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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Can you drink alcohol with tracheitis symptoms?

Bronchitis is a very common disease in the department of respiratory medicine, with many and complex triggering factors. It can be divided into acute bronchitis and chronic bronchitis based on the duration of the disease. Typically, middle-aged and elderly people have a high likelihood of suffering from chronic bronchitis. For bronchitis, whether chronic or acute, the main clinical symptoms include cough, phlegm, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and even difficulty breathing. Therefore, for patients experiencing these clinical symptoms induced by bronchitis, it is generally not advisable for them to smoke or drink alcohol. Alcohol is considered a spicy and irritating substance, and if a patient with bronchitis already exhibits repetitive symptoms of coughing and phlegm, drinking alcohol could potentially spread the inflammation and exacerbate the clinical symptoms. Hence, patients with bronchitis should not drink alcohol.

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Tracheitis asthma symptoms

Tracheitis and asthma are actually not the same condition; however, both diseases affect the trachea and bronchioles. The symptoms of the two diseases have both similarities and differences. Patients with tracheitis primarily exhibit symptoms like coughing, phlegm, and fever, whereas asthma patients are mainly characterized by coughing, phlegm, wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, etc., and generally do not have attacks. The causes of these diseases are also different; tracheitis is mostly caused by infections, while asthma is mostly related to genetics and exposure to external allergens. Therefore, these are two distinct diseases with some different symptoms.

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Is tracheitis contagious?

Tracheitis is a respiratory infectious disease that is contagious, especially among children with weak constitutions and elderly patients with multiple ailments. Close contact with individuals suffering from tracheitis might lead to the transmission of the disease through airborne droplets to those with low immunity. Hence, it is recommended that individuals suffering from this disease wear masks to reduce viral transmission and, if possible, undergo isolation treatment. Drinking plenty of water, resting, avoiding smoking and alcohol, consuming a light diet, and seeking timely treatment typically lead to full recovery within about a week.

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What should not be eaten with tracheitis?

Patients with tracheitis must be careful not to eat spicy, greasy, raw, cold, irritating foods, such as peppers, black pepper, mustard, green onions, ginger, garlic, as well as fried foods, fried foods, smoked foods, pickled products, or some barbecues, hot pots, and also some coffee, strong tea, carbonated drinks, and alcoholic beverages should be avoided as much as possible. At the same time, do not smoke or drink alcohol, cooperate actively with the doctor's treatment to alleviate symptoms. It is appropriate to eat some fresh fruits and vegetables, supplement vitamins, and enhance your resistance. Do not stay up late at night, ensure sufficient sleep, to help the disease recover as quickly as possible. Because during sleep, the body can promote self-repair, and effectively shorten the course of the disease.

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What are the symptoms of tracheitis?

The typical symptoms of tracheitis are common respiratory symptoms, such as sore throat, fever, cough, sputum, chest pain, as well as difficulty breathing, hypoxia, and other symptoms. Some patients primarily present with sudden high fever in the early stages. If the patients are infants, their symptoms appear as poor mental state, refusal to feed, and fever. Diagnostic procedures like chest X-rays and routine blood tests are needed to confirm the cause, and specific treatments should be adopted accordingly, with regular follow-ups. The main principle of treatment is anti-inflammatory therapy.