 [ Symptoms ] my husband has chronic asthma is there a way to treat it without steroids  his father died a disease that was aided by the bone erosion due to his asthma steriod use my husband is still young and i was wondering if there was anything out there to help him [ Disease ] if you were standing in your feet for long periods recently the most possible  then you need to see an orthopedic doctor and getting a foot xray it may be stress fracture in your metatarsals a mild case but needs treatment other possibilities as increased uruc acid levels and plantar fascitis please let me know other history if this is not your case