My ds's asthma has gotten a lot better over the years. He hasn't gotten one asthma attack for the past 2 years. He has also started swimming lessons through last winter. I really think swimming helps with his asthma.
Inhaled medications have a lot less side effect than oral ones because inhaled meds deliver straight into the lungs whereas oral steroids absorb into the blood (a systemic effect) then works wherever it's supposed to work. However, there are side effects associate with inhaled meds because drugs can cross the lungs/blood barriers into the blood stream to cause systemic effects. SE is definitely less with inhaled medications.
