When we shifted to our house I was in class XI. In the month of October winters had started and I suffered from an asthma attack. It was an acute respiratory problem and I was not able to walk two kilometers also. As our family doctor was at in the place where we were living earlier, hence mausi accompanied me to him. He had given an injection, I was relaxed. After half an hour I woke up and was feeling much better. The doctor has a big prescription of capsules and tablets of 500 mg . Because of those medicines I recovered. But it reoccurred after every six months when there was a seasonal change. Doctor advised that I was allergic to dahi, achar, chutney and had to take precautions for such allergic food. It had become really difficult for me that I had to take medicines whenever I was suffering from Bronchitis problem. Mom was also worried as she had never seen me in this condition.

From that day onwards, I was slim and was not able to keep good health. After five years, one of our neighbor suggested that during the time of sharad purnima , one has to take some ayurvedic medicine mixed in the kheer and after that there was strong restriction of food items to be taken. I had followed everything. There were three of us who went to delhi to take that medicine from a person. After mixing that powder in kheer I had that all of that in the morning. After that I had to restrain myself from some food items for six months. I had done everything. The result was that I was saved from those asthma attacks but had become very weak in those days. Girls used to be in their charms in early 20’s and I was experiencing my bad health. After six months or so once I had eggs in breakfast but I was too allergic that I was not able to have them. Eventually I had to become pure vegetarian. Next reason was I had become very religious to worship devi Durga so I thought I should be pure vegetarian only. That powder suited me a lot and slowly and gradually I had recovered from those attacks. But whenever I had dahi, achar in my food, my condition was same and I had to take allopathic medicines for that. From that day till now whenever there is some seasonal change I have to take precautions and If I face difficulty in breathing I have to visit the doctor.

When daddy was there, I had never faced such kind of allergy. Even my mom also took care of me. In the end, with all those allergies I had emerged as a beautiful girl. Then everyone realized that it was hereditary as my daddy and his mom had suffered from bronchitis problem.

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