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Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited and progressive disease. It is characterized by an abnormality in the glands that produce sweat and mucus. CF causes distress within the respiratory system, but also impacts the digestive and reproductive tracts. CF causes thickening of the normal, thin secretion in the lungs and makes sufferers prone to infections. Frequent infections cause lung damage, improper functioning and lung cell death. CF affects the pancreas and its enzyme secretions as well as reproductive organs — often leading to infertility. Symptoms are numerous, a cure non-existent.Talk about CF management within this forum.

what's it like living with cystic fibrosis?

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I need to hear what's it like living with cystic fibrosis? It happened that both my husband and I are cystic fibrosis carriers and I was explained that it is inherited so our baby one day could easily get the cystic fibrosis? I know my mother had it and died of it at the age of 38 but I don't...

by User avatar latrena26360

Need help with fibrosis

Is there a difference between fibrosis and pulmanary fibrosis? My husband had to be taken to hospital with great difficulty breathing, after a few tests he heard the dr tell the nurse it might be Fibrosis and also theres a shadow on his lung.He is awaiting an appointment now to see a respiratory...

by User avatar Guest

Is there a way to survive idiophatic pulmonary fibrosis?

Hello! My brother used to be very healthy man. Few months ago he started to feel weak and tired more then usual. He lost his appetite and started to lose his weight rapidly. He was feeling constant breath shortness and suffered form dry constant cough. His diagnosis is idiophatic pulmonary fibrosis....

by User avatar fredra38925

How to treat an idiophtic pulmonary fibrosis?

Hello! My friend has older sister who was diagnosed an idiophtic pulmonary fibrosis. She is not very old but she is a heavy smoker and had some other pulmonary complications. My friend is very worried since the pulmonary specialist told her the pulmonary fibrosis can’t be cured. How to treat...

by User avatar stacia202953694

Is there a drug that could posibly cause pulmonary fibrosis?

Hello! My brother is diagnosed pulmonary fibrosis. I still can’t believe it. He is a young man in his early forties. He doesn’t even smoke and he leads normal, healthy life. I don’t know how this could happen to him. His doctor told us he will consider lung transplantation since my...

by User avatar shalne36720

How much can a patient live with pulmonaary fibrosis?

Hello! My friend has a grandfather who had been taking care of him when his parents died. He is very attached to him and he is the most important person in his life. Yesterday he found out that his grandpa had pulmonary fibrosis. He was devastated. How much can a patient live with pulmonary...

by User avatar louise24053696

What's the survival rate on pulmonary fibrosis?

Hello! My mother has been recently diagnosed pulmonary fibrosis. At first we were all in shock since we face such serious disease for the first time. I haven’t even known anything about it. Our doctor explained the possible causes and told us he would try with corticosteroid therapy but he...

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life expectancy of teenage female with diabetes and cystic f

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hey there, doc. my girlfriend, age 18, has been diagnosed with both cystic fibrosis and diabetes (cf at four months old and diabetes at 14 years old). i think it's type I diabetes, as she is very skinny and it wasn't onset by a terrible diet or lack of physical activity. she essentially lives a...

by User avatar kyler.micheil107438

Live Life Then Give Life Campaign

I have Cystic fibrosis, and my lungs are now so damaged I have been told that I need a lung transplant in order to survive. Unfortunately in the UK, 50% people die waiting for lungs due to the chronic shortage of organ donors. Please please help me change this, I am fiercely determined to make a...

by User avatar Guest

cycstic fibrosis

Could you tell me something more about cystic fibrosis? I am 4 months pregnant and I have found recently that my husband is possible cystic fibrosis carrier and now I am desperate over the possibility my child could inherit this illness. Do you know if there is any way to find out whether my unborn...

by User avatar alayne33989