Bronchitis is the inflammation of the lining of bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from the lungs. It is the disease of respiratory system.
Types
- Acute bronchitis – It lasts for less than 10 days, but the coughing can continue for several weeks.
- Chronic bronchitis – It lasts for several weeks and usually comes back. This condition is more common in people with asthma or emphysema (a type of COPD in which air sacs in the lungs are destroyed)
Diagnosis
- Oxymeter Test
- Lung Function Spirometer test
- Chest X-ray
- Blood Test including ESR
- Mucus Test to rule out diseases caused by bacteria.
Symptoms
- Chest congestion, when the chest feels full or clogged.
- A cough that may bring up mucus that’s clear, white, yellow, or green
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing or a whistling sound when the person breathe
- Body aches and chills
- Feeling “wiped out”
- Fever
- Runny, stuffy nose
- Soar throat
Causes
- Viral Infctions: Viruses cause most of bronchitis cases in adults. This is the same viruses that cause the common cold or flu.
- Bacterial Infections: Bacterial infections such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Bordetella pertussis (which causes whooping cough ), results in bronchitis.
- Breathing in Irritants:
- Smoke
- Smog
- Chemical Fumes
- Lung conditions: People with chronic bronchitis or asthma sometimes develop bronchitis.
Risk Factors
- Smoke cigarette – People who smoke or who live with a smoker are at higher risk of bronchitis.
- Low resistance
- Low immunity.
- Exposure to irritants on the job
- Grains
- Textiles
- Chemical Fumes
- Gastric reflux – The most common cause of bronchitis.
Naturopathy Treatment
- Mud pack on stomach
- Mud pack on chest
- Enema
- Alternate fomentation of stomach , chest, liver, kidney and upper back.
- Full body Massage with targeting all marma points.
- Massage of feet palm and head with til oil.
- Whole body wet sheet pack
- Chest pack (woollen cotton bandage)
- Wet friction bath before bed.
- Dry friction bath before daily bath.
Yoga
- Mudras
- Gyana Mudra
- Vayu Mudra
- Apana Mudra
- Prana Mudra
- Mukul Mudra ( keeping fingers on the chest region)
- Asthma Mudra.
- Pranayam
- Nadishodhan
- Anulom vilom
- Bhastrika
- Kapalbhati
- Ujyayi
- Bhramari
- Sukshma vyayam of legs, hands griva chalan and eye movement.
- Vajrasana samooh
- Thunderpose(vajrasana)
- Cat pose (marjari asana)
- Tiger pose (vyaghra asana)
- Frog pose (Mandookasana)
- Camel pose (Ushtrasana)
- Rabbit pose(shashank asana)
- Yogasanas laying down on back
- Suptaudrakarshanasan
- Setubandha asana
- Suptatadasana
- Asanas laying down to stomach
- Makrasana
- Bhujangasana
- Tiryakbhujangasana
- Dhanurasana
- Sitting pose
- Nauka chalan
- Chakki chalan
- Pashchimottanasan
- Meru vakrasana
- Padmasana
- Standing pose
- Tadasana
- Triyaktadasana
- Katichakrasana
- Vrikshasana
- Suryanamskar completing with Shithalikaran
- Shatkarma
- Kunjar kriya
- Shankh prakshalan
Key Notes
- Patient should always take care of its own capacity. Capacity of movement, holding the posture and capacity of repetition
- Always take care of heart beat while doing yoga it should be normal not so fast.
- Yoga should be done with full consciousness on inner body and breathing, to get faster and positive results.
- Yoga doesn’t have any negative effect but it is necessary to make a proper yoga chart for a speedy recovery.
- Sukshma vyayam, mudra and shithalikaran is equally necessary and beneficial so it shouldn’t skipped.
- Concentrate more on pranayama and avoid all kind of fast yoga and exercises.
Diet
First three weeks
The patient should take food which is easily digestible. The patient should be on liquids for atleast 3 weeks if the condition is very serious.
After three weeks
- In morning: 6am to7am
- 10 pieces- Raisins, 2 pieces- Dates, Anjeer (soaked in water and grinded to make a solution).
- At 9am
- One bowl of Daliya ( liquid)
- One bowl of mix vegetables soup.
- One Pulpy fruit
- 12 pm
- One tablespoon of curd mixed with a glass of water
- 1.30 pm to 2 pm
- Boiled Vegetable, soupy brown rice and one bowl of salad chopped minutely into pieces.
- 4pm
- A glass of citrus juice. Sweet lime juice is always the best .
- 7pm to 8pm
- Fox nuts(taal makhana), Daliya/ porridge, soup.
- One Pulpy fruit ( mango is best in other season, chikoo or papaya or other pulpy fruit can be taken).
- Before bed take a cup of warm water and a one inch piece of jaggery.
Myths and Truths
1. Myth – Bronchitis is incurable.
Truth – Bronchitis is curable, when Yoga and Naturopathy treatment is taken.
2. Myth – Eating Fruits or fruit juice makes the condition worse.
Truth – Sweet pulpy fruit and Citrus juice improves immunity and helps in fighting bronchitis.
3. Myth – Dry ginger, ginger, black pepper, are good for patient.
Truth – It makes the bronchitis worse. Consuming bitter things damages Mucus Membrane.
4. Myth – Hot compress is good and cold is bad.
Truth – Hot compress dilates the vein that improve the blood flow and remove toxins whereas after giving cold compression vein comes in its own shape, otherwise dilated vein will accumulate more toxin.
Do’s and Don’ts
Say YES to:
- Wake up before sunrise.
- Take proper rest.
- Pray and have positive and generous thoughts.
- Take pure natural satwik food.
- Milk, butter milk, sprouts, fox nuts dates, raisins, fig, honey, jaggery, and sweet pulpy fruits.
- Fruit juice and vegetable’s soup.
Strictly Prohibited
- Dairy products
- Bakery items
- Processed Food.
- Food that contains excessive of roughage, white rice, tea, coffee, pickles and watermelon.
- Ginger, Black pepper and Red chilly.
- Avoid to eat without hunger and over eating.
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