i saw a doctor earlier because i've been sick with asthma for weeks. when i say weeks, i'm not just talking 2 weeks, i think i'm hitting the 4th week mark by friday. i get an attack of coughing episodes during the night (starts roughly about 9p.m.) and lasts til the wee hours of the morning. it's the non-productive kind (dry) which makes it even more painful for me whenever i cough. masakit sobra sa dibdib.
anyway, as mentioned earlier, i did see a doctor and he did confirm to me that i was having an asthma attack. and with that he prescribed a couple of meds, one of em being this new drug which is supposedly not to contain any steroids this time. and also, he produced a list of no-no's for me which included the ff:
1. CHOCOLATES or anything with chocolate flavors (sniff! but then again, i knew this since i was young)
2. chicken and any dish with chicken in it
3. eggs and any egg products or dishes
4. milk and any milk-containing foods like cheese, creams, etc.
5. greasy foods such as french fries, any FRIED FOODS for that matter
6. spices like petter, hot sauce and other spicy foods
7. shelled seafoods like crabs, shrimp, lobsters (which i'm DEATHLY allergic to anyway), anchovies or bagoong (and it's a good thing i'm not fond of bagoong)
8. fish sauce or patis-flavored foods as well as soy sauce
9. hot dogs, tocino, and sausages (there goes my breakfast!)
10. softdrinks (what?!)
11. peanuts, potato chips, cheese curls (just when i found out that Planters Cheez Balls are back!)
how convenient. basically, it's a subtle way of telling me to starve myself while i have asthma because majority of my food preferences refer to the foods listed above. and anyone who knows me would also know for a fact that i loooooove spicy food. i'll basically put pepper and/or hot sauce on anything that can be eaten with them. tsk tsk.
and as for the additional orders:
1. BED REST
2. drink lots of fresh fruit juices and water (artificial grape juice doesn't count)
3. avoid physical exertion/exhaustion, extreme temperatures like TOO HOT (good luck sa summer) or too cold
4. avoid sweating and change to dry shirts immediately
5. avoid any strong odorous chemicals (good luck sa rebonded hair!) in the form of sprays, wax, lotion, and PERFUME (noooo!)
6. avoid strong detergent, bleach, and softeners like Downy
7. stay away from animal dander like dogs, cats, and birds (hello buuucherz!)
8. clean your cupboards from dust, roach, and rat droppings
9. air your rooms and change linens, sheets, and pillow cases every week
10. if your pillows are old, change them
11. for new pillows and mattress, encase them in plastic bags
12. do not keep moist towels, shirts, linens, and sheets in your roomto prevent fungal growth
13. avoid too crowded places and SMOKERS (thankfully, i've kicked the habit!)
anyway, there you go. fellow asthmatiques, yan ang batas. hehe. so anyway, i'm just sharing this so that if you're asthmatic like i am, you could go on and have a wheeze-free summer. i mean yes, we can't do anything about the DAMN HEAT but we can prevent attacks i suppose by lessening the exposure to the other irritants. :)
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