Having a child with asthma can take a toll on your child and your whole family. It can be especially hard to understand the physical and mental exhaustion that asthma has on a child if you haven’t experienced that yourself. 

This can be exhausting for the whole family - dealing with the restrictions put on the child’s life, knowing how to deal with it as a parent, and so much more.

At Flourish Bound Integrative Health, I work to uncover your child’s specific triggers of inflammation to potentially minimize the symptoms that are disrupting their day to day life. Before I go over my unique approach, let's do a basic review of asthma. 

Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways causing the lungs to become reactive and inflamed which in turn makes it difficult to breathe. Symptoms your child may experience include wheezing, tightness of the chest, and coughing episodes around bedtime and early morning. 

Asthma can be triggered by a variety of factors which fluctuate from person to person. Some examples of common triggers are airborne particles (pollen, mold, smoke, and environmental toxins), exercise, respiratory infections, preservatives or sulfites in food and drinks, medications, and the weather. Avoiding known triggers can help to minimize asthma symptoms and flare ups.  

Asthma is diagnosed and treated based on disease severity and classification. Providers can treat asthma by using various conventional medications such as inhaled corticosteroids, leukotriene modifiers, combination inhalers and quick relief medications.  

By utilizing evidence-based integrative and functional medicine approaches, I can help to reduce inflammatory load, repair compromised barriers, restore gut health, and replace needed nutrients to get your child feeling their best. Through my approach we may be able to alleviate your child’s symptoms as well as potentially reduce the need for medications (which should always be done under the supervision of your primary care doctor and medical team). 

Always remember to seek medical professionals when working with children who are on medication that are familiar with drug interactions, side effects, and disease state management.