>Asthma and Allergies

There is a tight connection between asthma and allergies. While asthma can have other causes than allergies, an allergy never comes alone. Most of the times, it develops into an allergic asthma which can give a lot of trouble to the person in cause. That’s because an allergic asthma sufferer has to fight two diseases in one: first of all, he needs to take anti-allergic medication, so he avoids occurrence of symptoms such as running nose, itchy eyes, sore throat, each time he gets in contact with the allergens. On the other hand, as allergic asthma progresses, there may be needed some asthma medication such as corticosteroids or bronchodilators, in order to ease breathing and allow the patient to have some rest. Night time is a hard time for asthma and allergies sufferers. That’s because we usually have difficulties in falling asleep when we cannot breathe properly. Not having enough sleep leads to exhaustion, depression and irritability, thus endangering the social life of the ill person.

Children - the Most Affected By Asthma and Allergies

Asthma and allergies are very frequent among children under 18 years of age. When they get asthma episodes, children miss their school, so their education has to suffer. They are very affected because of their colleagues, who cannot understand that illness is not a subject for hoaxes and amusement. There are cases when colleagues of allergic kids try to put peanut butter on their skin, only because they know that they shouldn’t. The allergic kid gets extremely scared, because this contact could actually kill him, therefore he attempts to run away from the danger. It is very hard to prevent such incidents to happen. Asthma, which prevents the child from breathing properly, makes him keep the mouth open all the time, so asthma children start to look like fish. In time, their face changes the shape, so they are recognizable from a distance.
Asthma in children needs special care, early diagnosis and an understanding environment. In these conditions, children can live a normal life, even with their asthma and allergies, because they are kept under control.