Well, if you lived in the nineteenth century, you would have to check for yourself. Because then there was nothing special to save with bronchial asthma.
I'll tell you a secret, caffeine really has a weak bronchodilator effect. It's all about his secret nature.
Paternal caffeine is close to theophylline, which actually dilates the bronchi. Therefore, in the nineteenth century, some people with asthma were saved by caffeine.
And in the movies they showed how the daughter of the main character was kidnapped by intruders, and the heartbroken mother shouted after them that if the child had an asthma attack, then they should give her stronger coffee. I remember this moment directly. Very realistic.
So caffeine can actually slightly reduce bronchospasm. But no one will treat asthma with coffee or cola. No. It is more important here not to drink caffeinated drinks four hours before the study of the function of external respiration.
There people are forced to breathe into a tube, then forced to breathe from a can of salbutamol, then unsuspecting people are dragged back into the office and again forced to breathe into the tube. So caffeine can ruin this whole thing. So be aware. If you need to confirm your diagnosis of bronchial asthma, then do not even look at coffee four hours before spirometry.
In general, I never cease to admire the ability of people to come up with their own alternative method of treatment and then suffer from it themselves.
Do you have your own alternative treatments for anything?
