How to Overcome Wheezing

AbiramiKV · Nov 22, 2013

reh said: ↑

I am not sure on what to suggest especially for 2 yr old kid...

I once got wheezing and after that for almost 2 yrs i had slight wheezing almost every month when I get cold.

What doc suggested is
* Avoid citrus fruits - orange , lemon
* Avoid goose berry - as it trigger more
* Increase green leafy vegetables
* Avoid curd and banana at night .

Now it has reduced a lot and I can say nill...

What I want to say is it depends on what kind of wheezing . so please check with doc before trying anything new.

For some citrus fruits reduces as it has vitamin , but for some it aggravates wheezing ..
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Thanks Reh!!We are consulting with our doctor also!

GaythriV · Nov 23, 2013

Best way to avoid cold is always keep his ears closed by cotton specially while travelling.
As reh said avoid gooseberry.
In green leafy vegetables avoid 'thandu keerai'.

AbiramiKV · Nov 23, 2013

guesshoo said: ↑

Hi OP,

my dd gets viral wheeze now and again. Is asthalin the same as salbutamol? If she has been exposed to the cold and seems to start having breathing trouble, I give her salbutamol a few times for a couple of days slowly reducing the dosage and prolonging the times between dosage as long as she doesn't worsen.
That apart, some other things I do.

1. heres what I read about the healing powers of turmeric. (Might be pseudo science, yet sharing it) Turmeric has a compound called curcumin in it whose healing powers are super high. However human body doesn't absorb it very well. However absorption of curcumin in the body increases 2000 times in the presence of a compound called piperine - which is available in abundance in pepper.

Summary pepper alone or turmeric alone is less effective than the two put together.

2. You could boil milk with turmeric and pepper, add misri or cane sugar in the end and serve it hot to your child.

3. Rub eucalyptus oil into your child's chest just as you feel a wheeze coming on. Also rub it on his feet and put socks on. A few drops on his pillow should help him breathe.

4. Shut the doors and windows of the bathroom, let super hot water run from the tap while you play with the child inside. The steam / humidity would help. A couple of drops of eucalyptus oil in this hot water also helps.

5. heat mustard oil with a couple of cloves of garlic, then apply it to your child's chest, sides, back and feet.

6. Buy pure camphor (not the one precut as small blocks but ones that are irregular shaped blocks.) perhaps from Ayurvedic medicine shops. Take a small chunk of camphor in a ladle along with a teaspoon of coconut oil. Heat it over a flame. If your child is happy to inhale the fumes, ok, else leave him. Once the camphor has dissolved and the oil is still warm, run it well on his torso and feet.
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Hi Guesshoo,
Asthalin and Salbutamol are the same .
Thanks for the suggestions and felt great to know the scientific fact behind giving turmeric nd pepper together:thumbsup..I tried this and working for my DS.
Will try steam vaporizing *-) and warm oil applying in chest during nights
me gotta a small doubt here ...Mustard oil is the IDHAYAM BRAND OIL (NAlla Ennai as we say in Tamil)? If not ,Dear Ilites pls suggest good brand of Mustard oil.

GaythriV · Nov 23, 2013

Nalla ennai means oil made out of sesame seeds - 'ellu ' not mustard seeds

AbiramiKV · Nov 23, 2013

Merlyn11 said: ↑

Dear OP, I totally understand your kid's situation as I am an asthma patient since my childhood..Only thing to control wheezing is to take precaution to avoid basic reason for wheezing..In your case it's cold climate.So avoid going outside maximum..If you have no other option cover his ear and nose (like with a shawl ) every time you go out..Still I go out like this way only ..Let him drink warm water(with tulsi or whatever) once you are back to clear his chest ...Give him only warm foods..I used to avoid even milk and yogurt all the time..Avoid contact with dust if he has allergy to dust as well...if your kid has wheezing even after following everything no need to wait for anything go with English medicine l..It gives a quick relief....You can try homeopathic medicines also .. I was on homeo medicine during childhood to control the allergy and once it goes out of my hand I always relied on asthalin for a quick relief...Homeopathy also has medicines for quick relief though..
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Thanks Merlyn For the suggestions!!

Shanvy · Dec 1, 2013

i am a chronic wheezer though with weight loss , food control and regular medicines frequency has reduced.

my son has been one from the first week of his birth. nothing helped we used to run to the hospital for nebulization under medical supervision everyday.

we used spacehalers for medicines instead of giving him asthalin or any other medicines in the pill form or tonic form. it helped a lot.

apart from the remedies that are discussed..

We always ensured there is no dust, no cob-webs around him. no wierd smells. this went on until we realized longer duration of cough or cold triggered wheeze episodes so did preservatives that are used to cakes, cream biscuits, juices and many other things.

We moved away from eating anything that had preservation and it helped. I also gave him tea made of betel leaves, tulasi, and a few other ingredients to balance the heat and cold of the ingredients (my recipe is here in il some thread related to cold/cough) from the time he was 2 months and it helps and helped. even now at 15 he takes this tea once in a week, and if they have cold it is a must. i have a lemon grass, betel, tulasi and ajwain plant in pots for the very purpose. I also give them warm/hot water to drink regularly when at home. i do not encourage them to just get into the ac room as soon as they enter. i always keep the ac's switched off because the kids have a tendency to enter a cold room coming from a sultry hot weather..

apart from increasing immunity, the most important thing is to increase their lung power. allowing him to blow good quality balloons or toys that need to be blown..pipes that need the blowing and sucking ..or you can just invest in a apparatus like this..though we felt it was too clinical and not fun when he was too small.Niscomed Lung Excerciser online in India | HealthKart.com

you can also get a vaporiser..because in chennai i don't think your kiddo is going to get wheezing because of humidity. it is more because of pollution. there are more number of asthmatics today then a decade..

the more you learn to understand the triggers, the management, the episodes reduce to a large extent.

add more vegetables, fruits. give him fruits after they are in room temperature.

oysterzzz · Dec 3, 2013

hi abhiramikv, howz ur kid feeling now. hope hes alright. god bless.

AbiramiKV · Jan 18, 2014

Thanks Shanvy for the valuable suggestions!!
I am following up with all and kid is better now..
Thanks all again for sharing your experiences and good tips..

Have a great time ahead..

Sanguineme · Jan 8, 2016

Hi very informative posts. Thanks. I didn't realize what wheezing is till I saw my son suffering. Have been giving him Sabutamol when he has breathing trouble. I have been looking for something which could improve his immunity. Still could only reduce episodes by Puff n nothing else. Need to know how to improve his immunity levels. He is now three years old.

Mekrish · Apr 29, 2016

Hi everyone
My DS is 2.5 yrs old and he too had wheezing from the age of 1. We used to nebulise him every 15 to 20 days and we got a nebuliser at home too. He will not have food too during these days. At the age of 1.5 we thought of trying homeopathy. Thank god, we tried. He soon became normal and the frequency of Wheezing attacks also reduced. During winter season he gets wheezing but not as before. He was able to breathe and took food as in normal days. Still we are continuing his homeo medicines. Doc advised us to stop from next month. But still if he eats chocolates he gets wheezing and cold. Got to check with doc .