In relation to the World Asthma Day held in May 5, Prof. Dr. Nadeem Rizvi, Pakistan Chest Society (PCS) Vice President that asthma is not curable but can be controlled by the steroids components present in the inhaler.

He also added that asthma symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough and wheezing must be taken seriously, although most doctors tend to ignore them but rather prescribe antibiotics. This practice, according to him is wrong.

From The International News:

Asthma cannot be cured, but in majority of the cases it can be effectively controlled if we change our urban lifestyle, said Prof. Dr Nadeem Rizvi, Pakistan Chest Society Vice President and head of the chest medicine department at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).

“Due to the misconception that asthma’s symptoms only include shortness of breath, most doctors tend to ignore other symptoms such as cough and wheezing, especially amongst children. For persistent coughs, patients are immediately prescribed antibiotics, which is wrong,” he said. He added that repeated attacks of cough in a patient should be taken more seriously and the patient be carefully examined.

He said that inhaled steroids is the best available treatment for asthma patients to date but due to the taboo attached with using an inhaler in public, most patients avoid opting for this line of treatment. “Also, steroids taken through an inhaler have no side effects as against taken in the form of tablets. Inhalers work best as it directly prevents inflammation of the airways,” he said stressing “We need to get over certain myths so the disease can be effectively controlled.”

Professor Nadeem Rizvi pointed out that people must get over the misconceptions and beliefs that steroids in the inhaler cause side effects. Instead, he insists that people should be open-minded so that diseases can be effectively treated or controlled.

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