Precautions for patients with bronchiectasis

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Bronchiectasis is a structural destructive disease. In severe cases, large and small dilated malformed bronchi appear in the lungs. Although these bronchi still have the normal function of transporting gas, they do not have the immune capacity of normal bronchi, so they are easily colonized by bacteria and lead to lung infections, which in turn aggravate bronchiectasis. Therefore, patients with bronchiectasis should pay attention to avoid infection and improve immunity. The following points should be done specifically.

1. Postural drainage

Postural drainage is the use of gravity effect, put the corresponding postural posture, so that the dilated bronchus is at a high level, and the sputum in it slowly flows out to the general bronchus and trachea for coughing out. As long as the sputum is coughed out, keep the inside of the bronchus clean, the occurrence of infection can be avoided.

2. Try to keep your living environment clean and tidy

The local immunity of patients with bronchiectasis is low, and the bronchus is dilated. If the living environment is not cleaned and kept clean, it is likely that some bacteria will colonize the dilated bronchus and stay there for a long time. For example, aspergillus is easy to drill into the body and grow continuously and form aspergillus pellets together with mucous cell residues exuding from the bronchus. Aspergillus balls will not only irritate the body and lead to allergic asthma, but also roll around in the bronchus and hit the wall of the tube, causing bleeding. It is obvious that dirty air will aggravate bronchiectasis symptoms.

3. Try to avoid upper respiratory tract infections

Many patients with lung diseases have such experience that if someone sneezes, they may be infected. Once infected with upper respiratory tract infection, it will soon progress to lower respiratory tract infection or even lung infection. Therefore, we should avoid contact with patients with cold as much as possible, and we can get pneumonia vaccine and influenza vaccine when the condition is stable.

4. You can use some Chinese patent medicine for long-term use.

Traditional Chinese medicine has certain effects on chronic diseases. Long-term use of traditional Chinese medicine can enhance the local immunity of patients, remove inflammation, reduce symptoms, and at the same time, dilate sputum to help discharge.

The treatment of bronchiectasis is a long-term process, which requires anti-infection, anti-inflammatory, improved immunity, postures drainage, comprehensive maintenance and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. If the condition can be stable for a long time, the quality of life and survival time of healthy people can be achieved.