Diagnosis and treatment of chronic bronchitis. Why does the disease occur?

Despite the fact that acute bronchitis in most cases is completed by complete recovery of the patient, with weakening of the defenses of the body and the influence of adverse factors against its background, chronic bronchitis can develop - the treatment of the disease in this case prevents the progression of irreversible changes in the respiratory system and the patient's body.

On how consistently and persistently the doctor's recommendations will be implemented, in many respects will depend on his final result.

How to treat chronic bronchitis correctly

Before the therapy of any disease affecting the bronchi is prescribed, a differential diagnosis of chronic bronchitis should be carried out-finding out the exact form of the disease and, if possible, clarifying the cause, whose influence initiated the development of the pathological process in the respiratory system.

With any variant of chronic bronchitis in the walls of bronchial tubes of different calibrations in response to the development of the inflammation reaction, their spasm develops and excess sputum production begins, but excluding the provoking factor will slow the progression of the changes.

If a patient is diagnosed with chronic smoker's bronchitis, treatment will always begin with recommendations for an immediate cessation of smoking, because in tobacco smoke there is not only a huge amount of carcinogenic and toxic substances capable of initiating the development of bronchial malignant neoplasm but also of combustion products provoking the development of bronchospasm.

In the case when the treatment of chronic bronchitis in adults complicated by an asthmatic component, then it is mandatory to search for those substances that strengthen bronchial obstruction-the elimination of potential allergens, the performance of measures for nonspecific and specific prevention of allergy will help prevent the development of bronchial asthma.

In the case when chronic purulent bronchitis is detected, treatment of foci of chronic infection in the body, sanitation of the bronchial tree and conduction of hardening will become a reliable prophylaxis of bronchiectasis.

Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis

A patient suffering from this long-term disease should remember that any exacerbation of chronic bronchitis should be treated by a physician who will be able to assess not only changes in the airways and their severity but also processes occurring in other organs and systems.

In case of exacerbation of bronchitis, it is necessary to prescribe a comprehensive treatment that must necessarily include:

• the appointment of a bed or home regimen corresponding to a diet enriched with vitamins and substances that help restore the body's own defenses;
• inhalation for chronic bronchitis - the substances that will be used at this stage of treatment will be able to get directly into the inflammatory focus, which greatly enhances the effect of the therapy.

For inhalations, medications that restore normal airway patency( bronchodilators), as well as drugs that facilitate the clearance of sputum( mucolytics), can be used.

When selecting their optimal combination, the patient's recovery will come sooner, and the consequences of the next exacerbation for the organism will be minimized;

• LFK in chronic bronchitis is an effective method of treatment even with its exacerbation, but at this stage it is shown the holding of respiratory gymnastics improving sputum discharge in the bronchi and ventilation in the lungs, postural drainage( finding the position of the body in which the best conditions for airway drainage are created), massage;

• treatment of chronic bronchitis with antibiotics - the drug should be selected by a physician, and not only rely on information about which medication for chronic bronchitis has helped in the past exacerbations of the inflammatory process, but also on the data of microbiological and bacteriological sputum examination, the patient's allergic status;

• , if necessary, in the treatment of exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, traditional medicine can be used to help normalize sputum discharge, stop bronchial spasm, and reduce the effects of intoxication.

Traditional medicine

If a patient develops chronic bronchitis, treatment with folk remedies will help reduce the dose of medicines needed to treat an exacerbation, find the means that help restore the patient's immune system, choose effective methods for eliminating intoxication and its manifestations without using medicines.

Many plants that traditional medicine recommends for the treatment of chronic bronchitis contain the same active substances as drugs purchased at the pharmacy, but their effect on the body will be softer, and the number of side effects will be minimized.

Warmings, warm compresses, and inhalations of herbal decoctions, which help cleanse the bronchi, can also be used.