asthma disease
Asthma is a dangerous respiratory disease. The common belief regarding this is that this disease affects only the lungs, whereas it is not so. Due to asthma, everything from stomach to intestines also gets damaged. Especially when pollution increases, asthma patients also start suffering from stomach related diseases. Doctors call it asthma and gut connection. That is why doctors are advising asthma patients to take special precautions in this time of pollution.
Why stomach diseases increase in asthma patients due to pollution and how to prevent it. Let us know about this from experts. Dr. Ushast Dhir, Director and Head of the Department of Liver Transplant and Hepato-Biliary Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, says that many asthma patients breathe through the mouth instead of the nose. In such a situation, small particles present in pollution enter the stomach and cause inflammation in the intestines. This causes diseases like constipation, acidity and IBS. Those who already have this problem, their problems increase further.
How does asthma increase stomach problems?
Dr. Dhir explains that while breathing through the nose, dirty air is also filtered, but this does not happen through the mouth. Due to this, pollution enters the stomach and causes swelling. Due to this, swelling also starts increasing on the lining of the intestines. Which create problems. In some cases, during an asthma attack, the body gets less oxygen, due to which digestion slows down and the stomach feels heavy.
Dr. Dheer says that many asthma patients also suffer from the problem of acidity. Some patients also have problems like heartburn, sour belching. When pollution increases, stomach problems are seen more in asthma patients. Many such patients come to Opodi every day with complaints ranging from stomach ache to vomiting and diarrhea. Among these, there are a large number of patients who already have asthma.
According to Dr. Dheer, this type of problem is seen in children, elderly and women suffering from asthma.
How to protect?
Wear a mask to avoid pollution
Take your asthma medicines on time
keep an inhaler with you
Reduce excessive fried, spicy and citric foods
Avoid overeating and eat small meals