Medications can help prevent symptoms.
Now that you know how inflammation and bronchoconstriction cause asthma symptoms, let s look at how medications can help you. Many people need to treat the constriction and inflammation for optimal asthma control. Because they go right where they are needed, there is less risk of the side effects you may have with oral steroids such as prednisone. Cromolyn sodium and nedocromil are mild to moderate anti-inflammatory medications. These inhaled medications are generally used in children.