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#Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, refractory (non-reversible) asthma, and some forms of bronchiectasis. This disease is characterized by increasing breathlessness.
# How can reverse:
To most, it is common knowledge that the simple act of quitting cigarettes can improve a person’s ability to breathe even in the later stages of COPD.
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This is not so much due to the fact that the lungs have "healed" themselves. It is simply that the removal of the smoke prevents the inflammation that causes the excessive production of mucus. Stopping doesn’t restore lung elasticity; it simply relieves the lungs of further damage.
As such, "reversibility" may be applied if you have less need for a bronchodilator or steroid inhaler.
It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll no longer need an inhaler or will stop producing mucus. That will depend largely on how much damage has already been done.
