The effects of cystic fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the digestive track. It is one of the most common lung diseases in children and young adults. There are many signs of a child having this disorder, The child may have growing problems, failure to gain weight, and most time very salty skin. There may also be an increased mucus in the lungs/sinuses. To help with the lung effects the child may be prescribed with inhalers, breathing treatments, and in worse cases, a lung transplants. One of the vary important medications a CF patient must have is pancreatic enzimes, which helps the patient absorb nutrients, If not taken, the patient can die of starvation. In bad cases of CF, wheezing can be heard from people around the CF patient.