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Keeping Well (Self–Management)
As well as the medical treatment of COPD there is a lot you can do to help yourself and manage your condition. This is known as self–management.
One of the most important things is to learn about what symptoms are 'normal' for you and how to recognise if things are getting worse. Prompt treatment can stop you becoming very unwell and needing hospital treatment for an acute exacerbation.
Detailed information about the following topics is found in the Living with your chest condition section.
- Chest infections
- Chest clearance / physio exercises
- Stop smoking
- Coping with breathlessness
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Keep active
- Eat healthily
- Control your weight
- Controlling your environment
- Conserving energy
- Coping with depression and feeling down
- Coping with anxiety
- Relaxation
- Flying with a chest condition
- Your sex life
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