Causes
1) Certain therapies like anti-cancerous drugs, steroids, prolonged use of antibiotics, immunosuppressants, radiotherapy
2) Malignant disorders – eg:- bronchial carcinoma, lymphoma, leukemia
3) Metabolic disorders – diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, obesity, Addison’s disease
4) Pulmonary disease – tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma, cystic fibrosis
5) Haematogical conditions – agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, myelofibrosis
6) Immunodeficiency – AIDS
7) Miscellaneous factors – nutrition deficiency, extreme age, pregnancy.
Symptoms –
1) Cough
2) Haemoptysis (blood in cough)
3) Breathlessness
Investigations
1) Examination of bronchial aspiration
2) Chest X-ray
Therapeutic consideration
1) Treat the underlying cause
2) Avoid therapies affecting immunity
3) Drink plenty of hot fluids
4) Vit-C is known as protective*
5) Vit-A – improves immunity*
6) Fresh garlic is useful
7) Neem leaves are also useful
Ayurveda approach
According to ayurveda, this is dominantly a KAPHA disorder with involvement of PITTA. Ayurvedic medicines remove the infection and most importantly increase the immunity of a person. Therefore, ayurvedic medicines are strongly recommended for this disease.
Contact - Dr. Rahul Saraf at rahsaraf@gmail.com, +919422309088 to discuss your health problem or ayurvedic guidance on the same.
1) Certain therapies like anti-cancerous drugs, steroids, prolonged use of antibiotics, immunosuppressants, radiotherapy
2) Malignant disorders – eg:- bronchial carcinoma, lymphoma, leukemia
3) Metabolic disorders – diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, obesity, Addison’s disease
4) Pulmonary disease – tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma, cystic fibrosis
5) Haematogical conditions – agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, myelofibrosis
6) Immunodeficiency – AIDS
7) Miscellaneous factors – nutrition deficiency, extreme age, pregnancy.
Symptoms –
1) Cough
2) Haemoptysis (blood in cough)
3) Breathlessness
Investigations
1) Examination of bronchial aspiration
2) Chest X-ray
Therapeutic consideration
1) Treat the underlying cause
2) Avoid therapies affecting immunity
3) Drink plenty of hot fluids
4) Vit-C is known as protective*
5) Vit-A – improves immunity*
6) Fresh garlic is useful
7) Neem leaves are also useful
Ayurveda approach
According to ayurveda, this is dominantly a KAPHA disorder with involvement of PITTA. Ayurvedic medicines remove the infection and most importantly increase the immunity of a person. Therefore, ayurvedic medicines are strongly recommended for this disease.
Contact - Dr. Rahul Saraf at rahsaraf@gmail.com, +919422309088 to discuss your health problem or ayurvedic guidance on the same.
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