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Cause of Asthma according to Tibetan Medicine

Question:
Asthma is caused due to indigestion where phlegm increases enormously and blocks the channels of the 'clear essence'. The increased sputum causes occasional fits of coughing and blockage of the breathing channels, so discomfort in the breathing results. What you have described is "bronchitis" or "congestion". And ephedra tea, with an steam bath with camphor in it, clears it up real good. Asthma, as known in Western medicine, is a condition in which the bronchial passages actually constrict due to muscular action, and it's thought to be an aberrant autoimmune triggered condition. Interestingly, early exposure to farm animals, and certain intestinal parasite infections, seems to have a protective effect. Stress, even stress in the parents fo the asthmatic child, has the effect of making the condition worse. It is my job to completely create professional technology in order that we may seamlessly supply competitive data. Any comment?


Answer:
Asthma is a chronic condition with no cure. It can sometimes be treated either with medication (not the best solution, but often the only one when one considers another outcome of the condition for some people -- status asthmaticus, a quite life threatening situation that makes potential side effects "at some point in life" preferable to death) or by finding & removing the trigger(s) that cause the asthma attacks. The latter may require that the patient move, change jobs, eat different foods (in cases of allergy induced asthma), avoid certain behavior (especially smoking, including second hand smoke), & curtail certain activities. If these solutions aren't possible for the patient to do -- or they aren't enough by themselves -- meds may be the difference between being able to draw a decent breath or not. My husband has almost died on several occasions from his asthma which began after exposure to a chemical spill where he used to work. While changing his environmental exposures to things we know can trigger his attacks & eliminating as many of them as possible, we also realize that sometimes he still needs the meds. We've reduced -- indeed almost eliminated -- the number & intensity of the attacks (after multiple ER visits, many hospital admissions of 1-2 weeks, & enough respiratory drugs to supply a developing nation). But after watching him turn cyanotic, seeing them struggle to insert an IV when the inhaled & oral meds didn't work & he's "going out" quickly, & knowing (being a nurse) that the numbers the repiratory team were calling out to each other meant my sweetie was in serious trouble, I'm glad that there are meds they can use if necessary to try to save his life. I am very knowledgable about asthma



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