Relief from Food- and Stress-Related Asthma Attacks

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Published 08/12/11

Roughly 10 to 15 percent of all asthma attacks are related to a food allergy. The most common foods that cause a reaction are eggs, peanuts, and milk. Since eggs and milk are used in a wide range of foods, it’s often difficult to avoid them.

If you ingest any of these or other offending foods, quickly take 4 or 5 grams of vitamin C powder (one teaspoon) mixed in a glass of water. It will often stop the attack almost instantly.

Vitamin C works this magic in two ways: it functions as an antioxidant, which helps protect the lining of the respiratory tract, and also as an antihistamine, which prevents the constriction of bronchial tubes. Additionally, it increases the production of the prostaglandin E2, which promotes the dilation of the bronchial tubes.

Exercise- and stress-induced attacks may also be averted using a teaspoon or two of powdered vitamin C mixed with water. The only negative effects of this treatment might be a short bout of loose stools. Powdered vitamin C is available in most health food stores.

If you’re asthmatic, I would suggest filling one of those small plastic 35-mm film canisters with powdered vitamin C and taking it with you when you eat away from home. Taking a teaspoon or two mixed in a glass of water, just as soon as you realize you’ve eaten an offending food, may be all you need to stop an attack.

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