What to eat for bronchiectasis?

When bronchiectasis occurs, the patient will experience obvious discomfort, such as coughing and sputum production. In addition to conventional treatment, diet is also very important for patients. Some foods are very effective in relieving dry cough and are also helpful for treatment.

Bronchiectasis Eating the following foods is good for your health:

1. Lotus root nodes: have the effect of stopping bleeding. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: It can stop coughing up blood. It can also stop vomiting blood. Those who suffer from bronchiectasis and hemoptysis should boil 5 to 10 lotus root nodes in water and drink it.

2. Yam: It has the effects of nourishing and moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm. It can be used as a regular vegetable for patients with bronchiectasis and is suitable for stewing soup or cooking.

3. Bird’s nest: has the effect of nourishing lung yin and moistening lung dryness. It is most suitable for patients with bronchiectasis who have yin deficiency, dry cough and hemoptysis. It can be used to cook porridge, make soup, or steam it with rock sugar.

4. Winter melon seeds: have the effect of suppressing cough and removing phlegm. People with bronchiectasis and cough caused by phlegm and heat are suitable to use 15 grams of winter melon seeds, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, mash and grind into powder, take twice a day with boiled water.