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Is Clenil Modulite 100 a steroid?
Clenil Modulite pressurised inhalation solution is used to help prevent the symptoms of mild, moderate or severe asthma. The active ingredient, beclometasone dipropionate, is one of a group of medicines called corticosteroids which are often referred to simply as steroids.
What type of inhaler is Clenil?
Clenil Modulite is a ‘preventer’ inhaler used regularly to help prevent the symptoms of asthma. It helps to reduce the inflammation in your lungs and prevent symptoms of wheezing and shortness of breath. Clenil Modulite comes as a brown coloured inhaler and contains the active ingredient beclometasone dipropionate.
Does Clenil Modulite cause weight gain?
A: NO. Your inhaler contains such a low dose of steroids that it will not make you put on weight. Sometimes steroid tablets can make you feel hungry, and eating more will make you start to gain weight. The tablets themselves don’t make you gain, so eat your normal amounts while you take them and you should be fine.
How fast does Clenil work?
Clenil modulite is taken regularly every day to reduce the inflammation in your lungs and prevent wheezing, shortness of breath and asthma attacks. Your breathing should usually start to improve between three to seven days after starting treatment.
Does COVID worsen asthma?
Individuals with long COVID were more likely to report worse or much worse breathing after the acute phase (73.7% vs 34.8%; P <. 001), greater inhaler use (67.8% vs 34.8%; P <. 001) and worse or much worse asthma management (59.6% vs 25.6%; P <. 001).
How do I know if I have asthma or COPD?
One main difference is that asthma typically causes attacks of wheezing and tightness in your chest. COPD symptoms are usually more constant and can include a cough that brings up phlegm….Since asthma and COPD both make your airways swell, they both can cause:
- Shortness of breath.
- Cough.
- Wheezing.