Is lung cancer cough contagious?

Is lung cancer cough contagious? What should we do? First of all, lung cancer is not contagious. Coughing is a common symptom of lung cancer patients. Most of them are dry coughs, which bring a lot of pain to lung cancer patients. So what should lung cancer patients do if they have a cough?

Diet for patients with lung cancer and cough:

Lung cancer cough patients can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as apples, figs, strawberries, lemons, plantains, grapes, oranges, kiwis, walnuts, bitter melons, garlic, winter melons, carrots, cauliflowers, tomatoes, spinach, pumpkins, cabbages, etc., to moisten the throat and relieve the symptoms of cough.

Living environment of lung cancer patients with cough

1. The room should be well ventilated. 2. Keep the patient in a warm environment, never too cold or too hot. 3. Try to breathe through the nose instead of the mouth. 4. It is best for the patient to sleep on his side. 5. Do not eat raw or cold food. At the same time, walk as much as possible on the ground, and insist on taking ginsenoside Rh2 Chinese medicine to regulate immunity, prevent complications such as coughing, and control the metastasis and spread of cancer cells.

Family members of lung cancer patients need to do the following:

① Actively provide psychological care to enable patients to maintain a good mental state, build up confidence in overcoming the disease, and be prepared to fight the disease for a long time.

② Closely observe the frequency and depth of breathing. If severe breathing difficulties occur, give oxygen immediately and administer intravenous drip of prednisone or dexamethasone.

③ Pay attention to changes in body temperature. For mild fever, you can give a warm water bath, massage the Yongquan point, Hegu point, Quchi point, etc. For severe cases, you can use Chaihu injection, Chuanhuning, Qingkailing injection, prednisone, dexamethasone, etc.

④ Pay attention to changes in cough and accompanying symptoms, such as dry cough without sputum or little sputum that is difficult to cough up; if there is sputum that is difficult to cough up, pat the patient's back gently to help expectorate from bottom to top, and take licorice mixture, saxifrage tablets, and bisodium glutamate orally; in severe cases, suction sputum or perform tracheotomy.

⑤ Keep the air fresh, the indoor room clean, and at a certain temperature, generally 65% ​​is best.

⑥Smoking patients must quit smoking.