How To Prevent And Treat Hypoxemia
Avoid Triggers For Breathing Difficulties
Treating hypoxemia is not nearly as easy as preventing it. In fact, prevention is almost always the best medicine for any health issue. Patients who are suffering from a lack of oxygen should not put themselves in a situation where they find their oxygen levels decrease. For example, asthma patients should not run a marathon at a high altitude or where the humidity level is high. Patients shouldn't allow themselves to become too winded.
Patients should learn what triggers their difficulty breathing. Learning to avoid triggers for breathing difficulties sounds more complicated than it is. Individuals will find it’s much easier to do this if they keep a journal. Each time they find their breathing becomes difficult, they should jot down a few notes. What they’re doing, where they are, how they feel, what the air quality is like, and other details such as what they’re eating can help patients notice a pattern. When patients begin to notice a pattern of difficult breathing, they can pinpoint triggers. For example, it might occur every time they eat a certain food or have a certain drink. Patients can then start avoiding those items and breathe easier.
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Eat A Healthy Diet
Eating a healthy diet is a helpful tool for managing almost any health condition. The best news about this is learning to eat a healthy diet doesn’t just help prevent one health issue like hypoxemia. A healthy diet improves an individual's life overall. If someone wants to prevent hypoxemia, their diet might just have a small effect on the levels of oxygen in their body. It’s important to remember diet will not increase the production of oxygen in the blood, but the body is more capable of taking in the oxygen individuals need, provided it gets the nutrients it needs to function. For example, if an individual is not eating an iron-rich diet, they might develop anemia, which increases the risk of being low on oxygen. By eating a healthy and well-balanced diet, individuals increase their body’s ability to take in the correct level of oxygen and pump it through their blood.
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