Bilateral interstitial inflammation of the lungs

Patients with bilateral interstitial inflammation of the lungs should pay attention to reducing activities in normal times, because too much activity will affect normal rest and even cause excessive fatigue of the body. They should ensure sufficient sleep time in normal times, because appropriate rest time can prevent the patient's condition from worsening. They should also do a good job of freshening and purifying the indoor and outdoor air, because there is too much dust in the air, which will aggravate the condition.

Life care

①Try to reduce activities, focus on rest, and ensure adequate sleep time.

② Patients with severe pulmonary fibrosis-interstitial pneumonia should rest in bed for a long time, turn over, pat their backs, and massage regularly to promote the discharge of sputum and prevent the formation of bedsores and aspiration pneumonia. For patients with milder conditions, different exercise methods can be prescribed, such as static exercises.

③ Keep the indoor air fresh, the temperature at 20-24°C, and the humidity at 50-65%. The ward should be ventilated twice a day, each time for about 15-30 minutes, to avoid odor irritation. Wet sweep every day. It is not advisable to lay carpets, floor films, or place flowers or plants in the room. Bedding and pillows should not be filled with feathers or old cotton wool, which are prone to cause allergies, and they should be dried in the sun and washed frequently.

④ Keep warm, avoid cold and prevent infection. Especially in winter and spring, the temperature changes dramatically, so you need to add or remove clothes in time and wear a mask to prevent cold air from directly irritating the respiratory tract and causing irritating coughs.

⑤ Stay away from exogenous allergens, such as: birds, animals (pets or experimental breeders), wood (redwood dust, cork processing), sugar processing, mushroom farming, cheese, wine processing, moldy straw exposure, water sources (hot water pipes, air conditioners, humidifiers, saunas) and agricultural pesticides or herbicides, etc.

⑥Self-massage: Take the acupoints such as Shousanli, Yingxiang, Huagai, Tanzhong, Shenshu, etc., first gently massage in a clockwise direction for 36 weeks, then gently massage in a counterclockwise direction for 36 weeks, several times a day, all year round.

Precautions

(1) Provide high-quality protein, multiple vitamins and a high proportion of carbohydrates (excluding carbonated beverages). For example: eggs, brown rice, cornmeal, buckwheat noodles, fruits and vegetables, etc.

(2) Eat less spicy, fried and other irritating and greasy foods.

(3) Patients with severe pulmonary fibrosis can be given soft or semi-liquid food.

(4) Drink more water. Patients with heart failure should drink water in moderation.

(5) Certain foods that are known to cause allergies or trigger asthma should be avoided.

(6) Avoid smoking, drinking, and eating salty foods.

(7) Choose food according to your daily physical condition: Patients with pulmonary fibrosis should not only pay attention to the effects of the four properties of food, namely, cold, hot, warm, and cool, on their condition, but also master the four properties of food, choose food, arrange a good diet, avoid accidentally eating food that causes physical discomfort, and induce or aggravate the condition. Follow the doctor's advice for specific circumstances.