My daughter is 3 1/2 years old. Recently she started wheezing and my GP instantly prescribed the inhaler and stated she has asthma. She has not needed the inhaler. I have noticed that a couple of times she has ran up the stairs and has been out of breath but not wheezing. She is very slim for her age as she does not eat whole meals and sometimes can go without proper food the whole day. When she has fever or a cold she takes a long time to get over it as she will not take medicine. I am very worried about her.
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, The history and symptoms of your daughter suggests me that she is having frequent infection, this may be due to poor immunity. As she is getting these infections regularly, and she has not gained the expected weight for her age, it has lead to malnutrition and thereby leading to frequent infection as the malnutrition and infection runs in a vicious cycle. This vicious cycle will land up in poor immunity and make your daughter prone for infection. You need to boost her immunity by providing nutritious diet, treating the infections vigorously, Vitamins like A and E should be given. Once her nutrition condition improves, all her condition will go off, and she can have good immunity to fight against the infection. Thank you.