Asthma Care and Prevention in Diwali Prevention Celebrations

1. Asthma Care and Prevention in Diwali Festival Celebrations People commonly co-relate Diwali with fire crackers and burst them in huge quantities. No wonder, the pollution level is at its peak on the day of festival of lights – Diwali. One of the most affected individuals during Diwali are people who are suffering from Asthma. Asthma Care and Prevention in Diwali Celebrations is of utmost importance as health of people suffering from it becomes too bad. Asthmatic people are prone to shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and wheezing. Precautions for Asthma Care and Prevention in Diwali • should avoid excessive cleaning as it will deteriorate health. During cleaning there would be lots of dust particles in air which would aggravate your problem. Hence prevention is better than cure. People indulge in vigorous housecleaning during Diwali. Asthma patients • going around, you should go to a relative or a friend’s house or to any other place where your respiratory issues remain in control. In fact if you are feeling uncomfortable due to the cleaning and dusting

2. • get released into your immediate environment when the painting job is in progress. In such situations too you can move out of your house as Asthma Care and Prevention in Diwali Celebrations is highly important rather than falling ill and affecting celebrations of all other members in the family. Some people get their homes painted during Diwali. Many chemical fumes • smoke should be avoided. Places where people are bursting crackers and due to which there is lots of • handkerchief. If at all, you have to go there; do not forget to cover your face with • Keep your inhalers handy all the time. • Take your medications on time. • water throughout the day. In order to remove pollutants from your body, keep on drinking lukewarm • be dilated and prevent asthma attacks. Take steam inhalation daily during the entire Diwali period. Another effective household solution is steam inhalation. Your airways will • people forget the restrictions that can aggravate asthma. Do not indulge in smoking or consuming alcohol. During festive seasons • trigger asthma. Ideally there should be smaller meals four to six times a day. Consume home cooked meals on time. Avoid sweets and oily food as they • proving to be effective. Visit nearest hospitals at the earliest if quick relief medications are not • you have not been able to celebrate with happiness in the past, then it is advisable to move away to areas like outskirts of a city or village where you would find a cleaner air. If you have had a history of aggravated discomfort in Diwali due to which

3. The above tips would be helpful in Asthma Care and Prevention in Diwali Celebrations. Since no one knows your problem better than you, it’s you who would have to judge your exact situation, take appropriate action and adopt preventive tips accordingly. Since Diwali is a festival of lights, try to educate your fellow human beings politely that we should refrain from excessive bursting of fire crackers both for saving the environment from pollution and to protect the sufferers of asthma from health related troubles.