My fiance has asthma, but i've never seen her have an attack, so i didnt think it was that bad. but last night while in bed, she started having trouble breathing and afterwards, her lungs felt like someone was crushing them. ive never been around someone with asthma so i want to know what i can do to help alleviate her attacks.

it hurt to see her in pain, and since we're getting married soon, i want to be there for her.

also, we're very much in love and i want her to know that i'm not going to leave her b/c of her illness. (she's had b/fs break up with her since she had asthma). i told her last night, that i would never leave her, but i want to say the right thing that leaves her knowing that i'm marrying her and accept her for who she is, including her asthma. (does that make sense to you?) any words of wisdom?

please help! i care very much for this woman!

Use this link:

http://www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/tiy... Be sure to click on each room. I have asthma, and mine has been so bad at times I have been in the hospital. Allergies affect it - a lot. Once we moved (only 4 miles away, so it wasn't a climate change), it got better. I remembered some things the doc I worked for always said. The bedrm is where you will spend 6 to 8 hrs per day, which is a third of your life. If you can allergy proof just your bedrm, you will remove one third of your exposure to allergens, and will lessen the asthma triggers. Be sure and sleep w/ windows closed. Although she's not allergic to dogs, they carry dust and pollen on their fur, so keep them off the bed, and wipe their fur down daily with a wet cloth. Buy some mattress and pillow encasings, or at least launder the pillows in hot water and double pillowcase them. Here's a biggy - buy a HEPA filter and leave it running 24/7 w/ the bedrm door closed. DO NOT buy the ionizing type. The work by creating ozone, which triggers asthma in most asthmatics. Dust and vaccum home frequently, and go by your local American Lung Assoc, and pick up literature and maybe a tape to better educate yourself with regard to asthma. The info is free. They also have a website. Knowledge is power, and you also need to know if you two have kids that your children will be at a higher risk for asthma. If her condition worsens, she will benefit from an allergist, but make sure it is a board certified allergist, not an ENT who also does allergy shots on the side. Make sure she stays on all meds. Good luck! if you smoke than smoke outside, if you have animals then get rid of them, and also have a vaporizer thing in your bedroom and make sure she uses her inhaler when she needs too I really don't believe that guys broke up with her JUST because she has asthma. That just doesn't make any sense. I think they broke up for other reasons. Asthma is so treatable. The only think you need to do is be aware of her triggers. Pet dander, seasonal allergies, etc. And know where a rescue inhaler is so you can get it to her. Right away. As another woman who has Asthma, there isn't really much you can do, except give her her emergency inhaler and stay by her to comfort her until the attack subsides.