asthma inhaler bag

[ProfessorSunny]

My DC was recently diagnosed with asthma, we're going to be going on a beach holiday and need to get a waterproof bag that I can wear when swimming that his inhaler and spacer can fit in.

Has anybody come across one that is any good?

I am thinking about this one:

www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0012BQZ0A/ref=cm_cr_pr_btm_link_next_2?ie=UTF8&pageNumber=2&showViewpoints=0

has anybody tried it with a spacer? I'm not sure it will reliably fit and not let water in. He's not yet able to use his inhaler without a spacer.

Thanks.

DD is asthmatic and a swimmer so spends a lot of time in water, she competes in open water swimming too but we have never used a bag to carry her inhaler actually in the water. Her inhaler and spacer usually just sit in a bag (within her swimming bag) on the land. Is there a reason he will need the inhaler actually in the water?

Why do you need to take it in the water with you?

Fair enough, I'll just do that then - thanks. Still on the learning curve about what we need to do. I guess I was just thinking of if he was having problems and it was a few hundred yards away.

I'd agree that you probably don't need to keep inhaler that close to hand.

I've got one of those for my iPhone and it works a treat in terms of keeping water out.They do ones for cameras which might fit the spacer as well if you do want the option to keep it all with you.

If exercise can sometimes induce an attack it might be worth giving him his inhaler about 10 minutes before he gets in the water. It's a fairly steep learning curve isn't it? I remember the early days well.

If he needs his inhaler I would get him out of the water then give it.

I agree with about giving it just before, I am taking DS to the beach today and will give him some extra ventolin when we park up to help him

You shouldn't need to take an inhaler into the water.

If he's not terribly well controlled yet and exercise triggers him, then give his blue inhaler 10-15 minutes before you plan to swim. It should then give him about 4 hours of symptom relief. Keep it with the lid on and in a normal bag to keep it dry and that should be plenty. Have a lovely holiday

Thanks. It's well controlled at the moment, I'm just not used to dealing with it other than at home and have not yet done the long flight and holiday on the beach scenario. He's not flown before so I don't know how he'll react to that (thinking of the air on the planes) and then the practicalities of swimming round a long river (going to a water theme park) which isn't like a pool where I can have a bag on the side.