when you have pneumonia is it possible for food to go into your lungs?
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It is always possible to aspirate fluid or food into your lungs. If you have ever heard someone say that water went down the wrong tube that is what they are talking about. What prevents the food from entering the lungs is the epiglottis. Normally when you are at rest and breathing the epiglottis is open. When u initiate a swallowing activity the brain tells the muscles in your throat to close the epiglottis to protect the lungs from something that should not be there.\n\nPertaining to your question. If you have some sort of defect to the epiglottis. Either from stroke, head injury, or some other severe illness, you should be able to protect you lungs from foreign bodies. If the pneumonia is so bad that you need a breathing machine then this might effect swallowing. Also when the are putting the tube into the trachea there might be some aspiration. One person mentioned when u have a breathing tube u have a gastric tube which will help keep the stomach empty. \n\nSorry for the long winded answer. I hope this helps.
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any colored phlegm means possible infection, I would go to your physician. I would not let it go for very long it could lead to pneumonia
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air is moved into the lungs
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Sounds more serious than bronchitis. It could be that you're developing pneumonia. The fainting could be from depleting your blood of carbon dioxide (like when a person hyperventilates), or a thing called the Valsalva Effect if you're coughing REALLY REALLY hard.
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This person needs to be evaluated by a Speech therapist/pathologist. they have certain tests they can administer to find out if it is safe for the person to even begin to take anything by mouth. the danger with swallowing problems is that the person can aspirate food or liquids into the lungs and develop pneumonia.
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I always start by eating and drinking something that has vapors. Things like tea, and chicken noodle soup. Also a hot shower to unclog your lungs. Then take a swig of DayQuil and I'm usually good to go.
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If you truly swallowed it, then it should not be a problem.  The concern is that if actually aspirated it rather than swallowing it.  When you aspirate something, you actually inhale it and it ends up becoming lodged within your respiratory tract.  If this was the case, then surgery or immediate treatment would be required.  This usually is only a concern if you were inhaling and leaning back at the time that the tooth took its trip southwards!  Most often when people swallow teeth, it happens while they are eating, and that can pretty much guarantee that it went to your stomach rather that your lungs.  All I have to say is...I'm Glad I'm not the Tooth Fairy!!!  Don't worry, if you don't have any symptoms, then it will pass!
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I can't see a relationship, a pneumonia affects your lung whereas a stroke affects your brain. You might develop pneumonia if you're lying in bed for too long, which can happen after a stroke.\nEspecially the elderly. If paralized after a stroke and bedridden, the patient needs to be turned on his/her side regularly.
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yes you can and alot of it can come from the treatments you get, such as chemo and radation. one never knows how thier body will react to this stuff. i wish you and whoever it is your asking for all the best. get to a dietation for the best foods to eat
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Grey or white areas that show up in the lungs on x-ray could be a number of things, usually depending on where it shows up. It could be excess fluid, mucus (typical of pneumonia), or atelectasis (collapsed alveoli, also typical with pneumonia).
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There are several types of pneumonia. Below is a breif overview of each. Also I will include a detailed description of pneumonia. Hope This helps. The short answer is pneumonia, the real answer, what type of pneumonia. Also, many people refer to the "Flu" as pneumonia which it is NOT!\n\nWHAT IS PNEUMONIA?\n\nPneumonia is a serious infection and/or inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching your blood. If there is too little oxygen in your blood, your body cells can't work properly. Because of this and spreading infection through the body pneumonia can cause death.\n  \nPneumonia can have over 30 different causes.  \nUntil 1936, pneumonia was the No.1 cause of death in the U.S. Since then, the use of antibiotics brought it under control. In 2003, pneumonia and influenza combined ranked as the seventh leading cause of death.1 \n\nPneumonia affects your lungs in two ways. Lobar pneumonia affects a section (lobe) of a lung. Bronchial pneumonia (or bronchopneumonia) affects patches throughout both lungs.\n\nCAUSES OF PNEUMONIA\n\nPneumonia is not a single disease. It can have over 30 different causes. There are five main causes of pneumonia:\n\n• Bacteria\n\n• Viruses\n\n• Mycoplasmas\n\n• Other infectious agents, such as fungi -- including pneumocystis\n\n• Various chemicals\n\nBACTERIAL PNEUMONIA\n\nBacterial pneumonia can attack anyone from infants through the elderly. Alcoholics, the debilitated, post-operative patients, people with respiratory diseases or viral infections and people who have weakened immune systems are at greater risk.\n\nPneumonia bacteria are present in some healthy throats. When body defenses are weakened in some way, by illness, old age, malnutrition, general debility or impaired immunity, the bacteria can multiply and cause serious damage. Usually, when a person's resistance is lowered, bacteria work their way into the lungs and inflame the air sacs.\n\nThe tissue of part of a lobe of the lung, an entire lobe, or even most of the lung's five lobes becomes completely filled with liquid (this is called "consolidation"). The infection quickly spreads through the bloodstream and the whole body is invaded.\n\nThe organism streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia. It is one form of pneumonia for which a vaccine is available.\n\nSymptoms: The onset of bacterial pneumonia can vary from gradual to sudden. In the most severe cases, the patient may experience shaking chills, chattering teeth, severe chest pain, and a cough that produces rust-colored or greenish mucus.\n\nA person's temperature may rise as high as 105 degrees F. The patient sweats profusely, and breathing and pulse rate increase rapidly. Lips and nailbeds may have a bluish color due to lack of oxygen in the blood. A patient's mental state may be confused or delirious.\n\nVIRAL PNEUMONIA\n\nHalf of all pneumonias are believed to be caused by viruses. More and more viruses are being identified as the cause of respiratory infection, and though most attack the upper respiratory tract, some produce pneumonia, especially in children. Most of these pneumonias are not serious and last a short time but some may be.\n\nInfection with the influenza virus may be severe and occasionally fatal. The virus invades the lungs and multiplies, but there are almost no physical signs of lung tissue becoming filled with fluid. It finds many of its victims among those who have pre-existing heart or lung disease or are pregnant.\n\nSymptoms: The initial symptoms of viral pneumonia are the same as influenza symptoms: fever, a dry cough, headache, muscle pain, and weakness. Within 12 to 36 hours, there is increasing breathlessness; the cough becomes worse and produces a small amount of mucus. There is a high fever and there may be blueness of the lips.\n\nIn extreme cases, the patient has a desperate need for air and extreme
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Virus' cant be treated with antibiotics, you would use an antiviral med.  Pneumonia can kill you and it is treatable with antibiotics such as Keflex.
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I believe this will help you.\n\nhttp://www.copd-international.com/\n\nGood luck. Pneumonia is not contagious, if caused by a cold, then that would be contaguious, you will not develop pneumonia unless you don't take care of yourself.
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it's not dangerous but can be a sign of bronchitis, an upper respiratory infection, or a result of heavy smoking. If you smoke try to cut back and it won't be so bad. If your sick take chest congestion medication and it will relent within a few days.
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In very rare cases, you may get infected with bronchitis or pneumonia when you quit smoking.  Or it may just be lungs clearing itself out.  Try cough syrups or decongestants.  Consult your doctor if the cough persists for more than a week.  I wish you best of luck in quitting this terrible thing.  I did last year and never looked back.  I feel healthier and happier than ever.
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Generally no.  There are however, particular genetic diseases that can predispose people towards pneumonia.  Cystic fibrosis comes to mind.  CF patients get a lot of secretions stuck in their lungs.  The goop, coupled with the inability to properly aerate plugged up parts of the lungs, turns the person's respiratory tract into a paradise for microbes.
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They catch germs before the germs get into your lungs.  It's easier to get over a sore throat than pneumonia.