Uncle Wang is 66 years old this year, before retirement is a worker in the coal mine, because of a long time under the mine, he suffered from COPD, in recent years has been suffering from COPD, every year when the weather becomes cooler in winter, Uncle Wang's cough, phlegm, wheezing symptoms will be aggravated, and even sometimes chest tightness, dyspnea, so every winter Uncle Wang will stay in the hospital for a period of time, which brings great trouble to his life.
Therefore, the harm of COPD is great, not only causing damage to the body, but also causing serious impact on the quality of life. Remembering the following "three to three don'ts" may alleviate the suffering of COPD.
Three wants
The first is to "to" strengthen the nutrition of patients. COPD patients experience the torment of illness and are generally relatively thin, so nutritional supplementation for COPD patients is very important. In terms of fruits, patients can eat some pears, apples, oranges, which are rich in vitamins and trace elements, and also have the effect of clearing the lungs and moisturizing the lungs; Vegetables should also eat more, all kinds of vegetables can be eaten, but pay attention to the way of cooking, to achieve a light diet, so that the nutrients in the vegetables will not lose too much, patients will not eat too greasy to cause other complications; In addition, you should also eat more high-protein foods, such as fish, shrimp, lean meat, etc.
The second is to "to" strengthen the campaign. Exercise is also very important to improve the body's immunity, but COPD patients are not suitable for some strenuous exercise, you can do some slight aerobic exercise, such as walking, tai chi, square dance, etc., adhere to it every day, exercise for half an hour each time. Of course, in the later stage of some COPD patients, most of the time can only lie on the bed, but also can perform some exercises, such as raising hands, deep breathing, etc., which is also good for improving the physical fitness of patients.
The other is to "to" keep in touch with the doctor. COPD is an incurable disease, so its treatment is an ongoing process, so keep in touch with your doctor and consult your doctor if you have symptoms of discomfort. At the same time, the treatment of COPD also needs to constantly adjust the treatment plan, and keeping in touch with the doctor can let the doctor know your recent situation, which is conducive to the adjustment of the treatment plan.
Three don't
The first is "don't" smoke or drink. The primary cause of COPD is smoking, and harmful components such as nicotine and tar in cigarettes will cause damage to the lungs and trachea and bronchi, resulting in the weakening of the respiratory defense barrier, so COPD patients must quit smoking. Patients with COPD also try not to drink alcohol, because alcohol into the blood will cause irritation to the organs of the body, especially to the respiratory tract, which will aggravate the symptoms of COPD.
The second is "don't" catch a cold. Because after the cold, the body's resistance declines, bacteria, viruses will be easier to invade our body, if it is COPD patients, these viruses, bacteria into the respiratory tract, cough, phlegm and other symptoms aggravated, so COPD in the cold winter attack is more frequent. Therefore, in winter, you must keep yourself warm, and at the same time ensure that the temperature of the living environment is suitable to avoid the occurrence of colds.
Finally, "don't" blindly take oxygen. Many patients with COPD have heard that COPD has good oxygen inhalation, so they blindly take oxygen themselves, which is not right. Not all COPD patients need oxygen, generally in the early and middle stages of patients do not need oxygen, because COPD is mainly a problem with lung function, not because of lack of oxygen, so in the early and middle stages of patients is recommended to do breathing exercise, oxygen intake for this part of the population does not help. Only patients with advanced stages require oxygen to maintain normal breathing.
Do a good job of the above "three wants" and "three don'ts", most patients' conditions can be effectively controlled, so as to avoid the occurrence of complications.
However, if patients with COPD do not pay attention to it, only carry out some treatment when the symptoms are serious, and do not have a systematic and standardized treatment plan, it will lead to serious complications of cardiopulmonary disease. In terms of the heart, COPD can lead to ischemic heart disease, heart failure and other diseases; In the respiratory system, it can lead to respiratory failure, spontaneous pneumothorax, chronic cor pulmonale and other diseases.