Long ...BUT well worth the reading.
Make the connection.
http://www.mcs-america.org/
I am a nurse with over 25 years experience in this area and I have seen a lot of people with various illnesses caused from chemicals and fragranced products as well as VOC’s in their homes, schools and workplace. This problem is growing as more and more chemicals are being introduced and used on a daily basis.
We are now seeing more and more children with Asthma, Allergies, Hives, Eczema and many respiratory illnesses. I can not emphasize how important it is to educate yourself about MCS and the harm you may be doing to your health by using chemicals and fragranced products.
If you or a loved one suffers from Asthma, Allergies, Autism, chronic headaches, reproductive problems, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia, you need to read further and learn about the signs and symptoms of MCS - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
Most doctors will not inform you about this because patients as a whole like to walk out of a doctors office with a prescription for some magical medicine and they do not want to be told that their expensive new perfume or newly installed carpet may be the culprit. So, the doctor will give you medications and many of these meds either do not work or cause other health problems.
Chemicals and fragranced products are often the root of all evil when it comes to your health. Many of the below mentioned items are common triggers to sinus, asthma, itching, headaches, Migraines and allergy problems amongst other health issues. Get rid of them and your lungs will thank you and you will breathe easier.
And, it is not only personal body or cleaning products causing havoc on your health….many people become ill after wearing brand new clothing, dry-cleaned clothes, installing new carpet, painting, buying a new mattress or after home renovations because of the Flame Retardants, Benzenes, Formaldehydes, etc. used in these products. So the answer is NO, you are not imagining that 2 weeks after your home, office or classroom got renovated you started to become ill, get dizzy or have headaches. This is happening more and more these days and adults as well as children are becoming sicker and sicker.
Unfortunately, too many doctors compound the problem by prescribing chemical medications to try to alleviate the symptoms of an already chemical overloaded body and they rarely tell the patient to eliminate the chemical offenders. How many times have I seen people in the grocery store with Bounce, Glade Plug-Ins and Febreeze in their shopping cart along with a bottle of Benadryl , Migraine Excedrin and a box of Allergy Tablets ? Why don’t they make the connection?
Here is a Brain Spect Scan Before and after a whiff of perfume:
http://www.ourlittleplace.com/spect.html
BIG NO-NO’s
No Bounce or dryer sheets
No Febreeze
No Glade Plug-ins
No scented candles
No Fragranced Products on Body, Hair or Clothing
No Smoke
No Dander
No Sprays
And remember, it is NOT the smell it is the Chemicals that make up the smell. So, even if something is ';Fragrance Free'; these products often mask the smell with another chemical !
More and more offices and schools are creating “Fragrance Free Zones”… why do you think this is?
Feel free to contact me on this subject.
http://www.ourlittleplace.com/mcs.My boyfriend has asthma. He thinks its really bad and needs help to get it under some form of control. Has any
you need to find out what triggers the asthma
im 14 with such bad asmatha/allergys that i was hospitalized many time (26) buy a anhaler or nebulizer to open airways on the spot abuterol is the drug that opens it
also
http://www.asthmaandallergies.org/Contro…
http://www.webmd.com/asthma/default.htm
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Dise…
Start him on these two breathing exercises.Do 5 minutes initially and increase the timing gradually.The asthma will reduce gradually.Try it to believe it, as you will know within weeks.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Get him to contact his GP and see if they have an asthma nurse, They can give info, sort out inhalers etc.
They're called family doctors or GP's. You can go and see them they're rather good at this sort of thing.
Does he have a physician he goes to regularly? He needs to see an asthma specialist. Together they will devise an Asthma Plan, based on the severity of his asthma. The specialist will prescride the best method of controlling his asthma symptoms.
I have my asthma specialist on my speed dial. =) She really helped me a lot. I graduated from taking 9 medicines and 2 inhalers to 1 oral steroid and 2 inhalers.
If he has severe asthma, his doctor might prescribe 2 kinds of inhaler: a fast-acting one (medications that acts fast to relieve the symptoms but they're not long-lasting) and controller med to manage his asthma and prevent symptoms from occurring in the first place.
I use budesonide/formoterol Symbicort. It's very effective.
His doctor should also be able to help him devise an exercise plan. Before I went to my specialist, I couldn't play any sport or do any exercise.
Make me run for 10 minutes straight and you better have an ambulance waiting for me at the end of the line. lol.
Although, the pros of having asthma is that I can get away with almost anything. If I don't want to go anywhere I'll just say I can't because I'm having attacks. And I am exempted from PE at my school!!! I hate ballroom dancing and ballet/gymnastics. I am so uncoordinated and ungraceful.
Anyway, she helped me and sent me to some kind of physical therapist. Now I am a varsity swimmer and a tennis player.
Part of the therapy I mentioned is swimming, it helps you control your breathing and strengthens your lungs. Part of the outing is swimming with dolphins.
So your boyfriend might try swimming regularly.
He would also need a peak flow meter. I use my meter everyday, so I'll be prepared. It measures how well a person can blow air from the lungs. A peak flow meter reading that falls in the meter's green (or good) zone means the airways are open. A reading in the yellow zone means there's potential for an asthma flare-up. A reading in the red zone means the flare-up is serious and could mean that a person needs medication or treatment immediately - maybe even a trip to the doctor or emergency room.
I'd agree with Iplayado... He ought to consult his doctor, not us on here, maybe he needs a change of medication. In the meantime, you can help (I'm sure you do) by not smoking around him, not using aerosols while he's around etc.
Aspirin is NOT helpful, in fact it can exacerbate asthma, so ignore the crass suggestion elsewhere.
He needs to see his GP and discuss either starting more medicine, or increasing his current medication. Some people believe that certain types of breathing exercise can help, but these should be in addition to regular medication. Asthma can kill, so it is very important he sees his doctor and also starts a diary recording his symptoms and peak flow.
He should have a look at quizzes (like the one below) to see how well his asthma is controlled and how well it can be controlled. Regularly symptoms mean asthma is poorly controlled and he should see his doctor to get it back in control.
i have mild asthma, and when i was younger i had to use an inhaler. it really helped, i also used a breathing machine when i was coughing alot. there is also medication and nose sprays that help.
He needs to see his GP and have his asthma checked and then a course of preventer and reliever needs to be put into place.
yes the key is to use a preventative inhaler or brown inhaler which you use every day and if used correctly and regularly then his asthma will be controlled ,
best for him to speak to his GP
Going to the doctor is the fist step. As an CCU RN and an asthmatic myself, I reccomend a pulmonologist over a general practicioner. A pulmonologist will do PFT (pulmonary function tests) and be able to get a bigger picture of his asthma such as triggers and severity. A maintenance medication may be helpful (such as Advair, Singulair, Spiriva) and the pulmonologist will be able to prescribe waht is best for him and his type of asthma (allergic v. non-allergic).
The incidence of asthma has skyrocketed in recent years. There's a lot of conjecture as to why. Most people are starting to think it's because Americans are so clean, that part of our immune system is overactive and attacking our own bodies. If he's had asthma since he was 2, I'm sure he's seeing a doctor. I don't think that there is anything for us to say over the advice of his doctor.
taking aspirin helps me
My husband has asthma and up until a couple of years ago it was quite bad and was hospitalised with it a couple of times.The best advise I can give your boyfriend is to go to see his GP to get it assessed.Ask about a pill called montelucast sodium tablet or sometimes called singular which helps along with inhalers to control his asthma.At this time of year his asthma can feel worse due to change in weather conditions.When you are indoors don't have your central heating too high as this causes my husband to feel a little breathless.Keep a window open in your bedroom this helps alot.My husband is on Ventolin(salbutamol) inhaler plus a combination inhaler called fluticasone and salmeterol dry powder inhaler along with the montelucast pill he takes his asthma is under control and he hasn't had a bad attack for over three years.Also he needs to get a peek flow meter,free from GP,and keep a track of when his asthma is worse.Good luck
Hi Lorna
Here is a testimonial on how to heal the issue (many others at the site).
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I used to suffer from asthma and cold related ailments for the last more than twenty years. These ailments included: running nose, running eyes, sneezing, red eyes, and problems relating to asthma which aggravated during the month of April and November on account of change of weather. I used to take a lot of medicines which had their side-effects. On account of asthma, I did not play any game whatsoever [basically I could not run for a few meters]. While surfing on the net, I came your and I started taking AVC [edit note: AVC = Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (Braggs)] and it did wonders to me.
http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/asthma.…
Best of health to you
He needs a preventor inhalor and a reliever if it's serious.
If you live in a town get him out for short walks in some fresh air. A girl friend of mine has it and feels so much better after a day at mine.
wow, many opinions on this questions. Take it from a Respiratory Therapist who works with children with asthma on a daily basis. I am shocked that your boyfriend has asthma, and does not have inhalers. he needs inhalers. hands down. He needs a bronchodilator inhaler, most common is Albuterol. Combivent is also Albuterorl mixed with another drug called Atrovent. Xopenex is another bronchodilator that is used with peope with heart conditions. It is absolutely foolish for a person with bad asthma to walk around ANYWHERE without his/her inhaler. He needs to go to the doctor and get an inhaler, or possibly a home nebulizer so you can nebulize the Albuterol. See a doctor before it gets to the point where he has to be intubated (breathing tube shoved down his throat) and placed on a ventilator until his airways open back up!
Get him to contact his GP - he/she will be able to examine your boyfriend and advise him as to the best course of action e.g. an appointment with an asthma nurse. The asthma nurse will try your boyfriend on differant combinations of treatments until the right course of medication is found throught monthly appointments with the nurse.
he needs to see his doctor. go with him and ask questions so that you can understand the triggers and treatment. it is deadly. take a CPR class, too.
Get him to go to the doctor, they can put him on preventative inhalers that have steroids (cortico not anabolic) to help prevent the inflammation asthma causes and give him a reliever inhaler (salbutamol) which will help in an asthma attack. If he's getting quite breathless, try steam inhalation, get a bowl with hot water in, make him lean over the bowl with a towel over his head to make a tent and breath in the vapour, this will help open the airways up - it's like a nebuliser but without the medication in, but if he has a blue inhaler give him this after the steam so the medication can get into the lower parts of the lungs.
The cause of Asthma isn't clear. There are drugs which reduce reactive and proactive symptoms and you should get your boyfriend to see his GP to see if they could help in his case
He needs to go see a doctor!
Have him go to the doctor, maybe they can get him on some kind of steroid or a rescue inhaler for when it gets really bad,
tell him to get under a prescription for advair 250/50. i too have asthma and thats what i take. get on singular too. its a pill. and you dont have to take the advair as much. advair is a inhalent, but it works wonderful.
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