Manifestations of emphysema
In the early stage of emphysema, emphysema was mostly caused by bronchitis. At this time, his bronchitis symptoms were similar, mainly cough and expectoration, and it was white foam sputum, with occasional wheezing.
Cough, excessive phlegm, wheezing are further aggravated, and persistent dyspnea occurs, especially when the amount of exercise is relatively large, you will feel tired and weak, and the cough lasts for a long time.
With the continuous progress of the disease, the symptoms of cough, expectoration and asthma will get worse. At this time, even if you do some slight activities, you will feel out of breath. In addition, you will lose your appetite, start to lose weight, and your whole body will be in a state of hypoxia.
When it develops seriously, the brain is in a state of hypoxia for a long time, causing drowsiness, memory decline, and even more dangerous situations such as consciousness disorder and coma.
When the lesion is further aggravated and arterial blood gas deteriorates, pulmonary heart disease, which is often called cor pulmonale, appears.
How to maintain emphysema
1. Quit smoking: Smoking does great harm to the lungs, and almost all lung diseases will be aggravated by smoking.
2. Stay away from smog: In order to avoid aggravation, it is best not to go out in foggy days, and be sure to wear a mask when going out.
3. Regular medication: Regular medication and regular treatment can slow down the decline of lung function and avoid the aggravation of the disease.
4, strengthen nutrition: emphysema will consume nutrients in the body, patients may have symptoms of weight loss, muscle weakness, therefore, strengthen nutrition in the daily diet.
5, anti-cold: colds often cause the illness to get worse, so it is very important to prevent colds on weekdays, pay attention to increase or decrease clothes when the temperature suddenly changes.
If the elderly have lung diseases, it is easy to cause emphysema if they are not treated in time. Therefore, if the elderly have some lung diseases, they should be intervened and treated in time, and if they have some symptoms of emphysema, they should go to the hospital as soon as possible.
Regarding emphysema, most people only pay attention to the treatment of drugs, but first of all, they need to pay attention to diet. For example, spicy food, alcohol and tobacco should be avoided. Secondly, try not to eat greasy seafood or fried food.
Third, avoid eating some foods that are easy to produce gas, such as sweet potatoes and leeks, because it will be harmful to lung qi. Last but not least, smokers must give up smoking. Non-smokers, try to stay away from secondhand smoke.
So in addition to the above points, we must implement them. In the process of treatment, we should also actively cooperate with the treatment, which is of great help to the recovery of the disease. If you still want to know about breathing problems, you can leave me a message and I will try my best to answer them one by one.