Five things to note about cor pulmonale

Cor pulmonale is common in middle-aged and elderly people, and will have a great impact on their lives and health. Therefore, patients with cor pulmonale must pay attention to adjusting their mentality, improving their living environment, and preventing the occurrence of colds.

1. Improve the living environment

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "nature and man correspond to each other." Add clothes and bedding at any time according to weather changes. The living room should be quiet and clean, with fresh air, plenty of sunlight, and no smoke or dust pollution. The room temperature should be controlled at around 20°C and the relative humidity at around 45%. Patients should absolutely quit smoking.

2. Maintain psychological balance

Cor pulmonale is a chronic disease that recurs repeatedly and is difficult to cure, and has many adverse effects on the patient's psychology. Therefore, we must build confidence in overcoming the disease, eliminate worries, and cooperate with treatment. Practice has proved that a good mental state is conducive to recovery from illness.

3. Pay attention to preventing colds

Studies have shown that controlling colds is an important way to prevent cor pulmonale. More than 90% of the elderly and weak people develop cor pulmonale after catching a cold, so it is important to pay attention to the prevention of colds. You can use immunoglobulin G under the guidance of a doctor, and you can also take some Chinese patent medicines that can strengthen the body, replenish qi and strengthen the exterior. Recent studies have found that oral BCG also has certain therapeutic effects.

4. Take appropriate physical exercise

To the best of your ability, you should actively participate in winter physical exercise, which can speed up and deepen your breathing and improve your body's resistance and immunity. We should also strengthen cold-resistance exercises. Starting from the beginning of autumn, we should insist on outdoor activities and wash our faces with cold water to enhance the body's ability to resist cold and prevent colds.

5. Adjust your diet properly

Cor pulmonale often affects digestion and absorption due to poor spleen function. Therefore, the diet should focus on strengthening the spleen and stimulating the appetite, eat more foods rich in vitamins, trace elements, sufficient calories and high-quality protein, such as fresh vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, lean meat, fish, shrimp, eggs, soy products, etc., and avoid salty, spicy, greasy, and hot foods. The patient should abstain from alcohol.