Cystic Fibrosis Treatments
Cystic fibrosis is often treated at home with antibiotics, as well as through special exercises for draining sputum—including physical therapy for the chest, physical exercise, and aerosols. Diet therapy, which emphasizes the replacement of deficient digestive enzymes, is also critically important.
Some of the tenacity of the mucus and secretions results from increased amounts of DNA. An inhaled medication, Pulmozyme® contains an enzyme that breaks down the DNA, thereby liquefying the secretions and making them easier to clear.
Surgery is sometimes performed to correct physical complications. For advanced cases of CF, lung transplantation may be required. To learn more about lung transplantation, please click here.
