I was diagnosed with interstitual pulmonary fibrosis. Are there any natural products to address this ?

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I was diagnosed almost 5 years ago and given 18 months to live. The doctors tried steroids and Interferon, but no success. I was living in a city at higher elevation, and dying from the polluted air, the disease, the drugs, etc. After 14 months of suffering and ending up on oxygen 24/7, my wife and I decided to relocate to sea level and a location with clean air. I weaned myself off the drugs, and went through pulmonary rehab. I started exercising (using my supplemental oxygen), used a CPAP with oxygen at night (it gives my lungs a chance to rest), and started avoiding people and places where I could catch the cold and flu. The result - I am still hanging in there.

I am not going to beat this disease - make no mistake, it kills 100% of its victims (unless you get a lung transplant). The good news is you can improve the quality of your life by taking care of yourself and making sure you are not exposed to things like the common cold and flu. You also need to become a student of this disease. Knowledge is power, and the more you know about it, the better equipped you and your family are going to be in coping with it. Try these following sites as a place to start:

http://www.coalitionforpf.org/

http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/

Again, I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Just know that you are not alone. This killer takes over 50,000 lives every year just in the US alone. The incidence of the disease is on the rise. Your only hope lies in research. You can help by talking about this disease and its terrible effect with everyone who will listen. Don't keep it a dark secret. It kills one person approximately every 10 minutes, yet few people have ever heard of the disease. Good luck to you.

Not to my knowledge. I am a physician, but not a Pulmonary Disease Specialist. You really should ask him/her. Don't mess around with this disease. Follow your doctor's advice.