What should be paid attention to in bronchitis?

Written by Li Jian Wu
Pulmonology
Updated on September 03, 2024
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Bronchitis is a common respiratory infection. First, it is important to rest, drink plenty of water, abstain from smoking and alcohol, and avoid foods that are highly irritating. Do not eat spicy foods like chili peppers, avoid seafood, and reduce consumption of greasy foods like meat. Instead, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. You can use pear with rock sugar and Fritillaria cirrhosa to make a drink that helps dilute phlegm and relieve coughing. The treatment mainly involves choosing antibacterial drugs to control the infection and using medications to dilute phlegm and relieve bronchial smooth muscle spasms. In addition, it is important to measure body temperature and ensure the room is well-ventilated and disinfected. (The use of medications should be under the guidance of a doctor.)

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After suffering from bronchitis, coughing is one of the most common symptoms. How should a cough due to bronchitis be treated? First, the treatment should target the cause of the bronchitis. For instance, if it is caused by a bacterial infection, a sensitive antibiotic should be chosen. If it is caused by a mycoplasma infection, an antibiotic effective against mycoplasma should be used. Additionally, medication should be used to specifically address the cough. If it is a dry cough, antitussive and cough suppressant medicines can be used. However, if it is a cough with a lot of phlegm, expectorants should be chosen, and cough suppressants should be used cautiously, especially in cases where the phlegm is thick and difficult to expel, or in elderly or frail individuals. (Please use medication under the guidance of a doctor.)

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Symptoms of Tracheitis and Pneumonia

Bronchitis and pneumonia are two different types of diseases. Bronchitis often presents only with symptoms like coughing and expectoration, while fever and wheezing are relatively less common. Pneumonia is a common infectious disease of the respiratory system, and its main clinical symptoms include fever, cough, expectoration, wheezing, chest pain, etc. We can differentiate bronchitis from pneumonia through pulmonary imaging, as bronchitis on imaging is characterized by coarse patterning and disorganized structures in both lungs.

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Is tracheitis easy to cure?

Bronchitis in clinical practice, due to different inducing factors and the duration of the disease course, is classified into different types. Therefore, the duration of treatment for different types of bronchitis also varies. For acute bronchitis caused by acute bacterial infections, clinical treatment usually involves medication for infection, cough relief, expectoration, and asthma relief. It can be cured in about 1-2 weeks. However, in cases of chronic bronchitis, it is generally not possible to achieve a complete cure. It leads to a non-specific inflammatory change in the bronchi, causing patients to experience recurrent symptoms of coughing, phlegm, and asthma year-round, which are not easy to alleviate. The medications used clinically can only improve some aspects of the patients' quality of life, but not cure the condition.

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What will happen in the late stage of tracheitis?

Bronchitis typically refers to chronic bronchitis in a clinical setting. Bronchitis is commonly found in middle-aged and older adults, often triggered by prolonged smoking, repeated respiratory infections, and long-term exposure to harmful gases in the air, leading to chronic bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis is an irreversible inflammatory condition. The frequency of bronchitis episodes increases over time in affected individuals. If bronchitis progresses to an advanced stage without timely medical intervention, it may evolve into more severe chronic clinical conditions like emphysema or chronic pulmonary heart disease. Therefore, it is crucial to take bronchitis seriously and provide appropriate symptomatic treatment.