Having Severe Asthma Attack? Drink Coffee!
By ronadelle
@ronadelle (1547)
Philippines
August 29, 2011 3:29pm CST
Asthma attacked again the other night. My throat was creating a sound like a cat meowing constantly. It was hard for me to breathe due to the colds and cough that triggered my asthma. My suspicion is that it started when my nose started to itch because of the paint smell and inhaled dust when I cleaned. And so, the difficulty with breath made me surf the net on how to feel better since I ran out of medicine for my nebulizer.
There was coffee on the rescue! It is proven to be the best first aid for asthma. Wow, I immediately felt better indeed coz the coffee helps open the bronchial tubes. A half cup of strong coffee saved me from the severe difficulty in breathing! Thank God for coffee!
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15 responses
@kavya06 (372)
• India
30 Aug 11
Yes,you are right that cofee has the ebility to cure ashtma.,
one of my friend has asthma for year,but it was cured after she had sallowing a fish,i think its a traditional medicine to cure ashtma in india its a diffrent type of fish which is only seened in Hyderabad,a state in india...it has cured many peoples who was suffering asthma for year and its more good than using cofee.,which lead us to many other diseases.
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
Oh thank God that your friend is okay as well.
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@johnbrainlot (177)
• Greece
1 Sep 11
i am sure coffee can help a lot and i really glad it did. although dont drink too much as it can be bad for your nerves.
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
1 Sep 11
Actually, I always do have palpitation every time i drink coffee. I feel like shaking and nervous. I don't know what's the explanation for that but I'm certain that it only happens after I drink coffee. ;( But, during asthma attacks, I turn to it to feel better.
@nenyalorien (899)
• Philippines
1 Sep 11
Hi there! Wow, this is a new thing for me to learn. Thank you for this factoid. :)
I, on the other hand, eat or drink oatmeal when I had my latest asthma attacks. Thee antihistamine properties of oatmeal helps arrest an allergy-triggered asthma. :) I discovered that oatmeal was an antihistamine when I read an Aveeno itch-relief package. The Aveeno line of products are all based on concentrated oatmeal compounds, and that's where I took my home remedy.
I think the stimulant component of caffeine acts like adrenaline to your bronchial tubes, as you explained.
I wonder if Coffee + Oatmeal would do wonders?
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
1 Sep 11
i think this is good news for adults who have asthma but not for children. there are adults who loves coffee so this is good when they are being attacked by asthma. but i don't think you will give coffee to children? anyway, strong blend of coffee is a good first aid but this is not the cure, right?
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
1 Sep 11
Hello, yes it's not advisable to kids. Yes, it's not the cure, it's only good for first aid. ;)
@Radiuz (47)
• Canada
30 Aug 11
Just reading about your ordeal, was very terrifying.I'm glad that you're ok, a hope you don't experience that type of scare again.
Also - I had no idea coffee was a good remedy for asthma.Does any warm liquid work, or does it specifically have to be coffee?
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
Hi Radiuz! Yes, it's specifically coffee. It's because it contains caffeine which helps dilate bronchial tubes. When asthma attacks, it simply helps ease the difficulty in breathing. I don't know how it works but it just made me feel better. I think it opens up or widens the bronchial tube so the oxygen could pass through it to the lungs.
I'm all okay now and I'm praying that asthma attacks me no more.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
1 Sep 11
I and all of the members of my family are very lucky because of the fact that none of us suffer from asthma. However, we do all tend to suffer a lot with seasonal allergies and they are really bad here because we tend to have a lot of pollens and mold in the air where we live.
You are right that coffee is a great thing to help us with our blocked airways. The reason that it works so well is because of the fact that it is hot so it will open us up and it is also a stimulant.
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
29 Aug 11
Then I would suggest you to boil yellow ginger and drink it. It will help. I hate ginger too but in times like this, survival and the wanting of feeling better will reign. Let's do it. :)
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I'm always happy that I could help with something. God bless!
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
i didnt know its some kind of a first aid . I dont have asthma but i have a friend whos relying to his nebulizer. He sometimes tell me whenever hes having a hard time.
Well now i know what to say to him. Thanks for this..
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
Your friend needs to know about this if he also runs out of medicine. Please do let him know. :)
@zahiedp (421)
• India
27 Jan 12
In asthma patient has brochoconstriction so relief your system you have to dilate your bronchus, hot drink always dilated your bronchus like in your case. According to me if you drink tea on regular basis then its defiantly work and helps to decrease your symptom because tea contain tannin .
Tannin is brocho dilator so its always help to asthmatic patient and asthma is very dangerous condition in cold because like opposites hot makes dilate to bronchus and cold makes it constrict so try to hot drink specially tea it will help you ..
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I just knew it from you. Well, I had asthma attack last month but only mild. My breath just whistle. I can still breath. If I had known I should have drunk coffee the night I had it. I only bought meds for the nebulizer the next morning. Then went to the doctor late in the morning.
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
Oh, it's good you came over my post. I can assure you that coffee will help in times like this. Make sure that you don't put sugar. Just black coffee, make it strong and only a half cup of it. Take sips till you feel better. God bless!
@ronadelle (1547)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
Thanks koperty for always caring about me. I'm all okay now, although I do still have cough but I'm sure that it's healing. God bless!
@AwesomeGuy250 (334)
• United States
4 May 12
Yes coffee can be good for helping to reduce an asthma attack. I've also heard that lots of caffeine can open up the lungs thus helping with reducing the severity of an asthma attack.
