Living with cystic fibrosis
Find information on symptoms of cystic fibrosis, hints of how to help yourself, the treatments available to help manage your cystic fibrosis and how you get and diagnose cystic fibrosis.
CF treatment
CF is treated intensively to prolong life expectancy and improve quality of life for those living with the condition. There is currently no cure for CF, although research continues and there are treatments that can improve and prolong lives.
How do you get CF? How is CF diagnosed?
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition, meaning that it is inherited from your parents, and cannot be caught later in life.
Ways to help yourself
Adhering to treatment has been shown to have a massive impact on symptom control. Although fitting everything into a busy life when all you want to be is normal can be hard, it’s worth it in the long-run.
Symptoms of CF
Abundance of thick, sticky mucus, which traps dirt and bacteria, chronic lung infection - common lung infections in people with CF include Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia, inflammation and scarring and coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath
