Facts on Bronchitis

Bronchitis affects the large airways (the bronchi) in the respiratory tract that conduct air into the lungs. The condition is usually caused by a viral infection.

In this article:

What is bronchitis?

Diagnosis

Advice & Support

Symptoms

Treatment

Causes

How Chemist Online can help

What is bronchitis?
Bronchitis is basically an unpleasant and irritating chest condition that affects your breathing. It is like have a heavy, chesty cough which fails to pass over just a couple days as a normal cough would.

You can either have acute bronchitis (which is short-lived) and usually stems from having a cold of the flu, or chronic bronchitis which, in most cases, develops as a result of prolonged exposure to certain irritants and is something you will have to cope with for two or three months each year (usually over the winter period.)

Symptoms
Symptoms of bronchitis include:

cough

sore throat

blocked nose

wheezing

a yellow-grey coloured mucus (sputum) brought up through the throat

tightness in the chest

headaches

aches and pains

fever and chills

Causes
Acute bronchitis occurs when the mucous membranes of the bronchi become inflamed. This can be as a direct result of having a cold or the flu – acute viral illnesses.

With chronic bronchitis, the condition usually results from inhaling irritants like cigarette smoke, gases and harmful atmospheric substances in the work environment, or through inhaling air pollution over a long period of time. This damages the airways that carry airflow through the trachea to your lungs.

Diagnosis
If you are suffering from the aforementioned symptoms and feel you may have developed bronchitis, arrange an appointment with your GP as soon as possible. After taking your medical history, he or she will ask your some questions about your symptoms, carry out a short physical examination by listening to your chest using a stethoscope, and then recommend an appropriate treatment.

Treatment
You will probably be able to treat your condition yourself by using over-the-counter remedies and getting plenty of rest. If this does not prove successful, your GP will prescribe a five-day course of antibiotics.

How Chemist Online can help
Through this website we have a range of treatments available to buy which can help relieve the symptoms of bronchitis, such as Allens Pine and Honey Body Balsam which is a traditional herbal remedy containing active ingredients known expectorants. These help loosen persistent tight chesty coughs and other secretions such as those suffered during colds, coughs and bronchitis.

We can also recommend Pelargonium extracts which have been shown to have anti-microbial, anti-viral and immune boosting actions that synergistically help to relieve the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections and shorten their duration.

Anadin Original Tablets and Disprin Direct chewable dissolve in the mouth tablets can provide relief from headache and flu-like symptoms.



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