Asthma I think...anyone used homeopathy/natural meds for their kids?

[Pinkponk1]

Hi all
Our son has from v early on had bad coughs..lots of croup when a baby (now 4). He has more of a rattling muciusy chesty cough day and night that really takes it out of him.also makes this throat clearing noise a lot. Does this sound familiar to anyone? We've been told mild asthma but I'm not sure

We've seen numerous docs.. He is outgrowing allergy to egg and he has mild reaction to grass and birch pollen on scratch test. The doc prescribed the clemil modulite 2 puffs twice a day and avamys nasal spray which seems to work. I'm worried about amount of steroid though.

Has any tried homeopathy, diet, naturopathy, hay fever type treatments instead?

Also can anyone explain diff between steroid inhaler like preventer clemil modulite and singularity for kids?

Thanks mums.. X

Out of interest, what evidence do you have that aloe vera can trigger asthma Sirzy?

If it helps reassure you, I have spent my whole life on steroid inhalers (and a fair bit of it on steroid tablets also) - usually at maximum dose. I'm fine, the steroid in the inhaler doesn't go much past the lungs anyway. If he's not too bad you shouldn't end up on tablets so not much to worry about!

Having poorly controlled asthma is beyond shit as a child. You can't run around with everyone else, you can't do sport properly or play normal childhood games. Every cold makes you ten times worse and your life is constantly limited by the asthma. We ended up moving further out of town to control mine and life was unbelievably better then.

Nowadays the drugs are so much more effective, but don't hesitate to let your son take them. Singulair isn't a steroid but can have 'interesting' side effects, especially in children. If it agrees with you, it's fantastic. If it doesn't, the side effects aren't pleasant. The various steroid inhalers are well documented and you can opt for something with a very long track record of safety, where people have taken it their entire lives with no adverse effects at all. For example, I'm currently pregnant, and am taking Budesonide because it's got a long history of being studied in pregnant women and I know without doubt that it's safe (and it works too!!). The only 'natural' thing I've ever added is to eat cherries (usually dried) in the summer. Helps a little on top of the inhalers to stop me ending up needing the steroid tablets. They wouldn't work on their own though.

Not being able to breathe properly is not funny at all. First step is get the asthma under control so your son has a normal life with no coughing, shortness of breath or anything else. So he can run and jump and play like everyone else. Give it six months like that before you even think of asking about singulair or anything else. He deserves a normal childhood above all.

I have asthma and allergies and so do my dc
I would never stop our inhalers but have found a nasal rinse using a neti pot has helped reduce the amount of mucus we produce

Out of interest, MummaT83 do you get paid by the click on your forever living links or do people actually have to buy something?

You only have 3 posts on MN and all are about aloe fuckin vera

I would be looking to get further tests, a definitive diagnoses if possible. Ds's GP 'guessed' he had asthma due to recurrent, prolonged coughs. He doesn't, they were just viruses. If he's definitely got asthma then yes you absolutely need to use conventional medicine but i'd be looking at triggers, removing all chemicals from the home, keeping food diaries etc to minimize the occurrence of episodes.
Observation is important when trying to pinpoint triggers, my ds for example is allergic to many of the additives in medicines, it took dermal patch testing to find out exactly which ones.

bronya what are the side effects of singulair that are problematic please?

Threads I've seen about Singulair:
community.babycenter.com/post/a25511911/singulair_side_effects
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/child_adolescent_mental_health/a1551022-Montelukast-singulair-caused-depression
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childrens_health/a1849922-Any-ex-Singulair-users-out-there-What-next

'Reviews'
www.rxlist.com/script/main/rxlist_view_comments.asp?drug=singulair&questionid=fdb8277_pid&page=2

From the internet:
General info: www.mydr.com.au/medicines/cmis/singulair-tablets

I love it - doesn't do me any harm and when not pg/bf I take it. I'm very aware that it's not the same trouble-free miracle for everyone though, and it seems (anecdotally) that side effects are more common in children. My GP would only prescribe it for me because I'd had it before with no problems, preferring other options. I'm guessing he's seen a fair few people with the nastier side effects!

Thanks everyone. He's now on singular which seems to be helping more than the brown inhaler. I wouldn't ever solely go down an alternative route totally agree with you all on that. I will continue though to remove irritants and maybe try some local honey but doc advice always first x

with years of experience from dh (who is bad if it isn't properly controlled) and dd who also has mild asthma...

• the better controlled it is the less inhaler you need to take overall. So at the first sign use them (if it is intermittent). Minimising the inhaler use is counterproductive.
• DH was improved by moving to a new build house.
• exercise, exercise, exercise it helps build lung capacity and clears any crap out that's hanging around. Particularly swimming and running.

Please don't kill your kids by treating asthma with homeopathy. Even if you don't kill them now without proper treatment you can damage their lungs and they might end up with copd in their middle age.