Any asthmatics here?

[Batutta]

I've had asthma since I was a kid, and it's gotten worse over the years. I'm not the type to buy into herbal therapy and all that new agey stuff, but I have to say I recently started drinking Aloe Vera juice and it's made an incredible difference in my asthma and allergies. It hasn't eliminated it completely, but it's made it way more manageable. I feel like a new person, and have slept soundly for the first time in years. The downside is that it tastes awful, seriously like drinking bile awful. You can mix it with juice, but I take it raw so I know I'm really getting it. Anyway, just a tip, I make no guarantees but any of you who have asthma or bad allergies might want to give it a try.

 

[MasterP]

Asthma's pretty rough alright (had chronic asthma since I was three)
Cutting down on dairy products helped me lessen the frequency of attacks - maybe give that a shot (sucks if you like cream though...)

 

[Doc Bernard]

Only when I get sick. I can (and do smoke), be around animals, smoke, dust, etc.

But if I get a cold, it knocks me to my *ss. I keep my inhaler handy, and prednisone available.

But I have had pneumonia no fewer than 7 times now since being 18, and hospitalized 4 times as a kid for the same. Always in the winter.

 

[Batutta]

Asthma's pretty rough alright (had chronic asthma since I was three)
Cutting down on dairy products helped me lessen the frequency of attacks - maybe give that a shot (sucks if you like cream though...)

Yeah, I've cut down on the dairy. I'm a little lactose intolerant anyway so I stayed away mostly anyway. I had a great experience with Advair at first, but then I built up a tolerance and it seemed to make my asthma worse when around pets and other strong triggers, and it made me moody and depressed so I went off it.

 

[chris f]

I'm pretty sure you can get aloe vera water that is completely tasteless. If I remember right I had a bottle of it from a health food store after I found out I had some food allergies. Glad you brought this up, I completely forgot about that, I need to go get some more and see if it helps.