Under the prevention of asthma is understood as a warning of the disease (primary prevention) and prevention of relapse in those who already suffer from asthma (secondary prevention).
The purpose of primary prevention is the prevention of asthma.
Secondary prevention goals are to prevent asthma attacks in people who already have the disease, and prevention of deterioration and death in patients with asthma.
Primary prevention of asthma should be done to people (especially children) to high-risk groups.
These include the following people:
with a hereditary predisposition to allergic reactions and diseases, and especially to allergic respiratory diseases,
with signs of atopic dermatitis
with repeated episodes of croup
with signs of bronchial obstruction during SARS.
Measures of primary prevention of asthma are:
elimination of occupational hazards in the mother during pregnancy;
cessation of smoking during pregnancy;
nutrition of pregnant, lactating women with limited products with high allergenic activity and gistaminliberatornoy;
prevention of acute respiratory viral infections in the mother during pregnancy and the child;
restriction of drug treatment during pregnancy stringent indications;
breastfeeding;
reduce exposure to aeroallergens dwellings;
cessation of passive smoking;
use of physical rehabilitation, hardening;
reducing exposure to chemical agents in the home;
good ecological environment.
Secondary prevention of exacerbations of asthma is based on:
struggle with chronic pulmonary infection, sinusitis, etc. eliminate contact with the allergen. In the case of home asthma, it is necessary as often as possible to carry out wet cleaning, where the patient, remove all dust collectors (rugs, carpets, old furniture), excluding its contact with plants, pets, etc. that cause asthma attacks. We also recommend regular airing of the bedding in the open air on a sunny hot or freezing weather. The apartments with asthma are not recommended include aquariums, because of dry fish food (daphnia) has expressed allergenic activity. In patients with known sensitivity to allergens feather birds is recommended as the material stuffed in pillows to use padding polyester or similar synthetic materials. Due to the fact that fungal asthma most often caused by sensitization to molds is very important in the prevention of exacerbations of asthma clinical option is to remove excess moisture and mold in the pockets of residential areas. In patients with pollen asthma reducing exposure to pollen cause-significant plants can be achieved by limiting the walks, indoor air conditioning, and in cases of severe pollen asthma - by temporarily moving to the climatic zone, where the period of flowering plants important cause-ended or even not yet begun. From nutrition in patients with bronchial asthma should be excluded foods that are proven cause of acute illness. Subject to complete exclusion from the application of drugs, the use of which caused asthma or other allergic manifestations.
the general hardening of the body (sleep outdoors all year round). You must use a package of measures to reduce the incidence of SARS. In patients with severe asthma symptoms during the first SARS should begin preparations to continue the use of bronchodilators corticosteroids.
self-massage.
breathing exercises (to Butsyko shallow breathing, gymnastics Strelnikova paradoxically, the use of nebulyatorov, etc.)
treatments in acupuncture,
exclusion from the diet of alcoholic beverages,
complete smoking cessation.
Without exacerbation of the disease is recommended sanitary-and-spa treatment in the Baltic States (gg.Yurmala, Palanga), Turkmenistan, Kislovodsk.
