Bronchitis is a serious disease that requires immediate treatment. It usually develops against the background of SARS (acute respiratory viral infection) or after an untreated cold. It is safe to say that almost every person in his life at least once suffered from this insidious disease.
Modern medicine has in its arsenal drugs for bronchitis, allowing you to completely cure the disease in a few days, leaving no consequences, although the cough can continue for more than three weeks. If you have bronchitis more than three or four times a year, this may indicate the development of a more serious condition that destroys lung tissue. It can be chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthmatic bronchitis or bronchial asthma.
The main symptom of bronchitis is a cough with sputum. Remember that coughing is one of the most important protective functions of the human body. It helps clear the airways. In this case, only a productive, wet cough can be useful. in the bronchithe accumulation of mucus leads to difficulty in breathing, as a result of which the functioning of the lungs is disturbed. And the mucous secret itself is a breeding ground for the reproduction of microorganisms.
If you have a cough with thick, opaque sputum, discomfort or sore throat, slight fever - you should immediately consult a doctor. In no case should you take bronchitis medicines on your own - this can complicate treatment and worsen the situation.
Usually the doctor listens to the patient with a stethoscope. In order to rule out a more formidable disease, such as pneumonia, an x-ray may be prescribed. A sputum test will be performed to identify the pathogen. Only after that you will be prescribed a medicine for bronchitis.
These include drugs that stimulate expectoration. These are, first of all, preparations of coltsfoot, marshmallow, thermopsis, licorice. These drugs do not last long, so they should be taken quite often - every 2-3 hours.
Medications for bronchitis are very diverse, and they are prescribed by a doctor depending on the general he alth of the person, as well as on the basis of laboratory tests.
Now Bromhexine, Ambrobene, Lazolvan are successfully used in the treatment of bronchitis - these are mucolytic drugs. In addition, there are a huge number of combined drugs - "Bronhikum", "Doctor MOM", "Bronholitin", etc.
When using medicines for bronchitis, it is also useful to use folk methods of treatment that have come to us from time immemorial. Many of them have long been adopted by traditional medicine. The first such remedy for bronchitis is chest collection. This is a unique set of medicinal herbs in its composition and combination that can clear the airways of accumulated mucus, suppress the reproduction of microbes, and relieve inflammation in the bronchi and lungs.
Massage for bronchitis is also of great importance, but you must immediately make a reservation that it should be done by a specialist - "amateur" is inappropriate here.
