In our time, people are exposed to a large number of adverse he alth factors. These are bad ecology, polluted air, smoking, viral infections. All these phenomena can become the culprits of such an extremely unpleasant disease as obstructive bronchitis in adults. Pathology treatment should be started as early as possible. Indeed, otherwise, quite serious complications may develop.
Characteristics of the disease
Initially, you should understand what constitutes obstructive bronchitis in adults. What it is? This is a rather serious pathology. It is characterized by progressive narrowing of the airways. This condition, unfortunately, is almost irreversible. The disease is associated with various diseases occurring in small respiratoryways. In addition, it is characterized by emphysema, a process that destroys the lung parenchyma.
Such phenomena provoke harmful substances, dust, tobacco smoke, which the patient encounters daily. As a result, a person begins to develop an inflammatory reaction to such exposure.
Sometimes the disease occurs in a chronic form (COPD). This is an extremely serious and difficult condition. After all, COPD is an incurable chronic disease. Taking medications, using folk recipes only help to slow down the development of pathology and significantly improve the patient's condition.
However, medicine recipes should not be underestimated. Traditional medicine in the treatment of this disease play a very important role. There are cases when patients recovered using herbs, infusions and decoctions as medicines.
Causes of disease
What causes obstructive bronchitis in adults? Symptoms and treatment, as well as factors that provoke pathology, of course, deserve special attention, but you should not forget about the causes of the development of the disease, because, as you know, any disease is easier to prevent than to treat.
Pathology is characterized by narrowing of the airways. As a result, mucus has no way out. This condition often leads to the development of an inflammatory process in the lungs.
The culprits of the disease are:
- Frequent colds.
- Chronic forms of diseases of the nasopharynx.
- Bad environment.
- Smoking.
- Harmful working conditions. A person with air inhales particles of substances that contribute to the development of the disease.
- Heredity. If someone in the family suffers from obstructive bronchitis, then the pathology can develop in relatives. At the first symptoms of the disease, you should immediately consult a doctor.
Characteristic symptoms
Doctors say that even at the initial stage obstructive bronchitis in adults can be suspected. Symptoms and treatment of pathology are best discussed with a doctor. After all, making a diagnosis on your own, and even more so choosing a therapy, can be very dangerous.
The manifestation of signs of illness depends on the cause of the disease.
If an acute form of the disease has developed as a result of a viral infection, then the patient most often has the following clinical picture:
- Cough. At first dry, with time sputum production begins. In acute bronchitis, the duration of the cough is one to two weeks. If it does not disappear for a long time, then, most likely, bronchitis has become chronic.
- Very high temperature (reaching 39 degrees).
When acute bronchitis occurs as a result of a bacterial infection, it can be mistaken for the common cold. After all, the symptoms are very reminiscent of such ailments: a low temperature, a wet cough, a general state of weakness.
Acute obstructive bronchitis can be cured in a week. Of course, if it is diagnosed in time and the right therapy is carried out.
If there is chronic obstructive bronchitis in adults, the symptoms of the pathology are as follows:
- constant cough that gets worse in the morning;
- body temperature mostly normal;
- Developing shortness of breath that can only be treated at an early stage.
Diagnosis of disease
It is very important to timely detect bronchitis (obstructive) in adults. Treatment and diagnosis are carried out by a pulmonologist.
To accurately determine the pathology, the following studies are used:
- immunological tests;
- common blood and urine tests;
- bronchoscopy;
- listening with a phonendoscope to the lungs;
- examination of sputum and respiratory tract washings;
- lung tomography;
- x-ray.
Treatment: general recommendations
What to do if the diagnosis of "obstructive bronchitis" in adults is confirmed? How to treat pathology?
The patient needs to protect himself as much as possible from the negative effects of the environment and other circumstances that could worsen his he alth.
To do this, do the following:
- Take medicines and traditional medicines on a regular basis.
- Quit smoking, including passive smoking.
- Try not to be in places with gassed or polluted air.
- Apply preventiveactions to protect against infections. Try to avoid crowded places, take drugs to strengthen the immune system.
- Ventilate rooms more often, take walks.
- Do breathing exercises.
- Eat the right diet. Eat foods rich in protein, potassium, vitamin C, calcium. Please note: dairy products that promote phlegm are contraindicated.
- Drink plenty of fluids (still).
- Try not to add s alt to food.
Drug therapy
If obstructive bronchitis is diagnosed in adults, treatment is prescribed exclusively by a doctor (however, as in any other case and with any other disease). And only after a comprehensive examination of the patient.
The following medications are commonly prescribed:
- Terbutaline, Salbutamol are used to thin sputum and expand the alveoli.
- For better sputum separation and cough relief, the medicines Ambroxol, ACC, Bromhexine are recommended.
- Antibiotics (tablets or injections): Erythromycin, Amoxicillin, Azithromycin.
- Hormonal drugs are rarely prescribed. They are recommended only if other medicines do not help. The most commonly prescribed is Prednisone.
Treatment with gymnastics, massage and inhalations
These methods are very effective in such an ailment as obstructive bronchitis. In adults, treatment (and in children, in principle, too) includes massage,inhalation, breathing exercises, which helps to quickly restore the body.
Doctors recommend:
- Make steam inhalations. They are made with soda-alkaline and folk remedies.
- The method of breathing exercises is recommended after an exacerbation of the disease.
- Another event provides excellent results. This is sound gymnastics. It operates in the following way. When pronouncing various sounds, the vibration of the ligaments begins. It passes into the respiratory tract. The result is relaxation of the bronchi. The rules for conducting sound gymnastics are prescribed by the doctor for each patient individually.
- Massage of the chest - helps to contract the muscles of the bronchi. This stimulates the flow of phlegm and makes breathing easier.
Recipes of traditional medicine
Quite often, medicine recipes are included in therapy. They are quite effective in combating such an ailment as obstructive bronchitis in adults. Symptoms and treatment with folk remedies must be discussed with the doctor. There are many prescriptions for the relief of a patient with obstructive bronchitis.
Here are some of them:
- Easier breathing special collection of oregano (200g), coltsfoot leaves (200g) and lime blossom (150g). Fall asleep in a thermos 3 tbsp. l. herbal mixture, add 1 liter of boiling water and leave overnight. Strain the infusion in the morning and drink in small portions throughout the day.
- All patients with obstructive bronchitis experience difficulty breathing andchest pain when coughing. To improve the patient's condition, traditional medicine offers such an infusion. Pour 100 g of flaxseeds with half a liter of vegetable oil. Put in a dark and warm place. After two weeks, the infusion is ready, it must be filtered and taken 4 times a day in a tablespoon, washed down with egg yolk.
- An oily infusion of bay leaf helps to ease breathing. In addition, it improves the blood supply to the bronchi. Finely chop fresh laurel leaves (100 g) and pour vegetable oil (preferably olive) in an amount of 50 g. Infuse for 10 days, then strain. Rub the finished infusion overnight into the chest area.
Patient feedback
So, now you know what should be the treatment for such a pathology as obstructive bronchitis in adults. Patient reviews indicate that medications selected by a doctor bring significant relief.
Folk remedies are also quite popular. Many patients do inhalation. Improvement in the condition after such procedures, according to patients, occurs quite quickly.
