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what is cystic fibrosis? how does it affect your breathing? (i have to write half a page for homework on it) okay being the mother of a child with cystic fibrosis(CF) i can tell you. it creates thick mucos in the lungs that is hard to get out. alot of people do breathing treatments to help with clearing the mucos out. my son for example does albuterol nebs 2xs a day pulmozyme 1x daily and depending on what kind of bacteria he cultures at his clinic he does others. he has been on a neb treatment called tobi for 28 days on and 28 days off then he goes back on it again. he also has to do chest physio therapy(CPT) or the vest 2xs a day for 30 minutes each time. both of these are air way clearance devices. if he is sick with a cold/flu,sinus infection any thing we up his treatments. CF also affects the pancrease and other organs. my son has to take enzymes with every meal in order to digest the food properly other wise he malabsorbs it and does not gain weight. you can check out the following web site for more info www.cff.org not all the info on it is up to date but for the most part it is correct. one thing you should not belive is the median life age. which to this day is 37. another place to go would be WEB MD and type in cystic fibrosis and do a search. there are many ways to find out about it you just have to be willing to do the work. Dang, the very topic I've had a run in with since I was a child... Look it up. You have a computer and there are reams of material on the hereditary disease. these websites should help... |
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