Asthma in a 6 year old.

I think the high pollen count has affected asthma sufferers.My GS also spent the day in hospital last week after a particularly bad attack.He's 15 andsports mad ,he's in all sorts of teams in school and does PE every day .Usually his inhalers manage his smptoms well but this week its been awful.I just bought him an air filter for his room in the hope it will calm things down.His room window is surrounded by trees and flowers!

My 3 year old GS has had similar experiences. First emegency hospital admission was last summer and he had one in Dec. He is currently on a brown inhaler morning and evening and a blue one as well when he is a bit wheezy. He is also taking some new drug once a day. He has had steroid treatment on both hospital occasions. Current thinking seems to be that any infections cause the wheeze and it is best tackled as soon it begins with his inhalers. In his case they are reluctant to diagnose it as asthma because of his age. However all my DSs have had asthmatic symptoms and have used inhalers. The fact that your GS doesn't need an inhaler before sports may mean this is just an episode caused by some infection and he will grow out of his asthma. I believe there is lots of research going on into children and asthma just now. Hope he is out soon and back to his football.

My son (now 34) had Asthma from the age of 9 months. He was prescribed inhalers which never made any difference, and he was in and out of the hospital for the first 8years of his life.

The ONLY thing that ever worked was Prednisolone tablets (corticosteroids), and in the end, my GP allowed me to always keep a supply at home, so that I could start treatment when Shaun was bad, thus avoiding trips to the hospital.

Has your son got Eczema as well? The 2 conditions often go together - my son no longer has Asthma, but his skin gets extremely bad. He uses a variety of creams (some prescribed, some bought)

With Asthma, I'd suggest avoiding triggers (pollen, fur, wool, stress, can all be triggers for some sufferers), and ask the hospital for Prednisolone.

Always treat it very seriously.
People can dismiss it as just one of those things but it needs to be treated with respect. Always have the correct meds to hand would be my advice only because I know how awful it can be when things go wrong. And it can have varyin* triggers.

My DS has asthma from the age of two. It was related to getting infections of ear or throat. The asthma started first and by the time we were in hospital the Drs diagnosed ear, throat or chest infection.
You have my sympathy, DSs attacks always resulted in hospital stays. One time it was 2 weeks before the arrival of DS2 and then again 3 weeks after his birth, in the same hospital. It is extremely distressing when your child has a chronic condition like asthma.
We were lucky and our then GP supported us having a nebuliser at home. Buying one meant we could deal with the asthma promptly. After that we didn’t have any more admissions to hospital. It might be worth asking if it would be possible.
DS grew out of it at around 13, then he developed hay fever and a couple of allergies!
I would double check that his school is up to date with how to treat a child with asthma, as prompt treatment is vital.
Hope he’s feeling better soon.

Hope he's ok kitty worrying for you all.

The high pollen count has made my asthma worse this summer. It is vital to have a reliever inhaler handy. The hospital don't want me to take antihistamine as it would dry out my lungs too much. I do hope he grows out of it soon.

It definitely could be related to allergies. We now know that uncontrolled allergies tend to worsen asthma, so it's essential to treat both concurrently. This is called the "one airway, one disease" concept. Infections can also worsen asthma.