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Bronchitis Treatment

As symptomatic treatment for all ages, we can humidify the ambient air and drinking plenty of fluids. Antibiotic treatment is indicated in patients with chronic respiratory failure or heart disease or severe bronchitis, fever, mucopurulent expectoration abundant.

The appropriate medical management and a healthy lifestyle can help people with the disease to enjoy a better quality of life, increase tolerance to regular physical activity and reduce the prospects of complications.

- Bronchodilators: By relaxing and widening of the bronchi, these medications allow more oxygen enters the lungs. There bronchodilators in syrups, tablets or spray
- Vaccines: because some common diseases, relatively mild in other patients, may present serious health risks to patients, often recommended in these patients a flu shot and pneumonia vaccine
- Antibiotics may be necessary to treat an acute respiratory infection and in some cases, to help prevent bacterial infectionBronchitis Prevention

To prevent disease or minimize its impact if it endures, the healthy lifestyle are essential:

- Exercise: Moderate exercise program under medical supervision can help patients to lead more active lives. The physical form can not improve lung function, but may increase a person’s tolerance of the effort to allow the heart and other muscles use oxygen more efficiently available. Sometimes you may need a bronchodilator medication before a workout. Are very important breathing exercises to increase strength and endurance of the muscles that control inspiration and expiration

- Nutrition and Hydration: adequate nutritional habits play an important role in fitness and resistance to infection. Patients who experience dyspnea while eating, can tolerate small, frequent meals. May be given certain nutritional supplements if your doctor suspects that are not meeting the nutritional needs of a patient. It is essential for patients to stay well hydrated (a), drinking at least eight glasses of water or other liquids per day, which will help maintain a more loose and fluid expectoration, and therefore more effective cough

- Avoid smoking and enclosed areas where others are smoking. Avoid contact with people with colds or flu. Always breathe through the nose, as a way to get in your lungs warmer air. In winter, wear a scarf over your mouth and nose. On special days of air pollution due to high ozone or other pollutants, remain indoors with windows closed

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