According to National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (2014), asthma is a long-term
disease that has no cure. The goal of asthma treatment is to control the
disease. To control asthma, partner with your doctor alongside dieticians as
directed by the doctor to manage your asthma or your child’s asthma. Asthma is treated with two types of medicines,
long-term control medicines and quick relief medicines. Long-term control
medicines help to reduce airway inflammation and prevent asthma symptoms, while
quick relief or “rescue” medicines relieve asthma symptoms that may flare up.
Long-term control medicines include;
Institute (2014), asthma is a long-term
disease that has no cure. The goal of asthma treatment is to control the
disease. To control asthma, partner with your doctor alongside dieticians as
directed by the doctor to manage your asthma or your child’s asthma. Asthma is treated with two types of medicines,
long-term control medicines and quick relief medicines. Long-term control
medicines help to reduce airway inflammation and prevent asthma symptoms, while
quick relief or “rescue” medicines relieve asthma symptoms that may flare up.
Long-term control medicines include;
·
Inhaled
corticosteroids: It helps to relieve the inflammation and swelling that makes
your airways sensitive to certain inhaled substances.
Inhaled
corticosteroids: It helps to relieve the inflammation and swelling that makes
your airways sensitive to certain inhaled substances.
·
Cromolyn:
Two medicines are taken using a device called nebulizer. As you breathe in, the
nebulizer sends a fine mist of medicine to your lungs.
Cromolyn:
Two medicines are taken using a device called nebulizer. As you breathe in, the
nebulizer sends a fine mist of medicine to your lungs.
·
Omalizumab
(anti-IgE): This medicine is given as an injection one or two times a month. It
helps prevent your body from reacting to asthma triggers such as dust mites.
Omalizumab
(anti-IgE): This medicine is given as an injection one or two times a month. It
helps prevent your body from reacting to asthma triggers such as dust mites.
·
Theophylline:
This medicine is taken by mouth. It helps open the airways.
Theophylline:
This medicine is taken by mouth. It helps open the airways.
Quick relief medicines includes;
Inhaled short-acting beta z-agonists: These
medicine act quickly to relax tight muscles around your airways when you are
having a flare up. This allows the airways to open up so air can flow through
them. You should take your quick-relief medicine when you first notice asthma
symptoms. (Mayo Clinic, 2016).
medicine act quickly to relax tight muscles around your airways when you are
having a flare up. This allows the airways to open up so air can flow through
them. You should take your quick-relief medicine when you first notice asthma
symptoms. (Mayo Clinic, 2016).
References
Mayo
clinic(2016). Asthma. http://mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/asthma
clinic(2016). Asthma. http://mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/asthma
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute(2014). Asthma. http://nhlbi. nih.gov/ health/health-topics/topics/asthma.
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute(2014). Asthma. http://nhlbi. nih.gov/ health/health-topics/topics/asthma.
