In the summer health care of patients with chronic respiratory diseases, we should seize the opportunity of treating winter diseases in summer and never relax our vigilance.

Chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic bronchitis, interstitial pneumonia, bronchial asthma and emphysema are easy to attack in winter, and cough with excessive phlegm and shortness of breath is becoming more and more serious, but in summer, these symptoms will be much better, so we should relax our vigilance and simply not treat them.

Summer is a good time for treatment. When the symptoms of the disease are mild, it can reduce the number of attacks in winter and winter safely. So we should also pay attention to health care in summer.

1. Insist on treatment and don't relax.

Adhere to medication, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other patients should use drugs regularly, and do not stop or reduce the dosage without authorization.

Otherwise, it will cause lung function damage due to repeated attacks, which will lead to complications such as emphysema and cor pulmonale. In summer, patients in remission can reduce their medication as appropriate under the guidance of doctors.

Seize the opportunity to cure winter diseases in summer.

In the midsummer of July, the scorching sun is a good time to cure winter diseases in summer.

The treatment of winter diseases in summer follows the principle of "treating diseases before they occur" in Neijing, and according to the theory of "nourishing yang in spring and summer", it can dispel the yin and cold in the body, restore the balance of yin and yang in the body, and increase the disease resistance, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases.

Treatment of winter diseases in summer is mostly suitable for respiratory diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

3. Precautionary measures, pay attention.

Taking asthma patients as an example, in addition to adhering to regular medication, avoiding inducing factors is the main content of prevention in remission.

General preventive and control measures are:

(1) Keep the indoor air circulating, and the indoor furnishings should be simple without carpets.

② Avoid inducing factors. Common inducing factors include inhalation of harmful dust, viruses, bacteria and climate change. , mainly viral and bacterial infections.

3 diet, avoid eating salty, sweet and spicy.

Because there are many allergens or irritants floating in the air at noon and afternoon, it is best to choose the morning when you have to go out.

Patients with chronic respiratory diseases should pay more attention to health preservation in summer to avoid being troubled by diseases in life and work.

Content Reference: Health Care and Life in Wang Ronghua.