I can't keep my 4 year old completely healthy....HELP!?!
Question: I have introduced good eating habits and excercise to my 4 year old daughter and she never seems to be completely healthy. She is an asthmatic and has been since she was 6 months old. Pneumonia has been a major problem with her, she's had it twice already in 2007-2008. Any suggestions on what I should do? Doctors appointments and hospital visits don't seem to help. I'm a single mom and very overwhelmed. If you have anything for me...please help!! Thank you!
Answers: I have introduced good eating habits and excercise to my 4 year old daughter and she never seems to be completely healthy. She is an asthmatic and has been since she was 6 months old. Pneumonia has been a major problem with her, she's had it twice already in 2007-2008. Any suggestions on what I should do? Doctors appointments and hospital visits don't seem to help. I'm a single mom and very overwhelmed. If you have anything for me...please help!! Thank you!
You can never keep a child completely healthy. I understand how you feel. The asthma could be something that has come from the ole family genes. Mine is. And....when you have asthma, simple colds can go into pneumonia. I was hospitalized many times with it . I was fine in the morning, but by noon I was really sick. You must try to keep her asthma under good control. Wash your and her hand often, so you don't pass germs around. Use germ killing wipes when you go to the store ( her too). If she goes to day care, make the care givers have her use the waterless stuff to kill germs often. (germ x) You can only protect them so much. But hand washing is the number one way to prevent illnesses of all kinds. If she gets a cold, use the vaporizer in her room. In the winter, you may want to use one in her room every night. Dry air in the lungs can irritate the asthma. If you daughter does not have exercise induced asthma, exercise is good for her. It increases the lung capacity and is good for the whole body. It can also help the immune system.
My son had Bronceolitis twice in his first two years-and seemed to get every illness going around but three times worse than anyone else-he had a weak chest and always seemed wheezy and congested-i thought i had born a sickly child that would never be well!!-he has just turned six and in the last year(touch wood) has been fit and healthy like every other six year old-i am a single mother myself and know how overwhelming it can all be-hang in there-they seem to come into their own-Best Wishes!!
I don't think excercice its good with people with asthma.
You can't keep your daughter healthy because she doesn't live on a deserted island. Pneumonia is caused either by a virus or bacterial infection that you catch from other people. She seems to be developing pneumonia because of her airway constriction which cannot be cured.
Other than moving to a deserted island, remind your child to wash her hands often and explain to her why. Use Purell and get her in the habit of not putting strange things near her nose, mouth, eyes, face, etc.
And, you should stay away from Dr's and hospitals. These places have the most germs of all (all those sick people all around). Why do you think hospitals are where you find resistant strains of just about everything.
Don't forget the yearly flu shot and all vaccines. I can 't tell you how much this has made a difference in my life.
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My Suggestion is a InHalant and FOOD Blood ALLERGY Test .. and go from there....
Get CONTROL of Her Allergies !
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Allergy ImmunoTherapy Reduce Risk of Developing Asthma
Feb. 2002 / Sinus News- ImmunoTherapy, or "Allergy Shots," may help prevent the development of asthma in children with seasonal allergies, according to a study by European researchers in the February issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The JACI is the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
There is a clear link between allergies and asthma. Allergic rhinitis (also called hay fever or seasonal allergies) frequently precedes the development of asthma. More than 70% of asthma patients report having nasal symptoms, and about 20% of patients with allergic rhinitis develop asthma. Up to 50% of seasonal allergy sufferers experience bronchial hyperresponsiveness (irritated airways) during pollen season.
In this study, 205 children, each with a history of allergy to birch and/or grass pollen, were randomly assigned to one of two groups, the immunotherapy group or the control group. All children were given an initial evaluation to determine the severity of their allergies and whether or not they had asthma. After this evaluation, the immunotherapy group began treatment