COPD & Emphysema Support Group
COPD is a progressive disease characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, destruction of structures supporting the alveoli and of capillaries feeding the alveoli. Both have symptoms that include shortness of breath, among other respiratory troubles. If you are a COPD or Emphysema sufferer, join...
Treatment of COPD
Whilst there is no cure for COPD, there is treatment available to ease the symptoms and quality of life may see a slight improvement.
The first thing that sufferers of COPD should do is give up smoking. This will stop the disease from progressing even faster.
Stop smoking
Bronchodilator - drugs that open up the airways. They can be taken in the form of pills, liquids or from inhalers and they last for about 12 hours.
Inhaled glucocorticosteroids - can be prescribed to reduce the inflammation of the air passages and to reduce the amount of mucous being produced.
Exercise as much as possible to build up the strength of the lungs and heart.
Oxygen treatment - breathing in more oxygen through and cylinder, will keep oxygen levels up and improve breathing.
Breathing exercises.
Whilst there is no cure for COPD, there is treatment available to ease the symptoms and quality of life may see a slight improvement.
The first thing that sufferers of COPD should do is give up smoking. This will stop the disease from progressing even faster.
Stop smoking
Bronchodilator - drugs that open up the airways. They can be taken in the form of pills, liquids or from inhalers and they last for about 12 hours.
Inhaled glucocorticosteroids - can be prescribed to reduce the inflammation of the air passages and to reduce the amount of mucous being produced.
Exercise as much as possible to build up the strength of the lungs and heart.
Oxygen treatment - breathing in more oxygen through and cylinder, will keep oxygen levels up and improve breathing.
Breathing exercises.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
Besides, I can't hear this stuff enough. I read about the excercise... and it reminded me that I have been procrastinating doing my daily routine and now it's almost 5:00 PM.
Ok, ok... I'm going.
Good post.
James