Because there is no cure yet for cystic fibrosis, treatment is aimed at symptom relief and improving the quality of life.
Cystic fibrosis is often treated at home with:
- antibiotics
- special exercises for draining sputum-including physical therapy for the chest
- physical exercise
- aerosols
- diet therapy, which emphasizes the replacement of deficient digestive enzymes
Surgery is sometimes performed to correct physical complications.
Because some of the tenacity of the mucus and secretions results from increased amounts of DNA, a new approach is the administration of Pulmozyme, which contains an enzyme that breaks down the DNA, thereby liquefying the secretions and making them easier to clear.
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