What is acute bronchitis?
Acute bronchitis is a diffuse inflammationmucous membrane or even the entire wall of the bronchi. The main factors causing the disease are infectious factors, which include viruses, bacteria and their combinations, physical effects such as hypothermia, inhalation of large amounts of dust, chemical agents (fumes of corrosive substances). It would also be wrong to discount the predisposing factors of acute bronchitis, which include smoking, working in hazardous industries, as well as some heart diseases and the presence of foci of infection that are located directly in the nasopharynx, oral cavity and tonsils.
Symptoms
Acute bronchitis, the treatment of which shouldchoosing a pulmonologist can rightfully be called an unpleasant, and sometimes even dangerous disease. If a person has a disease such as acute bronchitis, the symptoms of this disease are as follows: anxiety and burning behind the breastbone, dry cough, weakness, sometimes a feeling of "being broken", fever, pain in the lower chest and abdominal wall. These organs are directly related to the strongest muscle strain that occurs when coughing. A dangerous disease is acute bronchitis in children, the treatment and classification of which is given below. Bronchitis is: acute (simple bronchitis), more severe obstructive bronchitis in children, the treatment of which is long-term, difficult to treat obliterating, bronchiolitis and recurrent bronchitis.
Acute bronchitis - treatment
Acute bronchitis in children can occur in different waysforms. Among them there are mild, moderate and severe forms. Acute bronchitis in children responds well to treatment, the treatment of which looks like this. First, the patient is given a regimen. The regimen against the background of acute manifestations of respiratory viral infections is prescribed semi-bed, then home. The patient must be provided with plenty of fluids. The liquid drunk by a patient with bronchitis should be so much that it exceeds twice the daily age requirement. As a liquid, you can drink 3-4 cups of a decoction of diaphoretic herbs, such as sage, mint, linden blossom, elderberry with honey. When acute bronchitis is provoked, the classification of which can be very different, tea with dried or frozen raspberries has proven itself well - it makes no difference, except for jam. It is necessary to fast for several days, during which time only orange juice and water are allowed. Next, in order to simplify the separation of thick sputum, it is advisable to drink warm water or warm milk. You can also take onion juice internally, it is an excellent expectorant. The patient should be gradually transferred to a balanced diet. The patient should be put on a diet. The diet should be dairy and vegetable, excluding the use of extractive dishes, and it is also necessary to reduce the intake of allergenic foods. The patient is prescribed antiviral therapy, namely, intranasal administration of the drug or interferon in aerosols, 5 drops 4-6 times a day. If the patient has acute manifestations of ARVI, he is prescribed immunoglobulin and ribavirin for 3-5 days. Note that antibiotics are not included in the treatment of a person with acute bronchitis. In other words, antibiotics are not indicated for acute bronchitis. In acute bronchitis, the use of aerosol soda or soda-salt inhalations will be useful. It will also be very useful to use expectorants. These include marshmallow, iodine-alkaline mixtures, drugs "Lazolvan", "Bromhexine" and others. Postural drainage and vibration massage are recommended in case of abundant sputum secretion. Opinions about the usefulness of cupping, mustard plasters and the like have remained unconfirmed, as, in fact, the clinical effect of these manipulations. You can also use electrical procedures, such as electrophoresis, but this is not necessary.
Treatment with folk remedies
Acute bronchitis is well treated with folk remedies. Here are some recipes for treating acute bronchitis with alternative medicine:
- Recipe No. 1. Take 0.5 kg of onion and chop it.The prepared onion must be mixed with 400 g of sugar and 50 g of honey. Then, according to the recipe, add 1 liter of water and chopped onion. The resulting mixture must be boiled for 3 hours. Take 1 tablespoon orally several times (4–6) times a day.
- Recipe number 2. A glass of boiling water pour 1 tablespoon finely chopped rootstock primrose in the spring. Further, this mixture must be heated using a water bath and stirred. Cooled and filtered mixture I take 1-2 tablespoons every 6 hours, be sure to eat. The effectiveness of the drug is very high in the treatment of chronic forms of bronchitis.
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