Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

COPD is a lung disease which causes problems with your breathing.  It is not just one disease.
Click on the links below to learn more about COPD causes, symptoms, and other diseases.

• What is COPD?
• What do your lungs do?
• Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema: How are they different?
• COPD and Asthma
• COPD and Other Conditions

 

Living with COPD can be difficult. What causes your flare-ups and what do you do for them?

• Living with COPD
• Irritated by COPD Flare-ups?
• When Symptoms Flare-up
• Reducing the risk of Flare-ups
• What if I get sick?
• Know Your Medicines

 

Keeping healthy is the best thing you can do for yourself.  Here are a few tips for staying fit and eating healthy with COPD.

• COPD and a Healthy Weight
• COPD and a Healthy Diet
• Eating Healthy for COPD
• Staying Fit with COPD

 

There are a few other things you can do to help yourself manage your COPD.

• Using Coughing and Breathing Exercises to Help You Breathe
• Take it Easy
• Managing Your Moods
• Staying Positive with COPD
• Talking About COPD

Page Last Updated: 8/18/12