gets the "attacs" is that I make a tea, eucaliptus leaves, one broken garlic clove, some fenogreek seeds, and maybe some chamomile, i give this to him through out the day for a couple of days, when ever I do this he does not need his inhaler. I hope this helps someone.

My husband has allergy induced asthma when the trees bloom. He takes Activated Quercetin by the manufacturer, Source Naturals. It has Bromelain, a pineapple extract, which is a natural Anti-inflammatory, and Quercetin, which is made from plant pigment, also a natural antihistamine. It has Vitamin C and Magnesium, which help the other two work.

He takes between 3 to 4 capsules when he begins to feel constriction, and in about 15 to 20 minutes he is breathing easier, and feeling better, without the "stimulant" feel or sleepiness. He can go for about 6 to 8 hours feeling fine, even round the things that cause his asthma.

Quercetin also works well for joint pain, and sinus allergy symptoms. If taken preventively, it works great. When we visit my sister who has cats (and he is allergic to them too) he takes Activated Quercetin about 20 minutes before we arrive at her house, and he has no symptoms for most of the day. We have been using this product for over 5 years. It is on line, and at many health food stores.

coffee, tea or coco, they have what you call methyl xanthine, a form theophylline, however it will not work for smokers.

AFTER READING ALL THIS; I REALIZE MY ASTHMA STARTED WHEN I STARTED EATING CEREAL WITH MILK IN AUGUST. MY ASTHMA HAS PROGRESS WEEKLY. TOMORROW WILL BE MY LAST DAY TO EAT CEREAL FOR 2 WEEKS TO SEE IF THIS HAS AN EFFECT ON MY ASTHMA.TONIGHT I AM TRYING THE GINGER,BLACK PEPPER, HONEY WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I WILL LET YOU KNOW IF THIS HELPS. TOMORROW. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR INPUT.
GOODNIGHT.

I FIND THAT COLD AIR N DRINKING HONEY WITH HOT WATER HELP. OR EVEN A GLASS OF WARM MILK.

I've had asthma ever since I was 2 or maybe even earlier, and now I'm 14. I've been taking inhalers almost my whole life, in one form or another, but right now I ran out of my long term inhaler and am having an asthma attack. I won't be receiving the new medication until maybe a month and right now I'm not doing so well with my asthma. I couldn't sleep at all for 2 nights so far (this is my second night right now) and for most of these home remedy ingredients I don't have and don't have the time to go buy them (or the money; my grandmother is quite busy also), and I'm desperately searching online on the internet for a quick asthma relief remedy that I can actually try out. So far the only remedy I saw that I could try was the hot steam, but unfortunately for me it just stabilizes my asthma, not making it better or worse. Cold air triggers my asthma, so I wouldn't stick my head in the freezer during my asthma attack right now. Any form of caffeine, hot cocoa, and chocolate is nowhere in sight, and we don't have any kinds of tea or even cough drops. Milk.. Well, I can drink milk just fine and nothing happens. Don't have any forms of ginger, cloves, honey, or even peppermint or spearmint bubblegum. (from post #7 above) Pretty much don't have any ingredients and can only try the steam and the stick-your-head-in-the-freezer but those already don't work. Now this is a hard one huh? I just wonder if there's anyone who might be actually able to help me.. I have to walk to school in the morning, which is when there is very cold air over here, (cannot stay home at all because my grandmother simply does not trust me and is forcing me to go to school no matter what), and frankly I don't think I'll be able to make it without maybe collapsing half-way there. We DEFINITELY don't have the money to go to the hospital in case that does happen, so I'm still trying my best to find some remedy I can try while also trying my best to breathe right now. So tired.. May someone please help me?

Lucy...you must have some salt around...boil a cup of water and dissolve a teaspoon or so in it. Gargle as well as you can. If you have a clean spray bottle, put some in it and spray in your nose. The salt shrinks swollen membranes. I haven't tried swallowing any but maybe swallow a little to see if that helps too. Let us know how you are doing and try not to worry. You are going to be ok....I will be praying for you :)

Well, technically I haven't tried any of your remedies, YET. but I have tried the cold air, the freezer, It worked..But a couple seconds into regular air tempature, it went back. My ashtma attacks are vicious. I carry my inhaler EVERYWHERE with me. It's really sad. But I found out, making yourself sneeze helps. One night in 2007, I was having a really bad asthma attack, and I didn't yet have an albuterol inhaler, so. I took my Quvar, which is supposed to prevent attacks. I missed my mouth, the mist caused me to sneeze, and about a couple sneezes later., I was able to breath regularly. But I advice, if you have REALLY bad asthma PLEASE do not wait until you medication for your asthma control runs out. When you feel it's getting empty, CALL and refill. So you do not have to worry about being helpess. . Or do something that'll keep your mind off of it. Like I now have a strong habit on chewing the tip of my blanket, the tip that is closiest to my face. And it'll help you fall asleep. I'm NOT saying this will help ALL of you. But I'm just saying, give it a try. It MIGHT help. =]

For my wife cold air seams to trigger an attack. Chewing peppermint candy when an attack starts has been the best remedy we have ever found. It works way faster than the inhaler. It's hard to suck in medicine from an inhaler when you can barely breathe in the first place.

My Mom had asthma years ago and I found this stuff by a company called Bioforce, called Asmathan. It cured her asthma! Now my daughter has it and I can't find the stuff all they carry is stuff for Allergies.

Hi Everyone -

I'm surprised that there has been minimal mention of the Buteyko method of breathing. This breathing method is taught by Buteyko practitioners and most people are able to dramatically reduce their asthma medications.

I stongly recommend that you look into it - google will help - and go to a workshop. I went to one here in Australia for my snoring it works for that too), and we had asthmatics there who were so thrilled with the results!

Milk and honey?

Milk causes more mucus so that sounds like a bad idea. And honey is a definite trigger for asthma for me.

When I was in high school, I rode my bike to school and would get cold/exercise induced asthma. My fix was after I parked my bike, I would take a couple gulps of cold water out of the drinking fountain. It seems counter-intuitive, I know, but the cold air causes inflamation (heat) which the cold water would then soothe.

I don't have any asthma medicine because I only get it when I eat honey, run around in cold air, when I don't take medicine for hayfever and let that get way out of hand, at the beginning of the chest phase of colds (sometimes), or after laughing really hard. And I don't think I've had an asthma attack since I was a kid. For the most part I don't consider myself an asthmatic.

I can avoid all of these triggers and I rarely get colds and even then it usually becomes bronchitis for the last week of it without incident, and as for the laughing, well few things are ever THAT funny and it goes away quickly. So, my prescriptions usually expire long before I finish them, so I just don't keep them around anymore.

When I DO screw up and get the cinder block on my chest, an anti-inflamatory works pretty well, albeit slowly. Although I've heard that asprin and ibuproferin (advil, e.g.) can make it much, much worse for some, so I try acetominifen (tylenol, e.g.). This works especially when your chest is achey, like when consuming a trigger. Less so for the viral-induced, and the others go away on their own quick enough for me to not feel I have to take anything.

My Aunt had Asthma for more then 20 years, shw had tried all types treatment but of no help.
Now she is doing Pranayam and Sujog therapy . Her attack had completely stopped.Request all of you to please try this option.

My 3 year old son also gets Asthma attack, But he cant do pranayam and Sojog therapy. Please help let me know that to do .

Ok seriously #4... alcohol is a BAD idea! Alcohol makes my asthma worse and half the time triggers an attack. PLUS... 5 or 6 shots in a row?!? Are you serious?!? All that is going to do is make you a REALLY drunk person with an even worse asthma attack. BAD IDEA!

I can't count the number of times I've been out with my friends, had a few sips of alcohol and bolted for my inhaler.

So far coffee is the only thing that helps me when I don't have my medicine.

sometimes tea helps me and if i cant afford my inhaler, i'll drink a beer. Only prob with that for me is i gotta ussually stretch out a few beers all through the day, in the winter time i exceed dosage on my albuterol inhaler, but its all i can do.

Now this may sound crazy but i have the worst case of asthma ive been incubaited, and have been suffering for years.One night i had one of thy most worst asthma attack ive ever had...and what I did was i Drank a Cola.or coke Really fast til i developed a need to Burp...the sodium from the cola help me Burp And It opened my air ways..I then fell asleep..

Ice is less dense than water... seriously... it floats in water.

i have asthma and i must say one thing that has worked for me is when i dont have an inhaler with me i drink a coke and i immediatly start getting rid of all the mucus and feel better within minutes

My 18 month old was just diagnosed with severe asthma. This after a two trips to the hospital with pneumonia in less than 12 months. I think milk makes him worse, and if I am not mistaken honey should not be given til he is 2. The dr prescribed a ton of meds to take every day, an d it worries me. One of the inhaled meds has increase in respirtary viruses as a side effect. This after both cases of pneumonia were started with an everday respritory virus. Most of these things suggested don't sound like they would work for a toddler so I am trying to find some solutions.

I mix one part Apple Cider Vinegar (Braggs raw, unprocessed kind from the health food store. The kind that has what is called, the "mother" in it. Not the kind at the grocers because that has or is processed with pine tar. You don't want that kind)

One part raw unprocessed local honey and as many cloves fresh garlic as you think you may want. Usually about 10 - 12 is enough. Chop up the garlic as fine as you can. If you have a blender or food processor use that to mix it all up well. If not then chop the garlic as fine as you can.

Mix it all together in a glass jar keep it refrigerated. Take a spoonful twice a day as a preventative or take one spoonful when an attack comes on.

And be sure to drink a glass of water with it. You can put a couple spoons of this in a glass of water or you can take the remedy straight and chase it with the water.

*tip* you can put it on a salad and eat it that way. Drink water with it

I always get an attack after cutting grass! Does anyone else have this too? I want some relief and was told cola helps because of the caffeine but it does not help me. I wheeze and cough alot during the evening. What can I do to help breathe better. Inhaler? Doctor? Help please.

Yes, I've also heard of the Buteyko method of breathing which apparently dramatically lessens asthma symptoms. They teach classes for it and must be more info online. A little more work to it I'm sure but please give it a try. Sounds amazing!!

I know there a many factors that can aggravate chronic asthma. My biggest triggers are stress, fatigue and cigarette smoke!! No ... I DO NOT SMOKE, I am talking about other people\'s second hand smoke. I swear to God I need a gas mask just to get past these individuals when I get to work!!! In any event, I find that getting adequate sleep helps tremendoulsy and exercise is the BEST, it really does help expand your lung capacity!! However, on those hot, humid, muggy days of summer, I need to stay in air conditioning and there is no way around it! Good luck to all and Godspeed!!

I've had asthma most of my life all year round day in and day out which was very well controlled due to me using my albuterol mist machine daily. When I turned 11 my Aunty in Cambodia sent my Mother this black liquid for me to take twice a day everyday. My Aunty made it. I don't know what plant it is derived from, but it is very bitter. I am now 21 and my asthma is only triggered when I catch the flu. So October - January are the months I'm prone to geting asthma so I have to make sure I never forget my flu shot ever again. Dragonfruit helps too my Mother always incorporated that with my daily diet. It helps strengthen the lungs. Very sweet too. It's expensive here though it's 7 bucks a pop!!

I recently was diagnosed with asthma and have been struggling with how to deal with it. I dont have any of the common symptoms such as shortness of breath or weezing, but rather a chronic and annoying cough. Its dry and sounds similar to a sneeze. Ive been using my inhaler as directed but to no relief. Any suggestions?

I am going to try the honey. Several people have mentioned peppermint and cough drops and I have found both of those helpful. I used to crush peppermint leaves in water when I was a kid and I would go to my great aunt's house. She had cats and I am allergic to cats. Thus, my asthma would be triggered. As far as cold air, I believe that different things work for different people. I have most definitely found that humid, cold, winter outside air constricts my airways. But air from your freezer is very dry and it is easy to believe it could have a different effect. Many people have mentioned using steam from a hot shower. For me, steam makes it more difficult to breathe. I once went into a sauna and could not breathe at all. I think it is important to find out what works for you. My asthma tends to come and go for periods of time, usually related to stress, and during these periods it can be set off very easily. For a couple of months, I could not walk 3 minutes to work without completely stopping breathing and then vomiting.
Of course, any type of run will automatically set it off no matter what.

i have had asthma since the age of 1 years old. i'm turning 18 in less than a month. i'm actually on SSI for my chronic asthma, i can't go an hour with needing to relieve my symptoms, even whilst on 500/50 advair, or singular, or albuterol or even, as i have been given an abundance of this: prednisone. which all have caused further complications to my well being. i'm trying my hardest to stick to the natural way, as also inhalers do not work for even short relief. my triggers: everything. i should be living in a bubble. i was just in the hospital all last year being rushed to the ER either every few days or every week. it was ridiculous. pets, dust, certain foods. all of my environmental and food allergies set it off, steam, from a hot shower sets it off. i almost passed out recently just trying to shower because it set off an attack. but steam from a hot cup of tea, like peppermint tea helps. cold air, it's rare if it helps my asthma or when i have an attack. we just had an AC installed and it is kicking my ass. I'm actually taking my nebulizer treatment right now. But it's so hot, and oh yea, the heat is another one of my triggers. if its too hot, it'll set me off. so i'm really stuck here with trying to stay cool, and trying to stay warm. i don't smoke, i eat all organic and raw foods, and still. i try to exercise when i can but sometimes it will get so bad i have to stop and i can't maintain a schedule. and my meds, go figure, are causing weight gain so that isn't helping any either. milk - cause more mucus and phlem, that is the worse thing to drink for an asthmatic. coffee as said, is for occassional purposes, not everytime, it can make you more anxious and sometimes worsen an attack, in my case it has. some of these methods mentioned above i haven't heard of, but i have tried others. so now i have new things to try! thanks a bunch. if anyone has any other remedies, please, PLEASE email me with them, i'm always open to suggestions.

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Has anyone heard of using the salt inhaler?

The people who keep arguing that cold air does/doesn't help - you all need to realize that asthma has many different triggers. What is going to work for some will not work for others and may in fact cause the attack in the first place. Relax, find what works for you.
My 2 yr old was diagnosed with asthma almost a year ago. We have been trying some of the suggestions here and found the warm bath with epsom salts and ginger tea with crushed garlic and honey worked very well. Black coffee is a stimulant that works for some people, but not suggested for people with reactions to coffee (obviously). This is a nice site that offers many different suggestions. Thanks.

Please don't think I'm being rude or trying to discount what others may THINK helps them or anyone else. The following is simply FACT!

#1 PLEASE for the sake of life or death, seriously! literally! ALL posters!
DO NOT recommend ANYONE with asthma drink Milk or ANY DAIRY, EVER!
It is a 100% without a doubt FACT no one with asthma should ever drink dairy products or eat dairy products. Dairy causes musuc build up and frankly isn't good for anyone, asthma or no asthma. But, for those suffering from asthma, ESPECIALLY during hard times with it, you should, and I will say it again, you should Never drink milk or any potion, recipe, ect that calls for milk, cold, warm, hot, whatever, DO NOT USE IT PERIOD!
#2 Simple fact is cold is NOT good for asthma. Cold air, cold drinks, cold anything, is NOT good for asthma. I know some may say, well they tried it and it works for them. I'm sorry but what ever else you were doing or whatever else you took is what may have helped you. The COLD DID NOT! Drinking very cold water or any drink isn't good for anyone let alone an asthma sufferer. Very cold causes a sort of shock to the body and lungs, airways ect. It is always best to drink room temp or best to drink warm drinks especially with asthma.
These are no opinions or things that I've tried or not tried they are facts. As I said those who believe the opposite are not crazy or anything, they are just not correct in thinking those thing did in fact help them. It was a coincidence or whatever, it was simply not the Milk or the cold drink, air, or stickin their head in the freezer that helped them.
#2a: They say the best place to live if you suffer from asthma is a dry hot place such as Arizona. Why? Because its dry & hot :)
Unfortunately the worse place to be is a place that's cold and humid.
#2b: years & years of study of this have all concluded that the fact is no matter what one may think, and I do believe in the placebo effect, someone may tell you something works and you try it and it seems to work, but it really isn't good for the longterm. Things like drinking a potion with milk or just milk alone or going in the cold is a potential deadly thing to do all the time. It may have worked for one once but sometime or another it could be what does you in.
I don't know if anyone knows what Croup is, but its a condition that causes respitory problems usually in babies to about 6 years old, sometimes even adults. In the case of a Croup sufferer, Cold is actually the BEST thing for it. It can actually cure it for the short term. You could be on your way to the hospital and just going out in the cold air on your way could have you arrive and not need to even be seen by the time you get there. As, the cold air took are of the problem. That is simply fact! Cold air stops Croup. Warm air can help asthma, and the opposite goes for each condition. If you are misimformed and put a person with Croup in a warm/hot steamy bathroom it could and has actually killed them. The hot closes off the airways totally and the victim can not breath at all. The best thing to do with Croup is to take the person outside hopefully where it is cool outside, as Croup is usually much worse and becomes much worse at night, and have them breath the cold night air and it stops the croup attack. The opposite is true of Asthma, you should NOT take an asthmatic out in the cold of night, you should do the opposite and make sure they are warm & breathing warm air.
They sell warm air and cold air humidifiers, you would never use a warm air humidifier on a Croup sufferer, and you would never use a cold air humidifier on an asthmatic sufferer.
If you ask ANY pulmonary MD. They will tell you just that. Believe me if you are misinformed and take a Croup sufferer into a warm aired bathroom with the hot water steamed into the room and stay in there with a croup sufferer you can and would almost certainly kill them or come close to it.
3. I do believe there are many potions and old remedies that can help asthma, too many to write. Vitamin C is a good idea for everyone, especially asthma suffers, it should be taken all the time, not just when you are having trouble. It is an immune system booster and helps a host of things, but you need to take it all the time. Taking some vitamin C while having real trouble with asthma isn't going to help you that quickly. So it needs to be a life style thing.
And good old honey and lemon in hot water, cooled enough to drink is always good, surely can't hurt you. Its also been long known that caffeine durning trouble with asthma can help as it speeds up the blood flow and in turn opens up the airways. That's just something that makes sense. It does work, but if you are having an attack of course you don't want to fool around. I believe the inhalers are over used and in time not only don't work as well anymore, but are really bad for your heart in the long term. For those who have chronic asthma it should be at least something to look into with a GOOD specialist to try Singular. I've know many who had been on inhalers for years and they went on singular, (one pill a day) and they no longer ever needed their inhalers. That and serious life style changes.
1. Stay away from known triggers.
You may know some of them and you may need to learn some of them. Allergic things will cause your asthma to be worse and simple taking those things out of your life can make a huge difference. Obviously if dust, mold causes you problems, stay away from it. Have air cleaners all over your home makes a huge difference, wear a mask when you can't avoid dust. Use cotton bedding only and change your bedding often, use non allergic soaps and never be around or use perfumed anything if its a trigger. Some simple things can change your life, you just have to be willing to learn the triggers and when ever possible remove them from your life.
If you can do this you could see a day you can throw away your inhaler and best of all, breath!

Sorry if I offended anyone with anything I wrote, but I really am just trying to help. Asthma is no fun and if you could stop the causes of it rather thanm find ways to treat the symptoms, you would be so much better off.
Of course in the mean time you want to have things and options of things that can help your symptoms, but the best thing to do is find the cause and get rid of it if you can. Obviously if you're allergic to say a pine tree and you have to go outside and be around pine trees what can you do? Well, you can have air cleaners in your home so they clean the inside air so you don't have that trigger bother you at least while you're inside your own home. And that goes for dust. The air cleaners take most of the the dust away and if you've never had them before you will be amazed that you may sleep better just from something that simple.
Stop drinking milk, or whatever else you may be allergic to, find out, get tested. Removing things from your diet can change your life. You may be allergic to something your eating and its causing your asthma. Simply removing it from your diet can be life changing. There is another fact, people actually crave things they are allergic to. Strange but true.

Ok I have so much more I could write but I think I'll stop now. My advice is learn about asthma and allergies. Don't wait for a doctor to just pass out medications for life that are harmful to your body in the long term or hope all the home remedies may help you. You are always going to be treating the symptoms rather than curing yourself. Wouldn't it be so much better to say you have asthma but you have not had any problems with it anymore? Because you found the triggers and removed them from your life. What if the one food you ate the most was the whole problem? Or the dog or the dust or the fabric or fragrance you have in your life all the time is what's causing all your problems. And removing that stops all your flare ups. Wouldn't that be just life changing? I sure know it would. I had 4 family members who suffered for a long time, until I researched the heck out of the condition and made the changes and all 4 no longer use any medication or have had an asthma attack in many many years. There is the occasional time when one may get a cold and that triggers a flare up of asthma but nothing on a daily basis. 1st the switch to singular and no more inhalers then the changes to diet, and the home, and no more medications period.

Its not fun, and can take some work, but simple things like changing your bedding, buying air cleaners, removing fregrances, using cotton clothing and bedding, stop eating allergic foods and gicing up dairy especially milk along with a few other things is sure worth not having to worry about asthma anymore.
Hope more will take the time to make the changes, get the education they need and change their life forever.

Cold air is all I can breath. 72+ Warm air starts my trouble and 77+ hot air shuts me right down.

I can not take warm or hot baths and showers, 1 breath of steam just locks me tight as a drum and I'll loose consciousness, to waken in the E.R. After a dozen times I try not do this anymore.

Warm and Hot air or water is a 911 emergency ambulance to the E. R. everytime.

So you see, Asthma can effect some people totally different from your own experience and that does not make anyone wrong, just different.

I'm happy but but sad when i enter in freezer my asthma gone joke

I have had asthma all me life and have been able to avoid using an emergency inhaler for most of my attacks. I am now in my 30s and end up having to renew my perscriptions because the medication expires not because I run out. I have always stopped what I was doing, Sat down with my head between my knees and concentrated on breathing as much as possible during an attack. Any hot drink usually provides some sort of releif as does cold air, steam and honey in different situations. If I have an attack, for instance, caused by breathing cold air, I need hot air to make it better. The most important thing to remember is that you have to breathe and concentrate on ways to do it.

Many thanks to all these remedies some of them do work lovely for a while, I've been suffering with asthma for about 10 years now, I'm 21.. I found that the freezer really works, cold air outside does not coffee doesn't work for me either, what I find helpfull sometimes when I don't have my Inhaler handy is heavy breathing but on a normal pace not fast nor slow just like when one wants to meditate the 4x 2x 4x 2 technique, once again thanx to all for submitting help or contributions it surely helped me in a lot of uncomfortable situations.

Look people. What works for one person may not for another. Heat doesn't work for me, but cold does. Sticking my head in the freezer sounds like a great idea. Don't call me a liar or say I'm a fraud. If it doesn't work for you, don't do it! Simple!

Maybe the people that do well with cold air are actually suffering from CROUP as @#69 samie suggested. I think you folks should look into that. You might as well have been treating the wrong form of disease.

I think I found a cure for nightly attacks of asthma, DO NOT GO TO SLEEP! It is past three in the morning, and I feel fine being awake. Seriously, I need help. I am going to try the coffee remedy. I wish I could go see a doctor but I do not have a job and no health insurance right now.

I agree with frankie about what was left by Steve. Cold air is one of my triggers. I hate to go outside in the winter here in Colorado just for that one reason.

to the people having this whole controversy about Cold air vs. hot air should know everyone's different. everyone has different triggers and treatments. don't tell someone they're dead wrong if it helps them and not you. obviously if cold is a trigger don't stick your head in a freezer! as for me it helps because cold isn't a trigger.

No one mentions steaming much. But inhaling steam several times a day and coughing out does help a lot and seems to be ignored by most everyone or not heard of.

I had an inhaler prescribed last yr and never used it until now that I got a viral infection and now using the inhaler several times a day hoping for it, the virus to leave. I was a dairy milk freak but not anymore - I expect to lose a lot of weight and I my appetiite is pretty much gone for now.

Does anyone else also suffer from swallowing issues with food - this had been hammering me the last several yrs as well as anxiety attacks.

Or am I just all screwed up and asthma is my last stand?

Cheers! :)

Cheers!

Cruched garlic with pickle juice, helps me when I have an attack. Once a week, to prevent an attack.

I grew up in the East with hay fever then moved to California and my hay fever disappeared. Now I live in Nevada and my allergies have returned in late Sept-Oct due to sage brush and rabbit brush. Unfortunately my allergies now come with a dose of asthma too.
I now know what that is like. it is scary and I don't like it at all. Just today my haircutter put half a dropper of Stinging Nettle under my tongue and my breathing improved within minutes. I am going to buy some asap. It is a natural remedy and she says everyone who has ever tried it is completely satisfied with its effectiveness. You should be sure that it is non alcohol. How come no one else has mentioned this remedy at this site? I will report back my results soon. Anyone care to join me in this experiment?

hi... im asad.. my father is suffering from seasonal asthma, and it occur in only in october and november month.. plz tel me some permanent treatment and email me on asadghalib_asadghalib@yahoo.com.
thanx

honey is doubtlessly the most easier and quicker way to get rid of asthma attack instantly...

my son is 3 and he gets worse during the months of oct thru may, going to the hostital constantly,they gave him a medication called ALBUTEROL SULFATE and is used thru a machine that vaporises the liquid, and basicly he has to inhale it. but ive been seen that when he finishes taking it he acts different. like he starts shaking a little bit, he gets really hyper,paranoid and sometimes he just acts really weard. i read about the side effets and didn't like them a bit, but that's the only right now that has helped him with his asthma.i want to stop it cuz if it's side effects so i'm going to try some of the remedies i have read so far..i hope they work on my kid

I had the worst attack I've ever had the other night - in the middle of the night. My asthma is from allergies, sometimes over the counter allergy treatments work and then sometimes they don't. Still can't figure out what allergen triggered it. Can herbals trigger an attack.

I have asthma. I have allergies. I recognize that the disease manifests it differently in different individuals. I am attempting to incorporate plant based formulas into a solution. Of course, there are inherent dangers of using plant based formulas, especially when you know you have allergies...but lets face it, we do not all have equal access to modern medicine, and some of us are quite skeptical about the dangers of long term use. Modern pharmaceuticals are not without consequences!
Here is a list of some plants that have antiasthmatic properties, perhaps there are some in your area that may help. http://www.pfaf.org/database/search_use.php?K[]=Antiasthmatic
From a preventative standpoint, I try to minimize exposure to enviromental toxins and triggers. Reduce exposure to dustmites by: removing carpet, covering bedding with fabric min 4.91 ppm porosity (300 plus thread count sheets), pillows in dryer 30 minutes one time/ week. or just throw out! To help avoid toxins: Can your own food, farmer's market, Pick your own. Learn edible weeds, such as dandelion, and incorporate into diet. Detoxification is very important.
Using natural fibers, when possible. Test the samples first. Avoid artificial dyes in food and clothing. Give up cosmetics. Make your own personal care products and cleaning supplies. Allergies are complicated and individualized, but one common theme is the fact that we are all exposed to so many environmental toxins, our immune systems are taxed. If we can help support our immune system, through diet, detox and minimized exposure to environmental triggers and pollutants. We may enable our bodies to regain control of this "emergency response system."
This is the challenge I face every day. As I eliminate one suspect, another takes the stage. I have minimized dustmites, but I am still challenged by molds. I am trying to find a safe plant-based formula to rid my home of molds. I cannot afford to move elsewhere. I do not wish to employ more toxic chemicals in the sollution. My allergies flare during winter months, because the house is closed up and indoor triggers such as dust mites and molds wreak havoc!

My 7 year old son was diagnosed 2 years ago,he nearly died in march because of the negligence of our health service,since then i have learnt about causes and triggers but not much on remedies,till today. he is actually coughing now in bed as im sat here,i really feel bad for him,its scary for me but must be a hell of a lot worse for him. his inhalors dont seem to work that much especially in this cold weather,can anyone suggest anything,im sick of him being fobbed off by the doctors.

This helped my asthma a lot!!! www.emofree.com I was on two different meds for asthma and now I take none.

One recommendation that everybody so far have seemed to have missed out? Water. This came to my attention last week. I stay at my girlfriends a lot which seems to trigger my asthma and it carries over to other for a week or so when I go back to mine, slowly returning back to normal. It only comes at night though... Mostly... Which is when I noticed this. Last week at mine she brought a large bottle of water up and drinking this water sporadically throughout the evening and whenever I woke up during the night really helped. A surprisingly large amount. It just helped me 5 minutes ago also.
Of course, if youre having an attack I wouldnt suggest going to the shop and buying a bottle of evian, take the required action, but if like me you just suffer from heavy wheezing/tight chest then water really helps calm it, perhaps minor dehydration is playing a role for me here. That and other things e.g. until my girlfriends cats go to kitty heaven and the guinea pig goes to a laboratory heaven, im going to be suffering with it when i stay at hers.
Though I was never allergic to my dog?

As for this ongoing argument? I find that fresh air, full stop helps, but 'fresher'/colder air works the best. For some added info to the discussion, some years ago I was in Germany at a festival during the summer and the week before there had been heavy rain, so to soak up the damp grass they laid down lots, and lots, and lots of dry hay, only the next day the scorching sun beamed from the cloudless sky for the next week, creating a dry, dusty, boiling hot atmosphere in which for the first time in 10 years I had an asthma attack. I was very lucky as I found a friend-of-a-friend who could see I was unwell just from the look on my face and became my angel when he brandished an inhaler some moments later.
The fact is these conditions brought back the asthma that I had gleefully been without for the past 10 years. I though I was free of it forever
So, my advice would be this, extreme conditions re-ruined my life. I strongly recommend you take note of all the methods lifted above and find one that works for you so that next time you want some natural asthma relief you dont have to resort to a temperature & humidity based 'treatment' because this could only makes things seriously worse. Besides, its cold and wet outside, the freezer stinks of minced meat, and hovering over steaming bowl of hot water will only give me an afro. Please, no freezers, no ovens, no swedish saunas.

GSE ie Grape Fruit Seed Extract cures ASTHMA and other lung related diseases.

Everyone needs to try OregaResp (formerly Oregacyn), a natural product that will virtually eliminate asthma...Ask someone at your local health food store...The testimonials on this stuff is unbelievable!! Some ppl had been on 9 or more asthma medications for years and they've virtually eliminated all of their meds by taking this one product!!