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Asthma in very young children
I am interesting in finding out about treating asthma in very young children (2-4 years) in a more natural way and certainly without drugs. Is this possible and can you recommend or give me the address of any organisation that might help?
Many studies now indicate that food allergies are just as likely to trigger asthma in children and in adults as environmental pollutants yet when researchers compared asthma rates among children living on the Isle of Skye and those living in Aberdeen, they found the incidence rate on the relatively unpolluted island much higher (17%) than Aberdeen or the national average, (11%).
In another study of asthmatic children, those given 1000mg of vitamin C each day for two weeks had less than a quarter as many asthmatic attacks as those given a placebo. For adults, the recommended dosage is increased to 2g a day and raised to 4-7g during a reaction.
Vitamin B12, particularly via intramuscular shots, has been shown to dramatically reduce asthmatic symptoms. In one study of 85 patients, all sufferers benefited from a 1000mcg dose of B12 at weekly intervals and the younger the patient, the better the response with 83% of children under the age of 10 showing marked improvement.
The figures for childhood asthma have doubled in the last 15 years and while we now know much more about the mechanism of asthma, nobody seems any close to a cure. Homeopathic immunotherapy has produced excellent clinical results in the treatment of asthma in children. In a French study of 182 children aged between 2 and 8, the homeopathic remedy Poumon histamine was shown to reduce the number of severe asthma attacks.
For more information about childhood asthma, contact Action Against Allergy, PO Box 278, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 14QQ. Also subscribe to Natural Parent magazine which regularly covers this topic and is published by What Doctors Don’t Tell You, (0171-354 4592).