You must take your brown inhaler every morning and evening to reduce the swelling and inflammation in the airways. This stops you coughing & wheezing. Take it every day to make sure the swelling doesn’t come back even if you feel OK.
Child-friendly advice on living with asthma
You should book an annual review with your GP or Nurse every year to talk about how you have been and ask questions about your asthma. Your GP or Nurse will make sure you know about your inhalers, what they do and that you can use them correctly with your spacer. If your inhalers need changing, this can be done at the appointment and your personalised asthma action plan can be updated with your triggers on it.
An asthma action plan is really important, as it reminds you to take your medication every day and what to do if you are coughing, wheezing or struggling to breathe. It has your asthma triggers on it so that you can avoid these if possible to stop you getting poorly. It also helps the people who look after you know what to do as well.
It’s really important to rinse your mouth or brush your teeth after using your brown or purple inhaler to stop your mouth from getting sore.
YES…..you must ALWAYS use your spacer unless you have been given a dry powder inhaler.
You can still exercise when you have asthma. Sometimes exercise might trigger asthma but not always. If exercise triggers your asthma this will be on your personalised asthma action plan which will tell you what to do. Children & Young People who have asthma should be able to exercise just the same as their friends who don’t. If you are finding exercise difficult because of your asthma and needing more of your blue inhaler, then make an appointment with your GP.
Anti-histamines can help with some triggers, such as pollen or pets. Again this should be on your asthma action plan and you can use the Digital Health Passport for air quality alerts….you can download this here:
Yes, it can be. If you feel stressed stay calm, take deep breaths and see if you start to feel better. Taking your brown or purple inhaler every day will help prevent this.
Steroids tablets are not a quick fix for asthma symptoms and can cause long term side effects. This is why you need to take your brown or purple inhaler every day with your spacer, as this will stop you needing the steroid tablets. If you are using your blue inhaler more than 3 times a week, book in to see your Doctor or Nurse as they may need to change your medicines.
Your brown inhaler reduces the swelling and inflammation in the airways which stops you coughing & wheezing. Take it every day to make sure the swelling doesn’t come back even if you feel OK.
Your blue inhaler relaxes the muscles in your airways to stop them becoming tight, which makes it difficult to breathe. It doesn’t get rid of the swelling or inflammation. If you are coughing, wheezing or struggling to breathe then follow your personalised asthma action plan.
Watch this video to find out more about the digital health passport: https://youtu.be/WEyER9xcQl0
No, but if you take all your medicines properly then they will control your asthma and you should be able to do everything like your friends can.