Asthma and allergy: to act on the behaviors and the environment

Asthma and allergy: to act on the behaviors and the environment

Asthma is a frequent disease. This disease of the bronchi touches more than 3,5 million French. As for the allergy, it relates to a person on three, proportion which does not cease progressing. Against the acute demonstrations of these two affections, namely the asthma attack and the allergic reaction, one can act on the behaviors and the control of the environment.

Allergens and irritating substances are everywhere and are likely to start crises and reactions at the asthmatic ones and the allergic ones. It is however possible to act on its own behaviors and its environment to limit the symptoms and the risks.

How to limit the asthma attacks?

- Whereas the treatment of crisis makes it possible to relieve occurred of a crisis (by dilating the bronchi), the basic treatment, it, act upstream, by preventing them. It must thus be taken daily, even in the absence of any symptom.

- To identify the factors starting of the crises, then to avoid them.

- To prevent the situations at the risk. For example, before an physical effort, the doctor could recommend to take a bronchodilatator in prevention of an asthma attack.

- To identify the first signs of the crisis in order to provide to take its treatment as soon as possible.

- To evaluate its respiratory state (flowmeter of point) in the event of aggravation of the symptoms, in order to be able to contact its doctor very quickly, without delay.

To control its environment to limit the allergic reactions

The substances allergisantes, irritating and polluting are very numerous with the center even of our dwellings. Item by item, it is possible to limit them (movable, plants, clothing, tobacco, surrounding air, animals…).

- To privilege the smooth grounds (tiling, vitrified parquet floor…).

- To avoid the double drapes (to keep only the nets curtain).

- On the walls, but also in the closets and the wall cupboards, to prefer painting and the wallpaper, instead of hangings and of fabrics.

- To daily air each part during at least 20 minutes, apart from the peaks of atmospheric pollution.

- To cover its mattress with a cover anti-acarina integral (the mattress is entirely wrapped).

- To choose pillows and covers out of synthetic matter washable.

- To wash cloths per week once.

- Before washing the cuddly toys out of machine, leaving them 24 hours with the freezer, wrapped in a food bag of congelation.

- Not to smoke in the house or the apartment.

- To avoid the plants allergisantes.

- As much as possible, to avoid the contacts with the pets like the cat.