Monday, September 1, 2014

What is COPD?



COPD is a lung disease that over time makes it hard to breathe. COPD ( Chronic Obstructive  Pulmonary Disease) includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Obstruction in COPD means that the flow of air in and out of the lungs is less than it should  be.  When  that happens less oxygen gets into the body tissues and it becomes harder to get rid of carbon dioxide  
which is the waste gas. As the disease gets worse, it is harder to remain active due to shortness of  
breath. Most importantly, COPD can be prevented and can be treated.
People with COPD have difficulty breathing. In the early stage of COPD, they may feel breathless during physical activity. Eventually, they have trouble breathing even at rest.
The lungs’ airways are called bronchi, or “branches.” They divide and spread throughout the lung and end in tiny sacs. In someone with normal lungs, these sacs inflate upon the inhale and deflate upon the exhale. In people with COPD, the sacs don't work properly because they are damaged (this condition is also known as emphysema) or the bronchi become inflamed (chronic bronchitis).

With chronic bronchitis the lining of the breathing tubes become swollen and produces a lot of mucus 
that gets coughed up. With emphysema the walls of the air sacs in the lung are broken down and the air 
spaces get larger and air gets trapped. Some people have both chronic bronchitis and emphysema, so we 
now prefer to call the disease COPD.

4 comments:

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  2. I am not sure of the cause of COPD emphysema in my case. I smoked pack a day for 12 or 13 years, but quit 40 years ago. I have been an outdoor person all my adult life. Coughing started last summer producing thick mucus, greenish tint to clear. I tried prednisone and antibiotics, but no change. X-rays are negative, heart lungs and blood and serum chemistries all are normal. I have lung calcification from childhood bout with histoplasmosis. I am 75 years old and retired.My current doctor directed me to totalcureherbsfoundation .c om which I purchase the COPD herbal remedies from them ,they are located in Johannesburg, the herbal treatment has effectively reduce all my symptoms totally, am waiting to complete the 15 weeks usage because they guaranteed me total cure.

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