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Viral pneumonia ?
These past two day I have experienced heavy chest pains, shortness of breathe, fatigue, and lots of coughing/ coughing up yellow mucus. I have had bronchiactesis since I was 6. I also have had 99.2 F fever, today. should I see a doctor to know what it is or will it just go away in time?
Avoid taking medications to reduce the fever. Fever is part of the immune response system. Many bacteria can only replicate within narrow temperature ranges. Usually a fever suggests a bacterial infection. I suspect you have taken meds to lower the fever.
Yellow mucus is the hallmark of a bacterial infection, but not always. Ideally one takes a culture before prescribing, however current practice is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
In any event crystaline vitamin C to bowel tolerance and drinking plenty of electrolytes will help.
As lightseeker stated amoxicillan is often the antibiotic of choice. But you have to be careful, if this does not resolve the infection. Bacteria are constantly evolving into resistant strains.
Other suggestions such as magnesium are also helpful, as well as the Buteyko protocols.
Yellow mucus is the hallmark of a bacterial infection, but not always. Ideally one takes a culture before prescribing, however current practice is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
In any event crystaline vitamin C to bowel tolerance and drinking plenty of electrolytes will help.
As lightseeker stated amoxicillan is often the antibiotic of choice. But you have to be careful, if this does not resolve the infection. Bacteria are constantly evolving into resistant strains.
Other suggestions such as magnesium are also helpful, as well as the Buteyko protocols.
Hey Parisgal23.
A holistic doctor from France I met at a conference told me that he had treated successfully thousands of patients suffering from ANY upper respiratory tract infections, from pneumonia to bronchitis, from flu to laryngitis, using the following remedy:
One ounce of Magnesium Chloride flakes (Pharmaceutical grade) per one liter of spring water, sipped very slowly throughout the entire day.
Repeat for 3-4 days.
Your symptoms indicate a viral or bacterial infection and are consistent with bronchiestasis.
If it is viral, no medicine can help, once the virus has replicated.
If bacterial, amoxicillin is the antibiotic of choice for bronchiectasis.
You may want to consider Breathing Exercises for Bronchiectasis.
There's a very informative website for breathing -search under "normal breathing"- which is based on Dr Buteyko's breathing techniques.
I have personally studied Dr. Buteyko's program and have found it to be extremely effective for sinuses, asthma, sleep apnea and many other conditions.
The results I've witnessed in many people were so impressive, I'm now considering to take the instructor's certification course, when it becomes available here.
I hope this helps, however, please note that my suggestions and comments are not intended as a substitute for medical advice.
Bon Courage! (ma Femme est Francophone de Quebec)
Niko
A holistic doctor from France I met at a conference told me that he had treated successfully thousands of patients suffering from ANY upper respiratory tract infections, from pneumonia to bronchitis, from flu to laryngitis, using the following remedy:
One ounce of Magnesium Chloride flakes (Pharmaceutical grade) per one liter of spring water, sipped very slowly throughout the entire day.
Repeat for 3-4 days.
Your symptoms indicate a viral or bacterial infection and are consistent with bronchiestasis.
If it is viral, no medicine can help, once the virus has replicated.
If bacterial, amoxicillin is the antibiotic of choice for bronchiectasis.
You may want to consider Breathing Exercises for Bronchiectasis.
There's a very informative website for breathing -search under "normal breathing"- which is based on Dr Buteyko's breathing techniques.
I have personally studied Dr. Buteyko's program and have found it to be extremely effective for sinuses, asthma, sleep apnea and many other conditions.
The results I've witnessed in many people were so impressive, I'm now considering to take the instructor's certification course, when it becomes available here.
I hope this helps, however, please note that my suggestions and comments are not intended as a substitute for medical advice.
Bon Courage! (ma Femme est Francophone de Quebec)
Niko
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