Lung discomfort, throat prophet? If there are 2 abnormalities in the throat, it is recommended to be vigilant

The most notable feature of winter weather is dryness, coupled with heating and industrial development, fog and haze often occur. This is very painful for people with bad throat and lungs as it can aggravate the disease and make the person very miserable.

In recent years, the incidence of lung cancer has been increasing, especially since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, people have become more and more aware of the importance of nourishing the lungs. When these abnormalities appear in the body, we need to be highly vigilant, which may be caused by lung discomfort. We should do the inspection as soon as possible.

As the saying goes, "Lung cancer is the prophet of the throat." These abnormalities in the throat may be the manifestation of lung disease and must be further checked.

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Awareness of the lungs

Are the lungs a solid organ?

Doctor: Yes!

Solid organs, including heart, lungs, liver and kidney, spleen, etc., a solid organ is an organ without internal space. There are substantial structures inside, such as the liver is the largest solid organ in the human body, and the lung contains a large number of bronchi and alveoli, so it is a solid organ.

A hollow organ is one that is completely empty inside and contains no other structures. Many people think that more than 90% of the lungs are air, that is, hollow organs, which is actually wrong.

How many lobes does the lung have?

A normal person has two lungs, a left lung and a right lung. The right lung is divided into upper, middle and lower lobes, and the left lung is divided into upper and lower lobes.

The projection of each lung lobe on the chest wall has a certain position. Knowing the projection position of the lung lobes on the body surface is of great significance for the localization and diagnosis of lung diseases, especially in chest CT or X-ray examinations.

Such as hypostatic pneumonia, often occurs in the middle and lower lobes of the right lung. Secondary pulmonary tuberculosis often occurs in the upper lobes of both lungs. Bacterial pneumonia often occurs in the lower lobes of both lungs.

Is the lung shadow a tumor?

Doctor: Lung shadows are not necessarily tumors.

The most common lung shadows are pneumonia, tuberculosis, malignant metastases, and lung cancer, which can appear as lung shadows on chest radiographs. Therefore, a thin-layer scan is generally required to identify whether it is a malignant tumor ct.

The CT manifestations of tumors are generally solid tumors with burrs on the edges, and pleural signs near the pleura. For tumors near the hilum, patients will cough, expectorate, and cough up blood when they get up early. Pneumonia is generally patchy with ill-defined borders.

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Lung discomfort, throat prophet? If there are two abnormalities in the throat, the doctor advises: be vigilant

Abnormal one: chronic cough

Cough is the most obvious symptom of lung disease. If it is a cough caused by pharyngitis or a cold, it can be cured by conventional drug treatment.

However, if the cough symptoms do not improve after a period of time and there is a long-term cough, lung problems should be considered.

Because if the lung disease does not pay attention to conditioning, inflammation and even cancer are likely to appear. Therefore, once the cough is frequent, it is necessary to go to the hospital for a lung examination for more than one month.

Abnormality two: sore throat

In addition to a long-term cough, it is also accompanied by symptoms of dry itching, pain, red throat, and difficulty swallowing. In addition to sore throat, lung disease should also be considered.

When the lungs are inflamed or even cancerous, the throat is usually swollen, because the trachea is connected to the throat, and the throat is often swollen. We must pay attention to it and go to the hospital for a lung examination as soon as possible.

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Note: Eating the following six kinds of fruits often helps to reduce phlegm and moisten the lungs

1. Apple

Apple peels can reduce phlegm and moisten the lungs, because apple peels are rich in pectin and antioxidants, which can reduce inflammation. Apple peels are rich in the natural antioxidant quercetin, which protects the lungs from damage.

2. Olives

It has the effects of clearing the lungs, relieving the throat, promoting body fluid, and detoxifying. Take some green olives when you have a sore throat. But the throat is refreshing, such as fresh radish boiled better, the distillate is called olive dew, which can be used to treat sore throat, cough, irritability and other symptoms.

3. Oranges

Orange is a fruit rich in vitamin C. It contains nutrients such as volatile oil and limonene, which can effectively help the human body to promote the increase of mucous membrane secretions in the respiratory tract and relieve bronchospasm.

Therefore, when you have a cough due to inflammation, you can eat some oranges to help relieve this symptom.

The most important thing is that orange peel also contains a lot of vitamin P, which can effectively play the role of anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic.

4. Sugarcane

Sugarcane has an antitussive effect, but sugarcane is high in sugar, so you can't eat too much. Sugarcane, lily, and Qiandonghua can be made into sugarcane winter flower tea: sugarcane juice 150ml, lily 5 yuan, winter flower 3 yuan, wash and add water, fry for 15 minutes and eat. This aspect has a good effect on cold and cough.

5. Grapefruit

There are many foods such as getting angry and coughing up phlegm. After eating, it can replenish the water needed by the body and relieve symptoms such as coughing and expectoration caused by getting angry. At the same time, it can dilute the sputum and help the sputum to be discharged as soon as possible.

6. Apricot

If you have asthma, cough, etc., you can eat apricots. The reason why apricots can relieve this discomfort is because apricots contain a substance called amygdalin, which can relieve cough and expectorant, warm the lungs and dispel cold.

So you can also eat apricots when you are coughing and feeling sick.

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Extension: Do you have the three most lung-damaging behaviors?

Behavior 1: Smoking

Generally, the damage to the lungs caused by heavy smoking is more obvious, because tobacco contains more harmful substances, and regular smoking will inhale too much tar and nicotine, thereby increasing the possibility of lung function damage.

So keep healthy and don't smoke often.

Behavior 2: Overwork

Although the living conditions are getting better and better, many people are very tired. This kind of fatigue is not because of livelihood problems, but because of too much entertainment, often staying up late, and busy work during the day.

If this happens for a long time, the body's immunity will decline, and the lungs are the only organs that can be in contact with the outside world. In addition, the current environment is not very good, so the lungs are likely to be damaged.

Behavior 3: Love to eat spicy food

Spicy enters the lungs, promotes qi and reduces dampness, and is more suitable for people in basins, mountainous areas, and humid areas. People who live in dry areas can severely deplete the lungs of fluid.

If you drink a lot of alcohol and make loud noises, the water in the nose, mouth, and trachea will be lost quickly, resulting in insufficient fluid in the body and loss of nourishment for the lungs.