Asthma During Pregnancy:

Asthma in pregnancy is a common problem. Women, who never had asthmatic tendencies, may also experience them for the first time. Although, there are several treatments and handy home remedies to cure it, one must take the basic precautions to prevent asthma during pregnancy.

Asthma may be a common problem to many women. In most cases, they do not know how to deal with asthma during pregnancy. Although there is no doubt that severe asthma attack can be harmful for your pregnancy, it can however be resolved with proper treatment.

Causes of asthma during pregnancy:

Asthma is a result of chronic inflammation of those airways and tubes that supply air to the lungs. It may be cause due to

 Allergic trigger for a prolonged period of time

 Smoking, that causes blockade to the airways

 Upper respiratory infection like cold or bronchitis

 Pollution and dust

 Exercise schedules or excessive exertions

 Genetic reasons

Impact of asthma during pregnancy:

1. Asthma during pregnancy can take the form of shortness of breathe, difficulty in breathing, coughing and wheezing.

2. If asthma is not controlled during pregnancy, then it can result in premature delivery of the baby and occasionally prenatal death of the fetus.

3. The baby may be born premature, small, and underweight.

4. Asthma attacks can reduce the oxygen supply to your baby and it may feel suffocated, and be under danger.

5. Untreated asthma in pregnancy can result in hypertension and preeclampsia, putting the baby at risk.

6. The high blood pressure caused during asthma can affect your kidney, placenta and liver

7. The mother may has to go through unexpected labor pain during labor, which is pacified by induction

Many women, who have experienced asth...

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...n be steamed with garlic cloves and taken twice a day

o Put some caraway seeds in boiling water and inhale the steam for sometime.

o Garlic cloves can be boiled in a quarter liter of milk and taken

o A mixture of mustard oil and camphor oil should be heated and massaged on the chest for sometime

o Mix few cups of lime juice, honey and radish, cook it into a fine paste and eat it every day

o Soak some raisins in water overnight and then put them in a cup of cold milk for half an hour. Chew it.

However, these are very homely remedies that may not completely cure asthma during pregnancy. It can only be used as a handy and temporary solution. If it works, then nothing would be as good as that, as natural remedies are best remedies during pregnancy. However, there are many more effective drugs in the market that can cure asthma during pregnancy more efficiently.