Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system.
Some symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis are very salty tasting skin, poor growth development, persistent coughing—at times wit phlegm, frequent lung infections including pneumonia or bronchitis, and wheezing of shortness of breath. These symptoms can affect a CF patient's life because of the constant coughing, and feeling like you have a cold every single day of your life.
Some ways to treat CF are to use an inflatable vest that vibrates at a high rate to help loosen thin layers of mucus. CF patients could also use inhaled medicines, and pancreatic enzyme capsules to help with the absorption of nutrients.
Interesting facts about CF..
Some symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis are very salty tasting skin, poor growth development, persistent coughing—at times wit phlegm, frequent lung infections including pneumonia or bronchitis, and wheezing of shortness of breath. These symptoms can affect a CF patient's life because of the constant coughing, and feeling like you have a cold every single day of your life.
Some ways to treat CF are to use an inflatable vest that vibrates at a high rate to help loosen thin layers of mucus. CF patients could also use inhaled medicines, and pancreatic enzyme capsules to help with the absorption of nutrients.
Interesting facts about CF..
- In the US alone, 30,000 people live with Cystic Fibrosis.
- More than 75% of people with CF are diagnosed by the ripe age of two years.
- Nearoy half of the CF population is 18 or older.