With the excessive pollution of the social environment, there are more and more particles in the air, and many people have suffered severe lung damage as a result. Foggy and dusty, the air quality is getting lower and the environment is getting worse, which is very unfriendly to people who work outside for a long time and easily leads to bronchial asthma. So what are the dietary precautions for bronchial asthma?
What are the dietary precautions for bronchial asthma
1. Patients with bronchial asthma should drink more water. Patients with bronchial asthma often lose water due to mouth breathing, sweating more, and eating less, which makes the sputum viscous and difficult to cough up. Therefore, timely hydration is of great significance for correcting or preventing dehydration. If patients cannot eat, intravenous fluid replacement can be used, which is beneficial for diluting sputum and promoting the discharge of viscous sputum. Patients with heart failure should drink water in moderation.
2. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and salty foods. Most patients with bronchial asthma are accompanied by airway hyperresponsiveness, and the stimulation of smoke, alcohol, and salty foods can easily trigger bronchial reactions, exacerbating coughing. Coughing is one of the most common symptoms of respiratory diseases, and it is a protective neural reflex that produces respiratory shock movements through coughing, which can eliminate foreign objects or secretions from the respiratory tract.
3. Avoid spicy, fried, and other greasy foods. Generally, it is recommended to eat light foods, especially for obese patients. The fat supply should be low, and lean meat should be consumed to achieve the goal of eliminating phlegm and dampness and controlling weight appropriately. Spicy and fried foods, due to their tendency to produce phlegm, can cause heat to aid in the suppression of evil, leading to the stagnation of evil and heat within the body. Over time, this can cause illness and heat to invade the lungs, exacerbating the condition.
What are the symptoms of bronchial asthma attacks
At the beginning of the disease, there is only dry cough, which later manifests as wheezing symptoms. With the relief of bronchial spasms, viscous white sputum is discharged, and breathing gradually calms down. Some children may experience severe coughing, which can lead to upper abdominal muscle pain. May or may not be accompanied by fever. Severe cases, especially persistent asthma, have almost no respiratory sound in both lungs, and increased right heart load due to pulmonary artery spasm, as well as severe hypoxemia leading to heart failure.
In short, once bronchial asthma occurs, it can also cause headaches and discomfort. Therefore, on weekdays, we should pay attention to avoiding allergens, stay away from dusty construction sites and other environments, and maintain a happy and relaxed mood. We should also exercise more and strengthen our immune system after long-term physical fitness to reduce the probability of getting sick.
