i need some advice

[tousled1]

My advise would be for your father to consult with a pulmonary specialist. There are many new inhalers available that are available via prescription only that help.

[Bev]

If it's mild and recent, you could start with a general MD. You can take singulair, advair and q-var to prevent astma and albuterol to unconstrict the airways.

If you think it's allergy related, you can try OTC Claritin etc, but if symptons persist for more than a couple of weeks, your Dad should really see a Doc. Untreated asthma can cause permanent scarring in the lungs.

Good luck, BB

[R.B.]

Angel wings.

I am not an expert and cannot give you advice.

I would also recommend that your father talks to his doctor to ensure that you are right in your diagnosis and about treatment options.

I can point you to some trial material which indicates that increasing omega three and decreasing omega six may help reduce the body's inflammatory profile and to susceptibility to asthma.

There is lots on the WEB. As with many conditions whilst there is a consensus it may help sufficient and appropriate research has not been done to prove it does.

The body is extraordinarily complex and good dietary basics has to be a starting place to give the body the fuel to operate as it should.

I hope you manage to sort things out.

RB



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[MJo]

I have had asthma since childhood. In addition to medicine...make sure you have a HEPA filter on your vaccuum cleaner. If there are any damp areas in your home -- if you live in a split level and have several rooms next to the crawl space, for example -- buy a portable dehumidifier and leave it on all night, every night. If you have a basement, use a dehumidifer in the basement. Killing mold in the home helped my asthma tremendously. You could also use an air filter in the bedroom -- the kind that has filters that have to be changed regularly. Sears makes a good one.