Some good tips not just for Corona patients.

[Selagib_486]

Here is some very helpful info and tips that I found on my Facebook feed. Good ideas that easily could apply to us with Bronx and Asthma.

CORONA Common Sense

Since they are calling on Respiratory therapist to help fight the Corona virus, and I am a retired one, too old to work in a hospital setting. I'm gonna share some common sense wisdom with those that have the virus and trying to stay home. If my advice is followed as given you will improve your chances of not ending up in the hospital on a ventilator. This applies to the otherwise generally healthy population, so use discretion. 1. Only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high. Tylenol, Advil. Motrin, Ibuprofen etc. will bring your fever down allowing the virus to live longer. They are saying that ibuprophen, advil etc will actually exacerbate the virus. Use common sense and don't let fever go over 103 or 104 if you got the guts. If it gets higher than that take your tylenol, not ibuprophen or advil to keep it regulated. It helps to keep house warm and cover up with blankets so body does not have to work so hard to generate the heat. It usually takes about 3 days of this to break the fever. 2. The body is going to dehydrate with the elevated temperature so you must rehydrate yourself regulaly, whether you like it or not. Gatorade with real sugar, or pedialyte with real sugar for kids, works well. Why the sugar? Sugar will give your body back the energy it is using up to create the fever. The electrolytes and fluid you are losing will also be replenished by the Gatorade. If you don't do this and end up in the hospital they will start an IV and give you D5W (sugar water) and Normal Saline to replenish electrolytes. Gatorade is much cheaper, pain free, and comes in an assortment of flavors 3. You must keep your lungs moist. Best done by taking long steamy showers on a regular basis, if your wheezing or congested use a real minty toothpaste and brush your teeth while taking the steamy shower and deep breath through your mouth. This will provide some bronchial dialation and help loosen the phlegm. Force your self to cough into a wet wash cloth pressed firmly over your mouth and nose, which will cause greater pressure in your lungs forcing them to expand more and break loose more of the congestion. 4. Eat healthy and regularly. Gotta keep your strength up. 5. Once the fever breaks, start moving around to get the body back in shape and blood circulating. 6. Deep breath on a regular basis, even when it hurts. If you don't it becomes easy to develope pneumonia. Pursed lip breathing really helps. That's breathing in deep and slow then exhaling through tight lips as if your blowing out a candle, blow until you have completely emptied your lungs and you will be able to breath in an even deeper breath. This helps keep lungs expanded as well as increase your oxygen level. 7. Remember that every medication you take is merely relieving the symptoms, not making you well. 8. If your still dying go to ER.

I've been doing these things for myself and my family for over 40 years and kept them out of the hospital, all are healthy and still living today.

Thank you all for sharing. We gotta help one another.

[skischool]

Maybe you would like to review your recommendations gained from facebook Selagib as it appears to go against most medical advice issued by the UK medical authorities,certainly with regards to your comments on medication "Remember that every medication you take is merely relieving the symptoms, not making you well"which may make people stop taking other much needed medications and i am sure those with a more bronchial condition on the site might also be concerned about your advice re steamy showers "You must keep your lungs moist. Best done by taking long steamy showers on a regular basis, if your wheezing or congested use a real minty toothpaste and brush your teeth while taking the steamy shower and deep breath through your mouth."

Sorry just my opinion

Regards Ski's and Scruff's

[garshe in reply to skischool]

I agree xxSheila

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

Thank you for sharing with us, some of these things I already do every day. Have a good evening and take care of yourself and your family 😊 Bernadette xx

[peege]

Thank you. Good tip about allowing the heat of a fever to conquer the c virus and staying hydrated

[MELNEL]

Thanks for sharing 🌹 I can remember that my mum always have let my fever run for 2 days before she gave me anything to get it down. I still do the same if I have temperature and it's right to let it run to burn bacteria only take medication if it gets to high.

👍💐💐💐

[Izb1]

Thank you for sharing x

[Jackieshep57]

Great advice. Thank you.

[Shirleyj]

Thanks for sharing. X