Bronchitis

Cold and flu viruses often cause acute bronchitis. But you can also develop noninfectious bronchitis from exposure to your own or someone else's tobacco smoke and from pollutants such as household cleaners and smog.

Chronic bronchitis

• The inflammation of your bronchial tubes become permanent — a condition known as chronic bronchitis. You're generally considered to have chronic bronchitis if you cough most days for at least three months a year in two consecutive years.
• Smoking is the major cause of chronic bronchitis.

How do you treat it?

Like any disease, even if there is no cure, there is almost always something you can do to manage it and take control. There are three main areas involved in the treatment of any disease:

• Conventional medicines
• Complementary medicines
• Complementary therapies

For information on medicines and therapies relevant to Bronchitis, make an appointment at Lynch's pharmacy, Broadale, Douglas, Cork on 021-4366923.

Learn all about the drugs used to treat the disease and any complementary medicines or therapies proven to help. Equip yourself with the tools to manage the condition and not be managed by it.

How do you live with it?

• Certain adjustments may be needed to get on with your life, and often, some simple tips and advice can go a long way to making these changes. 
• When you come to a Lynch's Pharmacy Clinic, we give you all the relevent information available to make your life easier and allow you to better live with your condition.

References

Bronchitis-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchitis

Bronchitis, information for patients                                                                                                                                                   http://www.cks.nhs.uk/patient_information_leaflet/bronchitis