Asthma

My son cannot tolerate cold drinks. The moment he drinks a little of it, he starts coughing immediately. Whenever I do dusting work at home, the next day my child is down with breathlessness. Going to a party is really a sorry feeling for him. He just cannot eat anything and has to only observe the others enjoying it. These are common remarks heard by doctors.

When taken to the doctor, he is labeled as ‘allergic’ or ‘allergy prone’. Hearing this word you feel like being pushed miles apart.

But does every individual suffer from an allergy? Does every individual have to put restrictions on themselves? What is the reason for it? What is an allergy?

Allergy is the hypersensitive (abnormal) response to an allergen otherwise harmless to the body. This means that certain substances like milk and other dairy products, eggs, wheat, peanuts and seafood, dust, pollens which are harmless to a normal individual, triggers the immune response in allergic individuals. The body treats these harmless substances as harmful and initiates the immune system to produce antibodies which in turn releases chemicals like histamine into the bloodstream. The histamine then acts on a person's eyes, nose, throat, lungs, skin, or gastrointestinal tract and causes the symptoms of the allergic reaction.  

An individual is born disease-free. Our body and immune responses are made in such a way that the balance between them drives away any harmful or toxic agents thus maintaining the balance or homeostasis inside.

Then why, when and how does allergy occur?

An allergy occurs when the immune system fighting against the allergen is reduced. The body’s immune system no longer has the strength to fight the attack of the foreign substance.

Allergies may manifest on the skin, gastrointestinal tract or the respiratory system. The respiratory passage starts from the nose and terminates in the lung. Throughout the respiratory passage there is a mucus lining that allows the smooth functioning of the passage. The air entry is smooth. In an allergic individual the moment the allergen comes in contact with the respiratory passage lining, it causes irritation. As a reaction inflammation occurs. The disturbed respiratory lining secretes excessive mucus. As a result of the increased mucus secretion and inflammation, the passage is narrowed. Also, the muscles surrounding the passage go into spasm because of inflammation. The narrowed respiratory passage causes turbulence of air and creates a whistling sound. It is called wheezing.

ASTHMA

We say an allergy or an allergic response occurs when the immunity of the individual is decreased. The introduction of a foreign protein into the body causes an imbalance in the homeostasis. When this homeostasis is disturbed, the immunity is lowered and the individual falls sick.

Emotional turbulences like anger, grief, fright, etc. cause secretion of neurotransmitters in the body. These neurotransmitters are protein in character and their release causes a disturbance in the internal protein balance thus making the individual susceptible to illness.

Vaccines are also foreign proteins. When a child is vaccinated, his immunity to a specific disease increases but in the bargain the general immunity is lowered thus making the child susceptible to other illnesses.

We say certain individuals suffer while certain others do not from the same stimulus. It means an individual must be predisposed in order to fall sick. This predisposition is in the genes. The genetic code is hereditarily determined therefore family history plays an important role. The information is stored in the form of the genetic code and is dormant. The moment it gets the stimulus it is thrown out.

HOMOEOPATHY TREATS THE DISEASE EXACTLY AT THE GENETIC LEVEL. It tries to tackle the individual from all sides. It takes a long time, a long history for each patient because the individual’s physical characteristics, mental behavior, habits, mode of living have to be taken into consideration to remove the disease from its roots.

The right remedy prescribed after taking the individual as a whole into account re-establishes the equilibrium bringing him back to health. It strengthens the immunity, thus allowing the body to fight strongly against any invading agent.

In Allopathy, patients are advised to avoid the allergens causing allergy in them. But in homeopathy, all the allergic agents are being taken care of and finally, the individual is freed from allergy completely.

Thus as the treatment progresses we find not only the physical symptoms disappearing but changes at the level of mind, body and soul. Holistic healing takes place, with a new blooming personality full of confidence ever to live and love life again.

The child is free from the clutches of asthma and finds its right to a sunny, healthy and happy childhood.