When the approach of bronchitis: treatment at home

Under the medical term "bronchitis" is commonly understood as inflammation of the bronchi, which often accompanies catarrhal diseases (such as influenza, tracheitis, laryngitis) or is an independent disease of a viral or bacterial origin. As a rule, it is not worthwhile to start folk treatment of bronchitis without consulting a doctor, since cough (which is the main sign when making a diagnosis) can be a symptom of another disease.

Doctor or self-medication?

In general, the disease begins with malaise, weakness, fever and a nasty dry cough, which quickly, within literally a couple of days, goes into the wet, i.e. productive. And despite the fact that this disease is quite widespread, especially in the cold period of the year, many are slow to seek medical help, and the acute form passes into a chronic one with possible subsequent complications. And everything can be much easier, and the doctor, having listened to wheezing and having diagnosed "bronchitis", treatment (medicines and other recommendations) will pick up for a specific case, which will quickly defeat the disease in its initial manifestations. Most often, warm and plentiful drink is prescribed, expectorants and mucolytic drugs, as well as immunostimulants.

Folk recipes

Of course, when bronchitis is detected , treatment at home should combine doctor's recommendations and folk methods that can help to quickly relieve a person's condition. For example, you can use herbal teas from sage, mint, elderberry, raspberry, linden, mother-and-stepmother; Hot milk in combination with honey and soda; Juice of black radish, mixed with honey, badger fat (both outwardly in the form of grindings, and internally with the same hot milk). It is good in this case, and sea buckthorn, and as a jam that is put in tea, and butter, used on a teaspoon somewhere for half an hour before eating.

Inhalations tested by time

In addition, as soon as bronchitis begins to manifest itself, treatment at home can begin with the most common and well-known inhalation. You can use even a standard teapot to conduct it. True, if inhalation has to be done by a child, it is best to purchase a modern inhaler to avoid burns. This procedure can be done with herbal decoctions, essential oils or special preparations.

Features of treatment in children

With a disease such as bronchitis, treatment at home which should be reduced to the implementation of medical prescriptions and bed rest, it is necessary to fight, especially in children. Since at a younger age this disease can most often have complications, and in infants - even lead to a fatal outcome. With severe wheezing and protracted cough, the pediatrician can recommend inhalation with special medications such as Ventolin, Berodual, Lazolvan or their analogues. Their action consists in the rapid removal of bronchospasm, bronchodilating and expectorant abilities. In addition, often with the use of these drugs, cough takes place quite as early as 4 - 5 days. Although bronchitis, treatment at home which Was not effective, treat a fairly long period of time.