It is not for nothing that people call pneumonia pneumonia, since in this case the infection affects the parenchyma and lung tissue. Viruses and bacteria, chlamydia and mycoplasmas, parasites and fungi can cause this disease. Moreover, pneumonia can be both physical and allergic, and chemical. Of course, depending on the type and course of the disease, appropriate treatment is selected. Today we will talk about pneumonia caused by viruses and bacteria, since this type is the most common during the off-season.
Before you understand how to treat pneumonia, you should study its symptoms. Damage to the respiratory system leads to the appearance of symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath. There is a general intoxication of the body, which manifests itself in fatigue, weakness, fever, loss of appetite.
The most important symptom, of course, is coughing. As a rule, at the very beginning of the disease it is dry, paroxysmal. During treatment, the cough becomes wetter, expectorant.
When choosing how to treat pneumonia, it is worth paying attention to several areas of exposure:
antibacterial;
expectorant and emollient;
non-specific anti-inflammatory;
reduction and further elimination of general intoxication.
Currently, patients with a mild form of the disease are not hospitalized, allowing treatment
houses. How to treat pneumonia at home, of course, will tell the attending physician, after having studied the results of the tests. Usually, after diagnosis, antibiotic therapy is prescribed. The choice of a drug in this category is most often empirical, since the appointment of an analysis to identify the pathogen and determine the sensitivity of the antibiotic to it takes at least five days. Therefore, the choice of the drug is based on the presence of indirect signs, allowing to judge the etiology of pneumonia. The effectiveness of the prescribed antibiotic is evaluated on average after 48 hours.
Sometimes people ask themselves how to treat pneumonia with mustard plasters and whether it is possible. Mustard has an irritating effect on the skin, causing a rush of blood to the skin area. Due to this, the expansion of blood vessels occurs. Therefore, mustard plasters have not only distracting properties, but also painkillers. Therefore, their use in pneumonia, bronchitis is considered appropriate.
Usually, mustard plasters are placed on the right and left on the chest and on the back under the shoulder blades. In the event that a person's skin has an increased sensitivity, then paper moistened with warm water is placed under the mustard. After 10-15 minutes of the procedure, it is desirable to wash the skin with water.
In determining how to treat pneumonia at home, herbs can help. So, for example, silicon-containing plants help reduce pulmonary edema and eliminate symptoms of general intoxication. This type of plant includes: horsetail, medunica medicinal, bird highlander. A pronounced anti-inflammatory effect is possessed by marsh rosemary and creeping thyme, sheets of coltsfoot.
However, before treating pneumonia with herbs, it is worthwhile to study their properties well. So, for example, sage has a powerful anti-inflammatory process, but it dries out cough, and medicinal marshmallow, on the contrary, softens it.
One of the important points in the treatment of pneumonia is the maintenance of immunity. Therefore, a properly selected treatment will not only not weaken the immune system, but will also help the body recover faster after an illness.