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Question: i have a chest infection which until recently increased with inflammation which felt like someone was sitting on my chest ..i got prescribed Prednisone(50mg) for a couple of days. Is it safe to take turmeric as a tea? ..i'm on amox/clave atm for the infection .. i know its not good to take garlic as it competes with the antibiotic. I also have asthma and use sabutamol and flovent...not quite sure if it is too much anti inflammatory or would it be wise just to stick with the prednisone and continue my 2puffs daily of sabutamol(100) and flovent(250) (fluticasone) along with prednisone daily.
Brief Answer:
Can take turmeric
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
It is ok to take turmeric tea along with the medications you are on right now. An even better solution is to drink sugarless green tea in the mornings on an empty stomach. It also helps reduce asthma. I also recommend the following
1. Avoid cold beverages until you are better
2. Avoid sleeping immediately after dinner time, spend atleast 2 hours sitting after dinner. Dinner should be as light as possible
3. Avoid smoking and being around smokers should be avoided
4. Taper and stop steroids as soon as possible
5. continue taking antibiotics
6. keep yourself warm at all times
7. I recommend yoga to all my asthmatic patients, it has helped them a lot. Especially the deep breathing exercises
I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me
Regards
Can take turmeric
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
It is ok to take turmeric tea along with the medications you are on right now. An even better solution is to drink sugarless green tea in the mornings on an empty stomach. It also helps reduce asthma. I also recommend the following
1. Avoid cold beverages until you are better
2. Avoid sleeping immediately after dinner time, spend atleast 2 hours sitting after dinner. Dinner should be as light as possible
3. Avoid smoking and being around smokers should be avoided
4. Taper and stop steroids as soon as possible
5. continue taking antibiotics
6. keep yourself warm at all times
7. I recommend yoga to all my asthmatic patients, it has helped them a lot. Especially the deep breathing exercises
I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
is it good to use advair discus everyday? you mentioned that steroids should be avoided because i have it prescribed to me apparently for life by my asthma doctor im supposed to take it twice a day but ive been getting by on 1 soo far .. i got recently diagnosed with asthma this year its just above the boarder line for asthma..soo he suggested to take the 50/250 advair just to be safe everyday..but i noticed you suggested natural remedies are there anymore you can suggest i would really appreciate it if it would help me get off of these medications.
Brief Answer:
Home remedies
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for getting back
It is not good to use advair everyday as it might cause long term adverse effects of steroids and also adaptation to it. I recommend that it is stopped as soon as possible, other long acting drugs like salmetrol can be used instead of advair. This is only once the inflammation settles down. Right now it is important that you are on it to prevent another acute attack.
I am not an ayurvedic doctor, whatever knowledge I have about home remedies comes directly from my patients who have tried it and found it useful.
1. Green tea
2. Accupunture
3. Breathing exercises ( most important )
4. Reduction of weight
5. Low fat diet
6. Fish oil
Make sure to be away from pollution, smoke, smokers and of course animal dander. Always carry your metered dose inhaler just in case you have an acute attack
I hope I was of help
Regards
Home remedies
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for getting back
It is not good to use advair everyday as it might cause long term adverse effects of steroids and also adaptation to it. I recommend that it is stopped as soon as possible, other long acting drugs like salmetrol can be used instead of advair. This is only once the inflammation settles down. Right now it is important that you are on it to prevent another acute attack.
I am not an ayurvedic doctor, whatever knowledge I have about home remedies comes directly from my patients who have tried it and found it useful.
1. Green tea
2. Accupunture
3. Breathing exercises ( most important )
4. Reduction of weight
5. Low fat diet
6. Fish oil
Make sure to be away from pollution, smoke, smokers and of course animal dander. Always carry your metered dose inhaler just in case you have an acute attack
I hope I was of help
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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