I have been treating bronchitis (antibiotics) for two weeks, unfortunately there are no effects. I have attacks of breathlessness, fever, I feel constantly weak. I have kept smoking to a minimum. I don't feel any pain in my bronchi.
It is not possible to effectively control bronchial ailments in a person who smokes!
Smoking one cigarette causes complete paralysis of the so-called ciliary epithelium for 20 minutes, which in non-smokers prevents bacteria, viruses and other pathogens from entering the bronchi. So if you smoke, for example, 10 cigarettes, your bronchi are wide open to all bacteria and viruses in the area for 200 minutes a day.
You certainly do not leave your apartment wide open for 200 minutes a day and there is no reason to treat your bronchi worse!
So the first condition to be cured is to stop smoking completely, and if symptoms persist, contact your doctor again.
Regards
Krystyna Knypl, MD, PhD
Bronchitis - causes, symptoms and effective treatment
Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.
Krystyna KnyplInternist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".
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