Asthma is a serious respiratory disease that literaly leaves its victims breathless. People with asthma usually have a lot of problems in lungs, and bronchial muscles.

Dr. Aisha Lukwago Rashid of Lukwago Herbal Clinic in Kampala says that asthma is caused by allergies, either environment or food pollution and irritants,  infections, colds, flue or other respiratory infections, cold air, heavy physical exertion, poor digestive function, hormone imbalances, and or emotional stress.

Millions of people, according to the world health organisation (WHO) are suffering from Athma and and many people die everyday as a result of asthmatic conditions.

People suffering from asthma need to eat a simple but light diet, based on foods that don’t promote mucus production. This includes raw vegetables and fruits. The symptoms of asthma include difficult in breathing, wheezing, coughing,  tightness in the chest, loss of sleep due to coughing and blockage airways, increased heart bit rate, constriction of the muscles in the bronchial airways, inflammation of the mucus lining, and increased mucus flow.

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As we told you in our earlier health news reports that millions of people across the globe are suffering from asthma, our dear readers sent us requests asking us to tell them the symptoms of asthma.

And it is because of this background that we have brought to you the symptoms of asthma. The symptoms of asthma include difficult in breathing, wheezing, and coughing.

Dr. Aisha Lukwago Rashida of Lukwago health herbal clinic says that the symptoms of asthma also include tightness in the chest, loss of sleep due to coughing and blockage airways, increased heart bit rate, constriction of the muscles in the bronchial airways, inflammation of the mucus lining, and increased mucus flow.

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 The Executive Director of KCCA, Ms Jenifer Musisi says that the authority wants the traffic light in the city to be functioning. She says this will end cases of theft in the city due to darkness. She was speaking to KCCA Councilors inKampalatoday evening.

 Ms Musisi says that when the traffic lights are functioning that means good flow of traffic at night. She says that installing the street lights will kick off soon.

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