Thank You. I thought my COPD would get better with the winter weather, but has become much worse. I have never had a problem until May when I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a month later told I had COPD too. Was never a smoker, commuted a great deal though and lived in a steel town much of my life. Sucked a lot of jet engine exhaust too. I still think The sulfa based antibiotic used to reduce the size of an inflamed lymph node on the side of my neck scared my lungs. Seems exercise and hiking helps me more than anything and expanding my lungs with full breaths as possible. I’ve always been a fan of Emergen-C (1000mg vitamin C) and will take some tomorrow. I haven’t had a cold or flu for better then 10 years, can’t really remember when. I always thought this fizzy drink was the reason for that. Get the sniffles, drink the fizz, lol. I must be doing something right.
How odd that there should be a couple of FReepers with pulmonary fibrosis writing on this thread...From the experience with my husband’s COPD, you both have my empathy!
Emergen-C has always been useful - great to have in your cupboard. Do you live in the cold climate? My husband can’t get out except to doctor appointments but just to the car or to the doctor’s office if the air is really cold, he struggles more..I have to find a place to let him out before I park the car so he doesn’t have to walk too far to the door.
He has to do breathing treatments daily along with medications and if I introduced Emergen-C to the mix, he might throw it at me. It’s worth a try - I know I have some...
Take care.