Bronchitis: Buy your drugs at a pharmacy to treat bronchial infection
Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi most often of viral origin. It causes breathing difficulties as well as a cough with expectoration: the walls of the bronchi start to produce excessive mucus, which makes you cough deeply. Soin-et-nature.com, your certified organic pharmacy ARS offers you to buy your medication for bronchitis online . Comment on your buying experience in your bio pharmacy online with our partner Verified Reviews.
The online pharmacy Soin-et-nature.com offers a range of pharmacy products to relieve bronchial infection . These are the most common pains in humans, whether acute or chronic, resulting from an inflammatory or traumatic phenomenon. They concern everyone, from the athlete to the sedentary, from the young child to the elderly.
No medication will be delivered outside of France. Only available at the pharmacy in Perpignan (France).
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Bronchitis is a generally mild disease affecting around 10 million people in France each year. Whether viral or bacterial , bronchitis attacks the lungs , especially the bronchi , and causes a cough that inflames the chest. If it is accompanied by fever , sore throat , stuffy nose or headache, it is usually due to a virus. The cough that is initially dry and a sign of irritation becomes fatty, and the secretions turn white to yellowish.
In order to quickly decongest your nose and throat, we have selected several types of non-prescription drugs to fight against bronchial disease .
Symptoms of acute bronchitis
Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi and bronchioles, the channels that carry air to the lungs. They can be caused by germs or irritants such as tobacco smoke or pollution. Acute bronchitis is usually mild and only causes a cough, sometimes bothersome. Simple measures and medication can alleviate the symptoms.
A classic winter disease, acute bronchitis is generally mild and only causes a cough, which can sometimes be bothersome. However, it should be monitored and treated, especially in people with chronic lung disease. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by viruses that preferentially attack the respiratory tract. The irritated lining then becomes more vulnerable and other germs such as bacteria can settle in, causing superinfection. Acute bronchitis can progress to pneumonia.
Bronchitis begins with a dry cough sometimes followed by a fatty cough, which lasts between five to ten days, even two to three weeks, or even more.
- The dry cough , called non-productive, is accompanied by chest pain (often behind the sternum) burning type occurring during these episodes of cough and on deep inspiration.
- In 50% of cases, the cough becomes productive, that is to say fatty and accompanied by sputum. These yellowish or greenish secretions correspond to the natural course of acute bronchitis. They are not the sign of a bacterial superinfection.
In acute bronchitis , the fever is low and does not exceed 38.5 ° C.
Bronchitis affects the large bronchi. In children under two years of age, the inflammation affects the smaller bronchi (the bronchioles). This respiratory disease caused by a virus is called bronchiolitis. Even if it often remains benign, this inflammation requires special treatment.
Symptoms of acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis often begins with a small, dry cough . Then mucus appears, initially limpid or whitish. In case of bacterial superinfection, the secretions become yellowish and purulent. Acute bronchitis is often accompanied by fever, headache, body aches, colds, sinusitis and sore throat. It can also be associated with tracheitis , an infectious inflammation of the lining that lines the trachea. Acute bronchitis normally goes away within a few days.
Complications of acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis can sometimes be the cause of a persistent residual cough. It can also progress to pneumonia (a respiratory infection, no longer of the bronchi alone, but of the lung tissue), especially in the elderly or in those with a weakened immune system. If the cough is accompanied by a high fever lasting more than 48 hours, pneumonia may be suspected.
(Source: https://www.ameli.fr/assure/sante/themes/bronchite/definition-symptomes-evolution and https://www.vidal.fr/maladies/voies-respiratoires/bronchite.html )
When to take medicines for bronchitis?
- Fever and burns when coughing
To relieve yourself in case of fever and chest pain, take an antipyretic-analgesic: paracetamol as the first line , or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen. Serious cutaneous, pulmonary, ENT, neurological infectious complications, etc. have been observed after short durations of treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. This is why the use of NSAIDs, when necessary, should be as short as possible and at a minimum dose.
- What to do about a cough?
- At the start of the illness, when the cough is dry and bothersome (especially at night), you may have recourse to cough suppressants .
- But cough suppressants must be stopped as soon as the cough becomes oily because it is this which eliminates the secretions.
- The use of cough suppressants is contraindicated before the age of 2 years. Some drugs are contraindicated in older children, read the package leaflet carefully. In all cases, ask your pharmacist for advice.
- Expectorants or thinners that are not recommended
They have not been the subject of scientific recommendations. They are contraindicated before the age of 2 years.
Medicines for fever and pain in children
If your child has bronchitis , take a few simple steps to relieve the discomfort caused by his fever.
If necessary, give him medicine. It is advisable to use only one antipyretic medicine to treat your child's fever. No study proves that alternating or combining two drugs is more effective.
Paracetamol is the most commonly used drug and it is the only one that can be used before the age of 3 months .
If your child is less than three months old , give him paracetamol only: a maximum of 60 mg per kilo per day, to be divided into four or six doses, or about 15 mg / kg every six hours or 10 mg / kg every four hours.
See your doctor promptly.
If your child is over three months old , give him paracetamol or, in case of contraindication (allergy or severe liver disease) ibuprofen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID). The dose must be adapted to his weight:
- for paracetamol, a maximum of 60 mg per kilo per day, to be divided into four or six doses, ie approximately 15 mg / kg every six hours or 10 mg / kg every four hours;
- for ibuprofen, a maximum of 20 to 30 mg per kg per day, to be divided into three or four doses, i.e. a maximum of 10 mg / kg every eight hours or 7.5 mg / kg every six hours.
If your child is over 6 months of age , you can use another nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ketoprofen, instead of ibuprofen. The dose must be adapted to its weight: a maximum of 2 mg per kilo per day to be divided into four doses, i.e. a maximum of 0.5 mg per kilo every six hours.
Use only one type of medicine to lower fever.
Be careful ! If your child has chickenpox (or if it is suspected), do not give him ibuprofen or ketoprofen because nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase the risk of bacterial infectious complications from chickenpox. Likewise, if your child is dehydrated (severe diarrhea and vomiting) or if a bacterial infection (such as a urinary tract infection is suspected), NSAIDs can make their condition worse.
Aspirin should not be administered to children without medical advice, because of the risk of developing a rare but serious disease, Reye's Syndrome.
(Source: https://www.ameli.fr/assure/sante/themes/bronchite/definition-symptomes-evolution )
Advice from your pharmacist
- Drink enough, preferably hot drinks. Hydration allows the mucous membranes to produce a more fluid mucus, which is more easily eliminated. Likewise, fumigations (inhalations) with water vapor are a good way to facilitate the elimination of secretions.
- At the very onset of bronchitis, especially if there is associated tracheitis, the cough may be dry and disturb your sleep. In this case, and only in this case, take a cough suppressant for a short time. When the cough becomes oily and produces phlegm, cough suppressants are strongly discouraged because it is the cough that cleans the bronchi.
- The bronchial thinners would make it possible to liquefy the phlegm and to eliminate them more easily.
ACTION TO TAKE IN CASE OF ACUTE BRONCHITIS |  | IF THE COUGH IS ASSOCIATED WITH A FEVER, OR COLD SWEAT OR BREATHING DISORDER. |
| | If the cough is accompanied by wheezing or pain when breathing. |
| | Whether the mucus contains blood. |
|  | If the cough and phlegm don't stop after a few days. |
| | If the person has chronic bronchitis or asthma. |
| | If the person is diabetic or immunosuppressed (long-term corticosteroid or immunosuppressive treatment, HIV seropositivity, etc.). |
|  | If the signs suggest acute bronchitis and the person is neither old nor weak. |
| LEGEND |
| See a doctor during the day. |
| See a doctor in the coming days. |
| It is possible to self-medicate. |
