Asthma

Prevention of Asthma:
Prevention is important in asthma because it improves quality of life and reduces the cost of drug treatment and medical intervention.

In established allergies, avoiding the allergens like pet fur, house dust, aerosol like insecticides and perfumes, food like peanuts and shellfish etc.
U.V. treatment of bed covers and carpets can kill MITES which are small insects that cause the house dust to be allergenic. UV treatment can be done with special equipment like UV lamps, or simply by exposure to the sun.
Avoiding heavy exertion when medicine is not at hand.
Protection from excessive cold temperature.
Good hydration at all times helps by making the excess secretions in the lungs of asthmatics more liquid and less viscid.
Use of protective medicine like steroid inhalers, which prevent the attacks from happening but are ineffective once the attack begins.
Self education about asthma triggers and treatment and emergencies.