Obstructive bronchitis occurs more often in children than other species. With this form of bronchitis inflammation develops in the mucous membrane, the walls of the bronchi narrow.
How the disease develops, how it develops, we'll look at the treatment in this article.
Contents of
Contents of
- 1 Symptoms of
- 2 Symptoms of
- 2.1 Medical treatment of
- 2.2 Popular methods of
- 3 Consequences of
- 3.1 Prevention of
- 3.2 Solution of the problem by Komarovsky
Reasons for the occurrence of
- Infections .This is the most common cause of bronchitis. Rhinoviruses, adenoviruses, influenza affects the upper and lower respiratory tract. Possible damage to the bronchial mycoplasma.
- Passive smoking , exhaust gases.
- Allergy .If you do not start treatment in time, then this threatens to move into a more complex chronic form or asthma. And every year the number of allergens increases. To such irritants include food, medicines, animal hair, animal feed and many others. Often parents do not pay attention to a seasonal runny nose or rashes. As a result, processes arise which are then difficult to stop. And if the allergen later gets into the body, it causes bronchitis. Those children who are prone to allergies often get bronchitis due to mold fungi. Often they can be found in the bathroom, toilet, in any rooms with high humidity. Here you can read about the treatment of allergic bronchitis with folk remedies.
The video tells about obstructive bronchitis in children, its symptoms and treatment:
Symptoms of
Children 2-3 years old are most likely to be affected by this disease. Usually at this age the child is ill for the first time. And the symptomatology of the disease is similar to ARVI. Tags:
- Hearing breath with a whistle that can be heard while being nearby.
- Severe cough that occurs with seizures and leads to vomiting.
- Swelling or uplift of the chest when breathing.
If the cause of obstructive bronchitis was an allergic reaction, the body temperature would not rise. But at this time it is necessary to remember that the parents acquired the new for the child. Then you need to try to remove the irritating factor. Symptoms of bronchitis can appear even on the 4th day of a cold or flu. At this moment the child begins to breathe often, the respiration rate reaches 60 per minute. The cough that occurs as a result is especially bad at night. Even when coughing, it does not become easier. The baby's cage is as if swollen.
If obstructive bronchitis does not appear after ARI, then such symptoms as weakness, nausea, will not appear. After visiting the doctor, he will send you to X-ray. There will be increased transparency, the pulmonary pattern will be strengthened. In the blood test, the number of lymphocytes will be increased.
In most cases, bronchitis occurs as a result of the influence of the virus or mycoplasmal infection. By the age of 4, a child's relapse often disappears. How to distinguish between obstructive bronchitis and asthma? The difference will be that when asthma begins a strong suffocating cough, the child suffocates. With bronchitis this does not happen, the symptoms develop slowly. But if several times a year there is an obstruction, then you need to pay attention to it. Hence, your child is at risk for developing asthma.
Older children with bronchitis can get a protracted form of the disease. And it can be accompanied by angina or cervical lymphadenitis. Children under 6 months of age who are overweight, who have skin allergies who eat artificially, are at risk. But if this all happened, and the baby got bronchitis, you should immediately pay attention to the frequency of breathing, it should not exceed the number 30-40 times.
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Medical treatment
There are a lot of ways to treat obstructive bronchitis, how to cure.
- Antibiotics and antiviral drugs .At the initial stages of the development of the disease, antiviral drugs like Genferon, Grippferon can be used. In the case of antibiotics, everything is more complicated. Such drugs can be prescribed only by a doctor. This therapy is not mandatory for the treatment of bronchitis. Antibiotics should be used only in the following cases: high body temperature lasts more than 3 days, phlegm yellow or yellow-green color, changes in blood tests, intoxication, which is pronounced. Here you will find modern antibiotics for bronchitis.
- Cough remedies .The main thing that you need to achieve in the case of obstructive bronchitis is sputum discharge. This can help many cough remedies. The following medicines can be diluted by phlegm: Lazolvan, Ambrobene. How many days is the bronchitis treated with these medications? The course of treatment will be about 10 days. In the case when it was possible to achieve moistening of sputum, it is necessary to replace preparations with expectorants. This is Gedelix, Bronchicum, a syrup from a dry cough Dr. Mom. They need to drink about 5 more days. The drug Pulmicort - has an anti-inflammatory effect. Affects the amount of sputum - it decreases, swells and spasms are removed. For the drug to have its effect, it should be taken about a month. Usually, Pulmicort is prescribed together with other drugs. For example, to remove shortness of breath, Berodual helps. Small children may be prescribed inhalation with Pulmicort. The main thing is that a freshly prepared solution with this substance should be used no later than 30 minutes after cooking. Contraindications include use for children under 6 months. For children up to one year, it is possible to apply, but according to the doctor's prescription.
- Homeopathic treatment of is prescribed in the event that certain symptoms occur. So with severe pain in the chest, Bryonia is prescribed, with the acute inflammation process - Belladonna, with difficult breathing - Antimonium Tartaricum. Parents should know that treatment with homeopathy for children is undesirable, since it is quite dangerous.
- Massage. This agent is effective in increasing sputum discharge and adjusting the respiratory rate. There are several types of massage that are prescribed for the treatment of obstructive bronchitis: classical and chest massage. Vibrating massage or classical massage is performed by stroking the child's back with palms. And the palms should be folded with a boat. To small children put under a stomach a pillow, a head incline downwards. Older children are asked to take a deep breath and a slow exhalation during the massage. It is on exhalation that they do tapping. Also often with massage use spiral stroking and rubbing. Effective methods of impact, which contributes to better sputum discharge. One massage session should take 15-20 minutes.
Popular methods
Many doctors say that you do not need to abuse folk remedies. However, they are, and they are used. Among all the recipes, there are several:
- Take 2 potatoes, wash them and clean the .Make them puree. Forming cakes, wrap them in a cloth and put between the shoulder blades. Warm up until the cakes have cooled down. Also read how to breathe on a potato with bronchitis.
- Balm of herbs .It is necessary to dry the root of the primrose, take 1 tbsp.l.crushed plants and pour a glass of boiling water. Now put the mixture on a water bath, spend about 30 minutes heating. You must remember to stir the remedy. The broth is ready. After cooling it to room temperature, strain. To drink balm from herbs you need 2 tbsp.l.before meals. You need to do this 3 times a day.
- Sugar and onion .It is necessary to take 0.5 kg of onions, cut, add 0.4 kg of sugar, 50 g of honey and mix. In this mixture you need to pour 1 liter of water and put on a plate. You need to cook on low heat for 3 hours. After cooling the mixture, strain it into the bottle. You need to drink a medicine for 1 tbsp.l.6 times a day.
- Decoction of herbs .15 g of fennel, 25 g of licorice root, 40 g of althea root, 25 g of mother-and-stepmother, 0.5 l of boiling water should be poured. The remedy is ready. You need to drink it on ¼ of the glass.
- Take in the same amount of butter, sugar, fat and mix .We put the mixture on the fire and boil for about 5 minutes. Now you need to add cocoa. Cocoa powder should be taken at a rate of 1 liter - 6 tbsp.l. Now you need to boil for another 7 minutes. Mixture take 1 tbsp.l.on empty stomach.
In the treatment of recurrent and allergic bronchitis in children, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarity of each child to the perception of this or that component. In allergic bronchitis, first and foremost, it is necessary to eliminate the allergen. This will greatly increase the speedy recovery. It is necessary to take antihistamines. But in the case of a relapsing form, you need to pick up the right medicines, lower the temperature. The complex also includes antimicrobial or anti-inflammatory drugs. The reference describes the treatment of chronic obstructive bronchitis in adults.
On the video - the history of the disease with obstructive bronchitis in children:
Consequences of
When the obstructive form of bronchitis is not treated, there is a possibility of its transition into more complex forms:
- bronchial asthma;
- respiratory failure;
- heart failure;
- with emphysema;
- pneumosclerosis;
- "pulmonary heart";
- lung cancer.
On video - obstructive bronchitis without a temperature in a child:
Prevention
As with any disease, it is easier to carry out preventive measures than to treat the consequences long afterwards and painfully.
- First you need to improve the state of the environment. Of course, you need to save the child from passive smoking. This most directly affects the condition of the bronchi. The state of the atmosphere is also an important factor. Dustiness, toxic substances - all this surrounds a person in a large modern city. Therefore, people prone to obstruction of bronchitis, you need to move to the countryside.
- Prevention of colds. When there comes a period of colds, very few people will stay and not get sick. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent such diseases. We need to lead a healthy lifestyle, eat right and vaccinate.
- Children need to periodically strengthen their immunity, giving them vitamins and digging in the course of drugs. These drugs include Cycloferon, Immunomax. In general, anything that can strengthen your baby's immune system.
On video - massage with obstructive bronchitis in children:
Solution of the problem on Komarovsky
The occurrence of obstructive bronchitis is associated with 90% of the viruses. But many experts are not sure about this, so they prescribe antibiotics quite actively. After all, often this form of bronchitis passes into pneumonia, and if the doctor does not prescribe an antibiotic, and suddenly complications begin, then it is the doctor who is supposedly to blame. The most important thing is to restore the passage of the bronchi.
Video - treatment of obstructive bronchitis in children from the point of view of Dr. Komarovsky:
To establish the passage, you just need to provide moist air in the patient's room, give abundant drink and medications that reduce spasm of the bronchi. To such concerns Eufillin. If the disease is bacterial, then antibiotics will be salvage. The obstructive form of bronchitis responds well to treatment, but, unfortunately, in a stuffy room and without drinking, no drugs will help get rid of the disease. It is necessary at the time to take action, then the health of children and your health will be safe. Here it is described what to do if the cough after bronchitis does not pass in the child.