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Before knowing whether there are any natural remedies to treat asthma or not, bear one thing in mind that asthma cannot be cured. However, there are exceptions to this as well. According to Dr Gyanendra Agrawal, Senior Consultant, Respiratory & Critical Care unit, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, Although asthma can only be treated and not cured, it can be completely cured in a subset of children, especially those who suffer from asthma since their childhood. However, the percentage of such cases is 10 20 % only, which means one in every five kids suffering from asthma can get cured by the age of 10 12 years. But this requires regular intake of medications and carefully monitoring the disease along with staying away from asthma triggers. Here's more on how to manage asthma in children.
Can asthma be treated naturally?
As far as natural remedies are concerned, Dr Agrawal says that as of now, there is no scientific evidence which indicates that natural remedies for asthma are effective in treating asthma entirely. However, most people try various natural ways to deal with asthma such as gargling with salt water or fish therapy, in which the patient has to ingest a live fish, which do not help treat the condition (there is no research to validate the efficacy of these remedies). In fact, he recommends that instead of going natural, carefully monitoring the triggers and taking medications as prescribed by your doctor might help in treating the condition more effectively. Read more about how to prevent an asthma attack.
As asthma is an episodic disease, which means that the symptoms are never persistent but might occasionally appear, when triggered by the risk factors, the only way to prevent the condition is to avoid these triggers and take medications regularly and not just when you experience the symptoms. And if taking drugs is not your cup of tea, you can even use inhalers, which are not only effective and safe but also provide quick relief. Here's more on medicines for asthma use, side-effects, overdose and interactions.
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