Im 53 and started smoking when I was 13, and im man enough to admit im an idiot and was diagnosed with COPD a week ago after spending 6 days in the ICU and having 2 large blood clots removed from my lungs through a groin procedure. Now I have 2 different inhalers and will be on blood thinners for the rest of my life. All this info / advice is incredible and awesome…THANK YOU!
Hi, I'm 69 and have had COPD for 9 years now. Diagnosed 2 years after i gave up smoking. IF you follow all the advice above, especially about smoking, diet and exercise, you're life will definitely improve. The disease does get worse but you can slow the progress down a lot.
@@carltaylor4942 That’s such a relief to hear. I definitely will follow the advice. Thank you so much for sharing and for the encouraging words. I wish you the best. Thanks again! You made my night! 👍🏼
Thank you for this useful list. I'm 69 and I've had COPD for 9 years. Coping quite well as I exercise, don't smoke and eat well. I will start washing my bed linen more often after watching this. Also going to see the doctor about possible supplements...
I'm so sorry. I'm fortunate I don't live in any of the affected areas/countries but can imagine how difficult this must be. Just my neighbours having bonfires can trigger mine and makes breathing with copd much harder so this huge event must be terrible for those already struggling. Hope you're feeling better.
YES!!, been exposed to the smoke from the Canada wildfires back in July. Went to the emergency room in August due to constant flare ups. It's know nearing the end of November and still having issues with flare-ups!! Having alot of fatigue due to this condition as well. Hope you feel better soon!🙏 as I hope to as well!🙏
@auntbee8581 Yes!, I hope for us both that we get some relief soon! This is horrible and effects my everyday living. Thank-you for your 🙏's. I will be 🙏ing for you as well! We can and will get through this! Stay Blessed!💕
Why do these types of video's always show fit and healthy people doing all the things advised? Really annoys me. Why not show what the reality is for people with COPD.
I totally agree, I would love to vacuum all the dust off of my house, I would love to be able to take all my sheets and blankets to the basement and wash them and carry them back upstairs, I understand she means well, for people with severe COPD, all of these chores are very difficult if not impossible, I do thank her for letting us know what triggers are COPD, of course I already knew all of this
They show it with healthy people because it's the ideal situation and it can be shown without coughing fits or other reactions. The point is to show the technique.. just like a trainer showing you how to properly use an exercise machine. Your attempt isn't going to look like there's, but at least you won't be doing it wrong and getting hurt.
Does snyone know if taking Guiafenisen (sp)?, brand name Mucinex, advised? I find it helpful with staying hydrated & thinning the mucous, allowing me to cough it up more easily. Also, when I got Covid, I used an incentive spirometer to help clear mucous & exercise my lungs. NOT easy but it's a cheap device, (or you have one from being in the hospital), and you can get better at it with practice.
Yes, and yes! You're exactly right about the benefits and method of action. I grew up with chronic bronchitis and sinusitis. Had an ENT as my primary care for years. Taking Mucinex daily is highly supported in their field. I go with the 1200mg personally. Just make sure it's the regular Mucinex and not the DM. FYI, additionally Cough syrup with codeine is actually just Mucinex and codeine mixed together. Codeine works as a cough suppressant and doesn't work as a pain med without the acetaminophen/Tylenol or Nsaid (ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin). Google medication interaction checker and input everything you take. It'll tell you about any potential interactions. You can ask a pharmacist for any clarification, they know more about medication interactions than doctors. Given that Mucinex isn't a prescription med, they should be fine with advising you on timing and dose
Can you get COPD even if you don't smoke? I have low oxygen below 93 usually when i lay down,and i get a crackling sound when I breathe in when i lay down as well
Did you have this checked out? I'm no doctor, but in trying to figure out why I was short of breath, I came across a few things that said a crackling sound while breathing could be due to heart issues. You might want to make a doctor's appointment ASAP.
@@monicanlamppostUnless you have myocarditis, the heart is generally the secondary problem. Fluid buildup in your lungs can cause the blood to not flow freely though after leaving the heart. So, it can create pressure that backs up and pushes on your heart. It in turn senses the lack of blood oxygenation and works harder, which only increases the pressure. It's possible to damage your heart that way. But the primary issue is the lung blockage.
@@exhausted11The key is to find your baseline. I have chronic fatigue among other things. When you push yourself to the point of exhaustion and feeling worse, you're not going to get better. Instead of seeing improvement, your body refocuses on simply stabilizing itself. There's something called spoon theory. Basically, you only have so many spoons per day. Both physical and mental effort uses them up. Once they're gone, anything else you do isn't going to be healthy. You increase stamina by first finding that baseline balance, and then very slowly adding in small amounts of work. If you get wiped out, you went too far. Ignore all the advice on where you should start and how often you increase it. Most doctors don't understand what this is really like.. medical school just pushes exercise as a magical pill fit for everyone the same way.
These tips are absolutely ridiculous! I like people that can breathe normally, telling people that can't, to ride bikes climb mountains, take long walks in the evening when it's damp out and exercise, let alone to push a vacuum around daily, when most of the time it's hard enough to take five steps without stopping to get your breath back no matter how hard you try. I tell people like this woman, to run to the end of a parking lot full speed, then run back full speed, now you do the stuff your telling me to do while breathing through a straw now, let's see how much of your advice you can accomplish. I bet it wouldn't be very much at all. They will never get it, until they experience it themselves. 👎
Yea I hear you. I’m watching this for a friend who must have a higher stage/ lower fev % than those people pulling weight and cycling up hill. That said, she can walk 10 mins at a slow pace and everyone has a baseline they should try to slowly challenge. Being completely sedentary never helps even though it might feel better in the short term.
I have smoked a long time too. WE ARE IDIOTS! But we can't change the past. Be sure to talk to God about your mistakes, misdeeds, etc. Ask for forgiveness. May God bless you.
Hello, helpful video, but you should not be encouraging people to eat 'Whole Grains' which recent research has shown to be inflammatory to the body, and should be avoided.
I recently gave up bread and cereals. I started eating muesli for breakfast and wholemeal bread with meals years ago. Recent evidence shows this is, indeed, inflammatory. I simply replaced wholemeal bread with homemade lentil bread and muesli with homemade chickpea flour flatbread. Recipes are everywhere on the Internet. Bonus was I lost almost all my belly fat in a couple of weeks! Both items are very easy to make. If I can do it, anyone can.
How can you say that? If the vaccinations protect you from the damage flu and/or pneumonia cause on top of COPD then they are worth having. I totally disagree with you. I have had all my flu jabs and 2 pneumonia jabs in the 9 years I've had COPD and have not had any problems at all with either infection. I've had a few lung infections but that's all.
@@suziesmith2142 NO my insurance wouldn't pay for it either. and YES I did it a few months ago cost me $7500 and I do think it helped me some. but I was also checking into zephryl valves (might of spelt that wrong) look that up on youtube here. but honestly I do think it SOMEWHAT helped me the stem cell I only have ox at night.
But at what point u wont be able because of the emphysema I tried rehab but do to a ride there i wasn't able to keep it up I keep trying the purse breathing exercises I think I'm going down hill faster imuse a chair ❤now to get around better I need tje reduction surgery ifvvalvws dont work wontbknow til March gotbto redo ct 6;mm rml
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I also have COPD coughing is my main problem with mucus hard to move I have meds of respetery nurse but seems in the throat won't budge that much I was told need drain but we patients don't get info like I found uto day keep us with this disease informed great news for us all who suffer many thanks to all of u
Ride a bike are you kidding me im stage 4 im out of breathe walking to the toliet seriously id swap my lungs for someone given out this advice struggling to breathe ill go for a bike ride jeez
I stopped smoking breathing got worse also I was put on a steriod inhaler too early now on stage 4 I can't do jack jeez ride a bike seriously u clearly know nothing
No one can tell you how to feel better if you have copd unless they have actually experienced it themselves. There is no cure and dying is your only option. Slowly 😢
I feel that. Post diagnosis the depression was crazy the anxiety and panic attacks were constant. The best thing for me has been to get informed. Quit smoking. I'm having problems with dysphagia and its scarry as hell. Nothing is better but it can be managed better. We are dying and we know how we will die barring a accident or catastrophic illness. But we can manage with others like us we can be supportive. Idk I'm rambling but I feel that. I can't stand someone saying just stop and relax..... I can't relax I can't breathe out and when it's bad it's horrifying. When they compare their asthma or their other minor illness it just makes me so angry. Like only people who are living this nightmare are going to get it.
@@111josie1 - I totally agree, Josie. Yes, it's hard to deal with the fact that you have an incurable, terminal disease but I know for a fact that following all the advice given here can really slow down the diseases progress. A lot. Can't stress how important it is to stop smoking, exercise, eat well and avoid all irritants like the plague. It's a hard road to travel and it takes determination but it can be done.
@@SuperDaddyruss son your saying asthma is a minor illness wow I've had asthma all my life I've been in and out of hospital all my life I've nearly died because of asthma attacks been in hospital weeks.on end with asthma I've now just been diagnosed with COPD don't you ever think asthma is a minor illness because you are wrong and things this woman is saying is right people can help themselves am doing everything i can to keep healthy it's not hard some people just can't arsed and just give up.an.seem one of them your pathetic
How, is that the only option? From the day you born your clock starts, ticking to the end of your life. However, the tips she is giving are to mange your symptoms and improve quality of life. If you fill like that, I feel bad for you and the people around you.
Im 53 and started smoking when I was 13, and im man enough to admit im an idiot and was diagnosed with COPD a week ago after spending 6 days in the ICU and having 2 large blood clots removed from my lungs through a groin procedure. Now I have 2 different inhalers and will be on blood thinners for the rest of my life. All this info / advice is incredible and awesome…THANK YOU!
Hi, I'm 69 and have had COPD for 9 years now. Diagnosed 2 years after i gave up smoking. IF you follow all the advice above, especially about smoking, diet and exercise, you're life will definitely improve. The disease does get worse but you can slow the progress down a lot.
@@carltaylor4942 That’s such a relief to hear. I definitely will follow the advice. Thank you so much for sharing and for the encouraging words. I wish you the best. Thanks again! You made my night! 👍🏼
@@IsraellDFend - Heartfelt best wishes to you. Don't give in.
@@carltaylor4942 Yes sir! I will not give up! Thanks again!
I have got copd stagr 2 so i stopped smoking now for 10 weeks.
Feeling so much better & i do breathing exercises most days.
Thank you for this useful list. I'm 69 and I've had COPD for 9 years. Coping quite well as I exercise, don't smoke and eat well. I will start washing my bed linen more often after watching this. Also going to see the doctor about possible supplements...
B12 is another level to get checked. B2 and Magnesium can be helpful with anything muscular related. Garlic is also great at reducing inflammation.
1) Quit smoking.
2) Medications
3) Oxygen
4) Improve air quality in your home.
5) Exercise
6) Healthy Diet ( I do the Carnivore Diet)
7) Manage anxiety, depression, and stress.
8) Supplements
9) Essential oils
10) Vaccinations
Thank you, doctor. ...copd is incurable . .steps highlighted will help to extend your live a bit longer .
Thank you. This has been very interesting.!
The smoke from the wildfires in Canada are really causing bad flare ups anyone else having this problem? Been hospitalized because of it !
I'm so sorry. I'm fortunate I don't live in any of the affected areas/countries but can imagine how difficult this must be. Just my neighbours having bonfires can trigger mine and makes breathing with copd much harder so this huge event must be terrible for those already struggling. Hope you're feeling better.
YES!!, been exposed to the smoke from the Canada wildfires back in July. Went to the emergency room in August due to constant flare ups. It's know nearing the end of November and still having issues with flare-ups!! Having alot of fatigue due to this condition as well. Hope you feel better soon!🙏 as I hope to as well!🙏
@@wendywolfert7380 I was in the ccu in September because of it ! Hopefully we'll get relief soon praying for you 🙏
@auntbee8581
Yes!, I hope for us both that we get some relief soon! This is horrible and effects my everyday living. Thank-you for your 🙏's. I will be 🙏ing for you as well! We can and will get through this!
Stay Blessed!💕
@@wendywolfert7380 Stay strong 💪we got this ❤ Have a blessed weekend 🙏
Why do these types of video's always show fit and healthy people doing all the things advised? Really annoys me. Why not show what the reality is for people with COPD.
I totally agree, I would love to vacuum all the dust off of my house, I would love to be able to take all my sheets and blankets to the basement and wash them and carry them back upstairs, I understand she means well, for people with severe COPD, all of these chores are very difficult if not impossible, I do thank her for letting us know what triggers are COPD, of course I already knew all of this
Yeah like going around with your oxygen bottle
@@startover125
Sh9owing a child getting nebulizer treatment while advises using "oxygen"! Lol
They show it with healthy people because it's the ideal situation and it can be shown without coughing fits or other reactions. The point is to show the technique.. just like a trainer showing you how to properly use an exercise machine. Your attempt isn't going to look like there's, but at least you won't be doing it wrong and getting hurt.
Does snyone know if taking Guiafenisen (sp)?, brand name Mucinex, advised? I find it helpful with staying hydrated & thinning the mucous, allowing me to cough it up more easily. Also, when I got Covid, I used an incentive spirometer to help clear mucous & exercise my lungs. NOT easy but it's a cheap device, (or you have one from being in the hospital), and you can get better at it with practice.
Yes, and yes! You're exactly right about the benefits and method of action. I grew up with chronic bronchitis and sinusitis. Had an ENT as my primary care for years. Taking Mucinex daily is highly supported in their field. I go with the 1200mg personally. Just make sure it's the regular Mucinex and not the DM. FYI, additionally Cough syrup with codeine is actually just Mucinex and codeine mixed together. Codeine works as a cough suppressant and doesn't work as a pain med without the acetaminophen/Tylenol or Nsaid (ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin). Google medication interaction checker and input everything you take. It'll tell you about any potential interactions. You can ask a pharmacist for any clarification, they know more about medication interactions than doctors. Given that Mucinex isn't a prescription med, they should be fine with advising you on timing and dose
Can you get COPD even if you don't smoke? I have low oxygen below 93 usually when i lay down,and i get a crackling sound when I breathe in when i lay down as well
Yes you can. I have it and never smoked. However I lived with smokers all my life. That probably where it came from .
Did you have this checked out? I'm no doctor, but in trying to figure out why I was short of breath, I came across a few things that said a crackling sound while breathing could be due to heart issues. You might want to make a doctor's appointment ASAP.
@@monicanlamppostUnless you have myocarditis, the heart is generally the secondary problem. Fluid buildup in your lungs can cause the blood to not flow freely though after leaving the heart. So, it can create pressure that backs up and pushes on your heart. It in turn senses the lack of blood oxygenation and works harder, which only increases the pressure. It's possible to damage your heart that way. But the primary issue is the lung blockage.
Yep. I grew up next to a paper mill plant. The pollution is the cause of my breathing issues and allergies.
You are very positive. I need that. I don’t feel much hope.
I’ve been trying so hard to do more, it wears me out & I don’t see myself making any progress. Hard to stay positive about it.
@@exhausted11The key is to find your baseline. I have chronic fatigue among other things. When you push yourself to the point of exhaustion and feeling worse, you're not going to get better. Instead of seeing improvement, your body refocuses on simply stabilizing itself. There's something called spoon theory. Basically, you only have so many spoons per day. Both physical and mental effort uses them up. Once they're gone, anything else you do isn't going to be healthy. You increase stamina by first finding that baseline balance, and then very slowly adding in small amounts of work. If you get wiped out, you went too far. Ignore all the advice on where you should start and how often you increase it. Most doctors don't understand what this is really like.. medical school just pushes exercise as a magical pill fit for everyone the same way.
Thank you. Great advice! Can people please remind me to rewatch this video multiple times.
Watch this video multiple times
@@leeblunden3878 thank you so much ❤
Watch this video again
Watch it at the same time every day, you owe it to yourself. Also, lookout for the Pulmonary Rehab videos, they’ll do do the world of good.
It's time you watched the video again, Vanessa! 😃
Thank you very much
Thank you!
Very many thanks indeed
Thanks very much for some great tips. xx
These tips are absolutely ridiculous! I like people that can breathe normally, telling people that can't, to ride bikes climb mountains, take long walks in the evening when it's damp out and exercise, let alone to push a vacuum around daily, when most of the time it's hard enough to take five steps without stopping to get your breath back no matter how hard you try. I tell people like this woman, to run to the end of a parking lot full speed, then run back full speed, now you do the stuff your telling me to do while breathing through a straw now, let's see how much of your advice you can accomplish. I bet it wouldn't be very much at all. They will never get it, until they experience it themselves. 👎
Your comments are spot on!
Yea I hear you. I’m watching this for a friend who must have a higher stage/ lower fev % than those people pulling weight and cycling up hill. That said, she can walk 10 mins at a slow pace and everyone has a baseline they should try to slowly challenge. Being completely sedentary never helps even though it might feel better in the short term.
Great video. Thank you
Im a idiot smoking since 13 now in hospice so young
I have smoked a long time too. WE ARE IDIOTS! But we can't change the past. Be sure to talk to God about your mistakes, misdeeds, etc. Ask for forgiveness. May God bless you.
Hello, helpful video, but you should not be encouraging people to eat 'Whole Grains' which recent research has shown to be inflammatory to the body, and should be avoided.
I recently gave up bread and cereals. I started eating muesli for breakfast and wholemeal bread with meals years ago. Recent evidence shows this is, indeed, inflammatory. I simply replaced wholemeal bread with homemade lentil bread and muesli with homemade chickpea flour flatbread. Recipes are everywhere on the Internet. Bonus was I lost almost all my belly fat in a couple of weeks! Both items are very easy to make. If I can do it, anyone can.
I find yoga helps a lot
Very you ma'am, very informative.
Thank you Mrs
Thank you
Also intermittent fasting
Have you improve with IF ?
nice video.. one can also try Kaas-Har Churna by planet Ayurveda it is very helpful
Nice informative video... Tulsi capsules by Planet Ayurveda are very helpful.
Satya Mevo Jayete. Thank you dear. OM🙏
Sorry to say haveing jabs wont help any one with c.o.p.d as i no been there
Hope u not mind me asking how far r u with copd nd how old r u
How can you say that? If the vaccinations protect you from the damage flu and/or pneumonia cause on top of COPD then they are worth having. I totally disagree with you. I have had all my flu jabs and 2 pneumonia jabs in the 9 years I've had COPD and have not had any problems at all with either infection. I've had a few lung infections but that's all.
Well the medical cartel must push the vax at every turn.
Some comforting advice.
I will be doing stem cell therapy.
Have you had it? Has it helped? Did Medicare pay for it? Thanks 😊
@@suziesmith2142 NO my insurance wouldn't pay for it either. and YES I did it a few months ago cost me $7500 and I do think it helped me some. but I was also checking into zephryl valves (might of spelt that wrong) look that up on youtube here. but honestly I do think it SOMEWHAT helped me the stem cell I only have ox at night.
But at what point u wont be able because of the emphysema I tried rehab but do to a ride there i wasn't able to keep it up I keep trying the purse breathing exercises I think I'm going down hill faster imuse a chair ❤now to get around better I need tje reduction surgery ifvvalvws dont work wontbknow til March gotbto redo ct 6;mm rml
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I also have COPD coughing is my main problem with mucus hard to move I have meds of respetery nurse but seems in the throat won't budge that much I was told need drain but we patients don't get info like I found uto day keep us with this disease informed great news for us all who suffer many thanks to all of u
Ride a bike are you kidding me im stage 4 im out of breathe walking to the toliet seriously id swap my lungs for someone given out this advice struggling to breathe ill go for a bike ride jeez
You'll quit when they dig that tumor out of your lungs, it hurts.
Be rerlecit with copd😊
I stopped smoking breathing got worse also I was put on a steriod inhaler too early now on stage 4 I can't do jack jeez ride a bike seriously u clearly know nothing
This is ridiculous, i cant do any of it!
VACCINE .....no
Do you know what you are talking about
No one can tell you how to feel better if you have copd unless they have actually experienced it themselves. There is no cure and dying is your only option. Slowly 😢
I feel that. Post diagnosis the depression was crazy the anxiety and panic attacks were constant. The best thing for me has been to get informed. Quit smoking. I'm having problems with dysphagia and its scarry as hell. Nothing is better but it can be managed better. We are dying and we know how we will die barring a accident or catastrophic illness. But we can manage with others like us we can be supportive. Idk I'm rambling but I feel that. I can't stand someone saying just stop and relax..... I can't relax I can't breathe out and when it's bad it's horrifying. When they compare their asthma or their other minor illness it just makes me so angry. Like only people who are living this nightmare are going to get it.
Maybe you should just keep thoughts like that to yourself. NOT helpful to anyone to hear such negative crap.
@@111josie1 - I totally agree, Josie. Yes, it's hard to deal with the fact that you have an incurable, terminal disease but I know for a fact that following all the advice given here can really slow down the diseases progress. A lot. Can't stress how important it is to stop smoking, exercise, eat well and avoid all irritants like the plague. It's a hard road to travel and it takes determination but it can be done.
@@SuperDaddyruss son your saying asthma is a minor illness wow I've had asthma all my life I've been in and out of hospital all my life I've nearly died because of asthma attacks been in hospital weeks.on end with asthma I've now just been diagnosed with COPD don't you ever think asthma is a minor illness because you are wrong and things this woman is saying is right people can help themselves am doing everything i can to keep healthy it's not hard some people just can't arsed and just give up.an.seem one of them your pathetic
How, is that the only option? From the day you born your clock starts, ticking to the end of your life. However, the tips she is giving are to mange your symptoms and improve quality of life. If you fill like that, I feel bad for you and the people around you.
You’re chat is bs