Pneumonia treatment for more than 10 days without coughing sputum with blood can be improved through dietary modification, taking drugs or intravenous drip.
1. Dietary adjustments: Pneumonia treatment for more than 10 days without coughing sputum with blood may be due to the airway mucosa is not yet fully recovered, you can drink more warm water every day to replenish the body’s need for water.
You also need to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as apples, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc., which can strengthen the body’s resistance and help promote the recovery of the disease.
2. Taking medication: If the phlegm is thick and sticky, and it is difficult to cough up phlegm, you can take medication to relieve cough and resolve phlegm under the guidance of the doctor, such as cough and phlegm syrup, compound loquat ointment, snake gall and Sichuan shellfish liquid and so on.
3. Intravenous drip: If the patient’s sputum with blood is more serious, and also accompanied by chest pain or chest tightness phenomenon, can be treated by intravenous drip, the use of drugs are generally injectable amoxicillin sodium, injectable ceftriaxone sodium, etc., the use of drugs after the local inflammation can be subsided, the discomfort of the body to relieve the situation quickly.
Pneumonia treatment for more than 10 days without coughing sputum with blood, but also need to discharge the possibility of other diseases, such as lung tumors, tuberculosis, etc.. It is recommended to actively communicate with the attending physician to clarify the cause and continue treatment.
Pneumonia patients need to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions when using medication, not to take it blindly and privately.