Cystic Fibrosis

This is a disease that has effected the United States, about 30,000 people have it (70,000 worlwide). About 1,000 are diagnosed each year. It is a disease that is inherited and does damage to the lungs and digestive system. When someone has it, it depends on the person if it can be healed. Patients that have it develop it at an early age. When they have this disease, mucus is bult up in the air way, which makes it simple for bacteria to grow and this causes infections. This causes the person to cough up spit and sometimes blood. Dealing with this disease, you create long term damage to your lungs. Another thing that is affected when u have Cystic Fibrosis is your pancreas, it's hard for it to produce enough enzymes to breakdown protein. Once this happens, it causes major bowl problems. One treatment for this disease is medications. These medicines (antibotics) help to prevent lung infections, thins out the mucus to keep the lung functioning. Another treatment is therapy, the patient needs to physically help their personal symptoms. Parents that have a child that has this disease can help in many ways. They increase the fluid the child takes to thin out the mucus in the air way. Also by giving them oral enzymes or nutritions to strengthen their digestion. Excersice also plays a big part because then when they are being active their airway is opening up. So thats what Cystic Fibrosis disease is and a few ways or tricks to cure it.