What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
2. Respiratory Symptoms
The severity of the symptoms will vary from case to case, and symptoms will typically affect the patient’s respiratory tract. The sticky mucus will line the airways to the lungs, making it harder for the patient to breathe. One of the symptoms is that the patient will regularly cough up thick sputum.
Lung infections will also be more frequent than usual, and the patient will also regularly develop sinusitis. The nasal passages can become inflamed and blocked, and the patient will often be wheezing as they try to breathe. Patients with cystic fibrosis tend to find exercising a lot more difficult than other people do.
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