Lung Disease Health Feed

Reduce your carbohydrate intake. Walk 2-3 km/day.

Dear lybrate-user sir
app unhe steam inhalation de sakte hai.
Unhe zyada strain na karayein.
Khana halka de jisme protein ki maatra bhi ho.
Ek kadha likh raha hoon ise din mein 3 baar halka halka garam de kareeb 1/2 cup
3 kali mirch, 1 inch dalchini, 1 inch adrakh, 3-4 patte tulsi ke aur gur swadanusar. Isko 1.5 cup pani me 10 min tak ubale aur peene ko de.
Dahi, kela, arbi ya high starchy food na dein.
Insha allah sab theek hoga!
aur jaankaari ke liye mujhe direc...more

Dear Mr. lybrate-user, perfinidone is the mainstay treatment. In this condition, lung becomes like rope fibres, the size of the lungs reduces and hence there is difficulty in breathing (dam chadna) and cough is present. The above medication will halt the disease and prevents progress. Sadly no medicines available til now to reverse it. The only answer to this disease is lung transplantation. You can check few ipf groups on facebook. U can get few answers. There are trials going on, but the medic...more

Mr. lybrate-user, pirfefenidone is the main drug for ild if its ipf form. Acebrophylline is not useful in ild. There are few cough syrups that wil help to reduce it.

Medicine is for infection.
Pleural effusion has many causes. Just send all investigation for thorough evaluation.

It depends on the type of ILD.

Nebulisation is not the main kine of treatment.
It is only supportive.

Depending on the type of ILD He needs to be started on tablets depending on IPF/NSIP Pattern and cause for ILD.
Oral tablets are the mainstay of treatment.

Interstitial lung disease is an umbrella term that includes a number of conditions that causes scarring of the tissues of the lungs. This scarring can hamper your breathing and therefore cause less oxygen to be present in your blood.

When you are exposed to hazardous materials like asbestos for long periods, you can get interstitial lung disease. Even autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis can result in this condition.

Once the tissues of your lungs are scarred, chanc...more

They are all mostly a result of long term effects of hypertension. I would suggest you also get an echocardiogram done to rule out any other cardiac pathology. Once we know the status, we can decide on the treatment part.

Smoking can have adverse effects on your health that may result in a number of diseases, and also can degrade the overall health condition. Thus, every packet of cigarette comes with the warning Smoking is injurious to health . Yet, for those who are habituated to it, it can be extremely difficult to heed the caution and quit.

If you are one of those smokers contemplating quitting, here are some of the compelling reasons to embark on the road to good health immediately. Read on to know...more

Your history of pneumothorax followed by pleurodesis 10 years ago. You need personal examination. Please consult your local physician for checkup and advice.