Allergic Asthma- What Has Detergent Got To Do With It

Being an asthmatic, I always make it a point of duty to spend time on a regular basis researching more ways of staying safe and sound with the disease.

I was researching the Internet when I came across an interesting write-up about asthma by Drs Ralph and Lahni DeAmicis.

They are both Naturopathic Physicians and their write-up talked about the negative influence of detergents on asthmatic victims.

It was very interesting so I thought it wise to share this with you. It can help you in preventing allergic asthma.

According to them, the detergents that parents use in washing their children’s clothes and sheets contain a large amount of irritating phosphates.

The phosphates, they claimed, are not only a major irritant to the skin and respiratory system, but are also a source of serious pollution, and a component in the global warming problem.

In the United States, they claim that the biggest selling detergents contain large amounts of these irritating phosphates.

This, they claimed, could be one of the reasons why asthma is on the increase in the developed world, like the United States.

To support their claims, they talked about a testing done in Europe which showed that “while sleeping, people are between two thousand and ten thousand times more sensitive to chemical and electromagnetic pollution than while awake”.

So, if a child’s night clothes, pillow cases and bed sheets are washed with detergents that contain these chemical irritants, the child will be exposed to these while sleeping. It could be a bad allergic asthma for your child.

Going further, they explained that asthma and allergies are not produced by a single irritant, but by a gathering of some minor irritants which all sooner or later over-power the body’s ability to adapt- thereby triggering a respiratory problem like asthma.

They however advised parents to only buy detergents that contain no or low phosphates, such as baby detergents.

Powerful Asthma Allergy Solutions That Can Help Every Asthmatic Patient

It is not difficult to get asthma allergy solutions if you know how.

Some steps to get asthma allergy solutions include:

- Preventive solutions- This is when you work hard to prevent the asthma allergy that cause, trigger or worsen the condition in the first place.

One of the ways of using this asthma allergy solution is to avoid working in the places that you will be exposed to dangerous fumes, smoke, chemicals and substances that cause or trigger the condition.

Also, a great asthma allergy solution is to keep your house free from dust, dust mites, animal dander, smoke, fumes, etc. A healthy life free of asthma can be achieved if you take care of your house. Take simple steps daily to rid your home of those asthma allergies as a solution to your problem.

Dust mites can be a menace, but most people are not aware of this… mainly because they are not even aware of the existence of these tiny insects. Washing your beddings, pillow clothes, bed sheets, etc with hot water is a good way of killing dust mites.

Also, it is important for you to use covers for your mattress and pillows… to prevent the action of these dust mites.

- Take medications that prevent your body from overly reacting to these asthma allergies. This is a great asthma allergy solution. You should not always wait to have an asthma attack before you start taking medications to prevent the attacks.

Modern science has provided many asthma allergy solutions such as medications you can take to prevent it from getting out of hand.

These medications can be taken through inhalers, so that they would go directly to your lungs and give instant relief. It is also recommended that you talk to your doctor about a plan of action for asthma allergy solutions that will be best for you.

How To Effectively Filter Out Allergens That Can Trigger Asthmatic Reactions

One of the common triggers of asthma that you should stay as far away from as possible is the allergy from DUST.

Dust easily triggers asthma and so should be avoided.

If you have never heard of dust mites, then you are in for a startling revelation. Dust mites are tiny insects that produce this allergy.

I am sure you have never seen one, but they obviously enjoyed your sleep with you tonight.

Surprised? Don’t be because these dust mites are found in all houses, in varying quantities.

They can be found in mattresses, pillows, carpets, and other upholstery furniture.

Don’t be too scared though. They don’t bite, but feed on the shed scales from human skin. Their dust that can be dangerous for your asthmatic condition is inhaled when they excrete.

So, to limit this allergy, do all you can to get rid of as many dust mites as possible from your home.

Note that you can’t completely eliminate all dust mites, but the more you do, the safer you will stay… especially with your asthmatic condition.

The following tips can help you deal with these dust and dust mites-

- It is recommended that you wash all your bedding (your bed sheets, pillowcases, blankets, etc) in very hot water - to kill these dust mites.

- Every bed in your home should be made with wooden or metal kind of frame. This will prevent the dust mites from ’sleeping’ with you each night.

- Your pillows and mattresses should be placed in zippered, dust-proof coverings- to prevent these dust mites from comfortably making their homes there.

- Make it a constant habit of vacuuming your carpets, but don’t do it yourself if you have asthma… get someone else to do it for you.

- Stay away from old articles, boxes and other items that can gather lots of dust. If you no longer need them, throw them away… instead of having them serve as dust collectors.

- Stay away from the use of wood stoves in your home. Also kerosene heaters. They could be seriously problematic dust collectors because of the fumes they emit.

- Use air filter in your home to keep the air clean from dust as much as possible. When using these, make sure you change them occasionally.

- Avoid the use of ceiling fans or other types of fans. Air conditioners should be used instead.

Do all the above and you can reduce the occurrence of asthma by a very large degree.

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