CALCIUM DEFICIENCY

Adults need about 800mg of calcium per day. Pregnant and nursing women, and children and growing adolescents need a little more. The increased demand may be met by milk products. Vitamin D promotes the absorption of calcium from the intestine.


Calcium is contained in:

* Milk and dairy products.

* Whole wheat bread.

* Vegetables.

* Nuts.

Calcium is important for the body:

* Bones and teeth.

* Muscle and nerve activity.

* Defense against infections and allergies.

* Blood clotting.

True calcium deficiency can occur when:

* Too little milk and milk products consumption, particularly in pregnant women, nursing mothers and growing children.

* Use of softened water.

* Vitamin D deficiency.

* Certain diseases of the parathyroid gland.

* Chronic kidney disease.

* As a side effect of certain medications (eg diuretics).

Can cause a temporary calcium deficiency due to rapid breathing (hyperventilation), eg with excitement come with the consequence of tetany (see below).

Consequences of calcium deficiency are:


* Formation of less stable bone and teeth.

* Increased excitability of nerves and muscles (including the heart muscle).

* Tetany: After tingling feeling, tingling or Pelzigkeitsgefühl in the face, hands and feet cramps occur. Distortion of the facial muscles, obstetrician of the hands, equinus of the feet, shortness of breath by spasms of the bronchi, abdominal cramps, consciousness is preserved.

* Mental disorders.

Calcium overdose leads to

* Muscle weakness.

* Gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, constipation, pain).

* Calcification in the tissue. (For example: kidney stones).

* Listlessness and depression.

Calcium supplements

* There are calcium supplements as effervescent tablets, tablets, injection, vials, etc., often in combination with potassium or magnesium or with multivitamins.

* For the prevention or treatment of allergies, skin allergies, sun allergy, insect stings should be taken at least 500mg per day.

* To prevent bone loss (osteoporosis) are doses of about 1000 mg daily is necessary when a calcium rich diet is not possible.

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COUGH - BRONCHITIS

The cough reflex is a protective mechanism of the body to the airways of secretions and foreign bodies, such as Dust or mucus release. If the cough lasts for weeks, it is called chronic cough. There are basically two types of cough:

1. The mucilaginous cough

often occurs in acute bronchitis in a cold or flu, usually as a result of infection by viruses or bacteria. Added to often get complaints such as colds, fevers or sore throats. The disease usually begins with neck pain after a day of it will be a painful, dry cough. After 2-3 days, then comes to a strong mucus production. The increased mucus forced to cough and throat clearing, a natural reaction of the body, because the secretion is not to accumulate in the respiratory tract. If the disease is not cured properly, or there are continuous infections, the cough can become chronic (chronic bronchitis).

Common causes
Cold or flu with acute bronchitis.

2. The dry cough

is a very different response to noxious stimuli, such as Smoke, dust, gases or chemical vapors. A typical example is the smoker's cough. The cough is hard, painful and without expectoration. Cough can be very annoying, especially if it leads to regular coughing fits, make the person concerned to create the particular night. From a cough that lasts long, it can also create a chronic bronchitis.

Common causes
* Smoking!
* Working with dust (for example, flour).
* Allergic asthma (asthma, allergy).
* As a side effect of some drugs (e.g. ACE inhibitors).
* Severe respiratory diseases (e.g. tuberculosis, bronchial cancer).

What can you do.

1. In congested cough.

* Help secre-solving measures. The cough reflex should not be suppressed with medication, because the dissolved secretions must be coughed up, yes.
* Drink plenty, about 2-4 liters a day, preferably cough and Bronchialtees to promote mucus solution.
* Keep warm, but not sweat. Heat on the breast stimulates the circulation and thus the mucus solution.
* Cough syrups, drops or tablets, for example take with ambroxol or acetylcysteine or plant extracts such as plantain, coltsfoot and thyme acting expectorant.
* Chest and back rub with cold balm. It contains essential oils (eg eucalyptus, thyme) act expectorant, antibacterial and antispasmodic.
* To swallow capsules taken with essential oils (see action above).
* Steam baths or inhalations (e.g., chamomile and essential oils) to moisten the airways and to exploit the effect of the ingredients, for example, anti-inflammatory effects of chamomile.

2. In dry cough.

* Nagging cough may be attenuated with drugs, since no large amounts of secretions are produced.
* When coughing breastfeeding, especially during the night to help tablets, suppositories, drops or juices such as with dextromethorphan. The effect is inhibition of the cough reflex, so this is referred to as a cough preparations blockers.
* Even herbal substances have hustenblockierend, e.g. Juices or suppositories with ivy extract.
* Lozenges or candy with ingredients from mucus-rich plants such as okra or Iceland moss also dampen the urge to cough through the mucous membrane covering with a protective layer.
* Cough drops with essential oils, menthol, anise, eucalyptus, fennel, sage, etc. they also act as disinfectant and anti-spasmodic, the cough by moistening the throat relief.
* In general: combinations of mucolytic and antitussive nursing measures are more appropriate as it is not because of the dissolved mucus blocking the cough reflex can be coughed up.

When you need a doctor.

* If the symptoms get worse or do not improve (no later than 14 days).
* When added difficulty breathing and / or high fever, it is suspected pneumonia.
* If suspected whooping cough.
* In case of suspected chronic bronchitis or asthma.
* If the discharge is bloody.
* If pregnant women, infants, young children or elderly people are affected by a stronger cough.

What your doctor can do.

* Determine the cause of cough and prescribe the appropriate medication. Eventually antibiotics are necessary.
* For very distressing cough, the doctor may prescribe drugs with codeine.

Prevention.

* Keep yourself from ill persons.
* No smoking.
* Ensure adequate moisture.
* Other measures (see cold and flu).

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