Will bronchitis heal on its own?

Bronchitis refers to inflammation of the trachea and bronchial mucosa, which requires timely treatment. We should avoid the occurrence of chronic bronchitis and pneumonia in our lives. Generally, bronchitis will recover on its own, but you need to keep warm and eat a light diet and light food. Let us now learn about the treatment of bronchitis.

Bronchitis refers to a chronic, nonspecific inflammation of the trachea, bronchial mucosa and surrounding tissues. The main cause of bronchitis is repeated infection by viruses and bacteria, which results in chronic nonspecific inflammation of the bronchi. A teenage male developed bronchitis after catching a cold. Bronchitis is caused by multiple bacterial infections. If the body's immunity is strong, it can heal itself, but some infections can spread and induce chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, etc. It is best to be aggressive in treatment.

Can bronchitis in children heal on its own?

1. Keep warm:

Temperature changes, especially cold stimulation can reduce the local resistance of the bronchial mucosa and aggravate bronchitis. Therefore, parents should add or remove clothes for their children in time as the temperature changes, especially cover the children with quilts when they sleep to keep the body temperature above 36.5℃.

2. Nutritionally adequate:

Children suffering from bronchitis consume a large amount of nutrients. In addition, fever and bacterial toxins affect gastrointestinal function and cause poor digestion and absorption. Therefore, nutritional deficiencies in the children's bodies cannot be ignored. In this regard, parents should adopt the method of small and frequent meals for their children, and give them light, nutritious, balanced and easily digestible semi-liquid or liquid diets, such as porridge, cooked noodles, egg custard, fresh vegetables, fruit juice, etc.

3. Antipyretic:

Children with bronchitis usually have a low-to-moderate fever. If the body temperature is below 38.5℃, there is generally no need to give antipyretics. Treatment should focus on the cause of the disease to solve the problem fundamentally. If the body temperature is high, older children can be cooled physically, such as by applying a cold towel to the head or bathing with warm water. However, this method is not suitable for young children, and medication should be used to reduce the temperature if necessary.

What are the complications of bronchitis in children?

1. Acute complications - Children with bronchitis may experience high fever, hypoxia, dyspnea, acute respiratory failure, and even complications such as atelectasis, emphysema, empyema, pyopneumothorax, lung abscess, pericarditis, sepsis, etc., which may be life-threatening.

2. The bronchi lose their natural defense ability - if pediatric bronchitis is not treated properly, it can turn into chronic suppurative bronchitis, which damages the bronchial wall and causes it to deform and expand. The wall tissue is destroyed, and the bronchi lose their original natural defense ability.

3. The disease develops a vicious cycle - because pediatric patients have reduced coughing efficiency and sputum discharge function due to bronchiectasis, the vicious cycle further expands, the disease worsens, and it is difficult to cure. Children may have long-term intermittent fever, cough up large amounts of purulent sputum or hemoptysis, and even lead to cor pulmonale.

4. Failure to cure with long-term treatment - Repeated attacks of bronchitis in children will turn into chronic bronchitis, or even emphysema and cor pulmonale. The children will have intermittent coughing, sputum, and wheezing for a long time, and will experience exertional shortness of breath, palpitations, cyanosis, and edema, which will not be cured with long-term treatment.