Info about Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Hi Fannitia A Friend sent me this to my email as I am not here that much anymore but this Friend knows that I have COPD AND Emphasimia and she asked if I might be able to help Yoga is not a good Idea to be honest I am on the Inhalers and Tablets as well also my Consultant has put on me on Tablets recently to help the breathing Also the other thing that will help you is to drink Hot Milk and Honey as it helps with the Sputum and helps with the Breathing Have one in the morning one at Lunchtime and one at Night before you go to bed it will take a few Days before you notice it helps, then cut it down to one at Lunchtime and one before Bed I get a lot of infections and that is when I drink quite a few Last September they had put me on a COPD rehab Course, which was good but unfortunately half way through I got very sick with Flu Chronic Bronchitis and a severe Infection on my Lungs but I learned quite a bit The Exercises do help ............. Step on a Step and down again for 2 minutes, sit on a Chair and go to your Side 15 times each side just slide down with your Arm then back up, Ride a Bike ( you can get these little Bike pedals that you can put on the Floor so you can do it while you are on the Laptop or Computer) do this for about 10 minutes, sit on a Chair and lift each leg 15 times, sit on a Chair and move you elbow to the opposite knee and do walking which does help .......... in between each exercise have a couple of minutes Break....... if you can't do the exercises time straight away do what you can and just work your way up to longer times it was hard for me as I also suffer with my Lungs collapsing at times which causes a lot of Pain, but my Nurse said to just take it easy and as much as I can You will get out of Breath but that is the Idea when you do breathe in through your Nose and out through your Mouth which will ease the Breathing it will take a couple of Days before you notice but it does help there is also a lung exercise you can do take a deep breath in and then blow it out this will make you cough badly but it brings up the mess in your Lungs I hope that this has helped you and please do not give up and please ask your Doctor to give you a bit more advise and to help you on the breathing side I still do all my own Housework I have to have breaks of course lol but that helps to but also make sure you rest a lot Please let me know how you get on and stay strong

Your doctor may not be open to alternative treatments. Some doctors are that way. They prefer to prescribe medicines rather than try other treatments. Have you thought about getting a second opinion?

Hi, my mother suffers from this and is on oxygen 24/7. I myself have asthma and I do Tai Chi Chuan, long form. Does this help? I don't believe it helped me but if it is a means to learn mind/body control then it may help. I understand that steroids can help though of course, they have a downside too all the best urban