Bronchitis - a viral respiratory infection

   Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (lung airways), resulting in persistent cough that produces consideration quantities of sputum (phlegm). Bronchitis is more common in smokers and in areas with high atmospheric pollution. Chronic bronchitis is a disease in which there is diffused inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, leading to decreased uptake of oxygen by the lungs and increased mucus production.

Bronchitis usually occurs following a viral respiratory infection or with prolonged cigarette smoking. Symptoms can include coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing and fatigue. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. Having recurrent (frequent) bronchitis in the age of 13 is not normal and you need a specialist consultation because it has potentially serious effects.

Types of Bronchitis

• chronic bronchitis
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• fibrinous bronchitis
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• castellani's bronchitis
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• avian infectious bronchitis
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• acute bronchitis

When you have bronchitis, the start making mucus in overtime, and it starts clogging your breathing passages, which is why you find it hard to breathe. You'll want to stay away from anything dairy because it can add to the mucus. Drink lots of water, and add some Tabasco to some soups to help kill the bacteria. You'll also be hacking a lot of thick green and yellow mucus, don't worry, you need to do that to get it out of your system and body.

Avoid all dairy, & high protein meats, high sugar & fried foods. Tea and Steam are your friends. Mainly you want to clear your throat and lungs, allow yourself to practice smooth breathing.  Aconite is suitable only in the onset of affection, before the inflammation is localized. Aconite may even prevent a bronchitis if taken early right away when first symptoms appear: coryza, full,hard pulse, frequent sneezing, chilliness, restless sleep. If moderate congestion, and physical weakness and indisposition appear Aconite must be supplied with Gelsemium. Ferrum phosphoricum is administered in the bronchitis of children when the cough is dry, the lungs are sore, the breathing is oppressed, has no restlessness or drowsiness secondary effects as the previous 2 medications. Veratrum viride is to be administered when there is high temperature, rapid pulse, the body is overheated.

Belladonna If the child cries after each paroxysm of cough and the cough is spasmodic with no expectoration worse at night and on lying down with hot and moistured skin the best treatment is belladonna. In bronchitis with violent fever, with irregular breathing and fullness in the chest, the patient can’t sleep and is drowsy.

Bryonia

It is very usefull when the cough is very painfull and hurts the head and chest. It is rarely indicated in pure bronchitis, if the patient suffers from dyspnoea and dry cough which is even worse after a meal. Often the cough is aggravated when entering in a warm room from the cold air. When the expectoration becomes copious, thick and muco purulent we suggest Pulsatilla, but if accompanied by nausea and vomiting then give Ipecacuanha, Chelidonium is an excellent medicine in bronchitis as complication of measles.

Phosphorus

It is indicated in non-resistant individuals delicate, tall, phthisical subjects with constriction of the larynx, hoarseness, mucous rales, mucous sputum or purulent. The patient often feels better after sleep. Usually the complication is pneumonia. Soreness and rawness of the chest appear after taking Phosphorus. Hepar sulphur is the remedy in case of rattling, fatiguing and choking cough. It is more adequate to subacute cases. Kali carbonicum has good effects in dyspnoea, choking cough.

Mercurius

When the cough is troublesome in the morning and the expectoration is glutinous, tenacious we suggest that you take Kali bichromicum. A raw concussive cough with watery sputum, muco-purulent saliva like with soreness of the throat is recommended mercurius.

Antimonium tartaricum

Indications of Antimonium tartaricum are for young children and old people with sub-crepitant rales and wheezing breathing, superficial respiration, vomiting of mucus and food. Ipecacuanha has almost the same effects ceasing the difficulty in breathing. Baryta carbonica, Ammonium causticum, Antimonium iodatum gives accumulation of mucus in the lungs with muco-purulent expectoration. Antimonium arsenicosum is a very usefull remedy in capillary bronchitis.
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