Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Health Care Tips Facts- Bronchitis Treatments, Symptoms, Causes




Bronchitis refers to an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bronchi and bronchial tube within the chest. It is breathing disorder affecting the expiratory function. Some Infection also occurs in the nose and throat. It’s a disease endemic to cold, damp climates, but may occur anywhere.


Bronchitis Causes:-

The main causes of bronchitis are viral and bacterial pathogens. Viral pathogens include adenoviridae virus, influenza and rhino virus. The adenoviridae virus can also cause pains in the abdomen. Viral pathogens are the main causes of bronchitis. The symptoms caused by these pathogens disappear in a few days time. They therefore do not require treatment. Bacteria caused bronchitis needs to be treated with antibiotics and an expectorant cough syrup.

Pollen, dust, chemicals, smoke, pollutants, and second-hand smoke can also bring on a case of bronchitis. These causes usually trigger rather mild symptoms of bronchitis, though.

Fungi infections can also be one of the causes of bronchitis. Cocciodioides immitis, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Candida albicans, and Candida tropicalis are some of the more common ones. Bronchitis triggered by fungal organisms produces effects that are milder and less serious.

Bronchitis Symptoms:-

General bronchitis symptoms are: cough, wheezing, throat pain, difficulty breathing, chest discomfort and soreness when breathing, fatigue and headache. If these bronchitis symptoms are accompanied by sweating, high fever and nausea, it means that the illness is caused by infection with bacteria. Bronchitis symptoms that might indicate an aggravation of the illness are: severe cough that contains yellowish mucus, spitting blood.

Bronchitis can be either acute or chronic.

Acute bronchitis symptoms can be very intense, but they usually ameliorate in a few days. Acute bronchitis symptoms include coughing, wheezing, chest pains, fever, fatigue and headache.

Chronic bronchitis symptoms are usually of moderate intensity, but they are persistent and have a recidivating character. Chronic bronchitis is an infectious disease and needs specific, long-term medical treatment. chronic character of the illness are: persistent cough, cough that produces mucus, mild or moderate fever, shortness of breath, pronounced difficulty breathing (due to obstruction of the respiratory tract with mucus), recidivating chest pain, nausea and headache.

Bronchitis Treatment:-

Antibiotics only if bacterial infection

Bronchodilator

Cough suppressants

Homeopathy treatment conditions and remedies:-

(1) Dry, stabbing, painful cough, headache, great thirst, Bryonia 30C

(2) Tight, dry, tickling cough, pale look, anxious, wants reassured, frequent water, Phosphorus.

(3) Sudden attack with dry, staccato cough, fever, worse cold dry air, chilly, restless, anxious, Aconite.

(4) In the elderly a rattling in the chest and too weak to cough up, Antimonium tart

(5) Sudden onset, high temperature, pounding headache, flushed face, worse night, Belladonna

(6) Nausea, vomiting, suffocating feeling in chest, Ipecac.

(7) String Phlegm, difficulty coughing up, worse 4-5AM Kali Bichrom.

(8) Gasping for air, cold and clammy, wants to be fanned, elderly Carbo veg.

(9) Coughing cause’s involuntary passing of urine, Causticum

(10) Choking, chilly, irritable, cough, worse uncovering, Hepar sulph

 
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