Try to follow this advice to help with your day to day activities:
- Clear your chest as advised by your physiotherapist
- Take your medication and inhalers, if on them, as prescribed
- Never allow medicines to run out
- Keep a rescue antibiotic course at home
- Drink plenty of fluids, eat a healthy diet
- Take regular exercise
- Don’t smoke. Ask for help from your doctor if needed
- Get your annual flu injection when offered
- Avoid visiting anyone who is unwell with a cold, flu or chest infection
- Keep a supply of sputum pots in the house
Last Reviewed -10th July 2019