Management of pediatric asthma

  Daily life care is very important in the prevention and treatment of asthma: 1.Adapting cold and temperature, preventing external sensation: Cold and flu are important causes of asthma attacks, so you should do a good job of keeping warm and cold in the cold season of spring and winter, and avoid direct blowing of air conditioners and fans in the summer and heat season, and increase and decrease clothing at the right time.  2.Avoid contact with allergens and irritants: pollen, dust, mites in the air, artificial fibers in clothing, fur, and dog and cat dander at home are the main causes of acute asthma attacks, so they should be actively avoided or desensitized before the season of prevalence.  3, diet, protect the spleen and stomach: “the spleen is the source of phlegm, the lungs are the storage of phlegm”, the lungs and spleen are the organs of the mother and the son, the regulation of the spleen and stomach can “cultivate the earth to produce gold”, eliminate the source of phlegm and prevent the onset of asthma. Children with asthma should pay attention to dietary regulation, the diet should be nutritious, light and easy to digest, and it is advisable to eat more products that strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi and moisten the lungs, such as lily, seaweed, sea cucumber, silver fungus, walnuts, coix seeds, white lentils, yam, etc. Avoid eating spicy and oily products to prevent food accumulation of heat and damage to the spleen and stomach. Food allergy is also one of the causes of asthma. Milk, eggs, fish and shrimp, peanuts, soybeans and other foods are common allergens, which can be detected by parents’ careful observation and avoided, and food allergens can be tested if necessary, so as to withdraw or desensitize from the diet. Wine, tea, coffee, cola drinks, chocolate and spicy food can often trigger asthma or make the itching intensify, so you should limit consumption.  4, pay attention to the emotional care: Chinese medicine believes that mental stimulation, emotional changes can often lead to qi stagnation, affecting the function of the internal organs, resulting in liver depression and qi stagnation, fire and yin, damage to the lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys, triggering or aggravating asthma. Therefore, we should pay attention to the emotional and mental care of children with asthma, avoid excessive sadness and panic, prevent damage from external stimuli, do a good job of psychological guidance, so that children maintain a good mental state, enhance confidence in overcoming the disease, and actively cooperate with the treatment, so that the disease can recover as soon as possible.  5, adhere to exercise, enhance physical fitness: physical exercise can improve cardiorespiratory function, enhance physical fitness. Appropriate sports such as swimming, intermittent exercise, respiratory training, medical walking, etc. while applying medication to children with asthma can strengthen the therapeutic effect, especially encourage outdoor exercise, frequent contact with nature, wind and sun, gradually adapt to changes in climate and environment, and avoid or reduce the chance of catching a cold due to exposure to cold.  Treating the disease in the future is an important prevention and treatment idea in Chinese medicine. Paying attention to the prevention and treatment medicine for children with asthma in remission, giving reasonable life care, improving the physical condition of the children and reducing the onset of asthma can eventually lead to the eradication of asthma in children with asthma.