Allergic bronchitis is a very real disease, although only those patients who had to face it personally knew about it. The disease is very similar to its traditional form, but it has several serious differences that must be taken into account.
Causes of allergic bronchitis
In fact, bronchitis can cause different causes. The most common problem is in viruses or bacteria. But sometimes a violent cough and all the characteristic symptoms of an ailment arise from the irritation of the nerve endings of the bronchi as a result of contact with allergens. With this reaction, vasodilation and muscle contraction occur.
What exactly can cause allergic asthmatic bronchitis, it is difficult to say. Each organism reacts in a different way to contact with the stimulus. Someone has an attack of a strong asthmatic cough after a meeting with a pet, while others react to the same allergen only with tear.
The main irritant factors, which have an allergic bronchitis, are:
- dust;
- pollen of plants;
- some food;
- individual household chemicals;
- medications;
- vaccines;
- bird feather.
In addition, cough can also begin because of allergens of bacterial origin.
Symptoms of allergic bronchitis
The main similarity of usual and allergic bronchitis is symptoms. They practically do not differ - the nature of the disease does not affect them. Characteristic signs of the disease are:
- coughing (usually worse at night);
- mucous discharge during expectoration;
- a slight increase in temperature;
- labored breathing;
- wheezing when exhaled;
- lacrimation;
- conjunctivitis ;
- diathesis and other types of rashes.
Many patients may develop laryngitis or tracheitis in parallel.
And yet, some features of chronic allergic bronchitis can be distinguished. As a rule, all symptoms are mild. Moreover, if you carefully listen to your body, you can see that the disease proceeds wavy - the condition then becomes aggravated, then improves. Everything depends on the tightness of contact with the allergen. The longer he is nearby, the worse a person feels, and vice versa - as soon as the irritant moves away, the symptoms subsided.
Similar signs and with allergic obstructive bronchitis - diffuse inflammation of the bronchi. Only a cough can be more dry and tearing the throat - resembling barking dogs.
Treatment of allergic bronchitis
Like any other allergic disease, it is impossible to treat without knowing what exactly caused it to appear:
- Often it is enough to stop contacting the irritant for recovery.
- It is very important to drink antihistamines. Depending on the severity of the disease, funds can be given in tablets or inhalations. Sometimes their combination is required.
- To the body could cope with the allergen on its own, immunostimulatory drugs are required.
- In most cases, it is advisable to prescribe homeopathy and physiotherapy procedures.
Among the most popular drugs for the treatment of allergic bronchitis:
- Tavegil ;
- Diazoline;
- Sodium Nucleinate;
- Pentoxyl;
- Aloprole;
- Terbutaline;
- Diphenhydramine;
- Bronchovaleas;
- Asmadyl;
- Ekoven;
- Pipolphen;
- Terbutaline;
- Salamol;
- Metacil;
- Albuterol;
- Suprastin.
Despite the fact that bronchitis can be prescribed a potent treatment, it is impossible to fight with an allergic form of the disease with antibiotics.