Avoid cold and polluted spaces
Cold and polluted or crowded areas can worsen COPD. So, it is advised to avoid them. Cold is a viral infection which affects the nose and the respiratory passages. It inflames the airways in the lungs, and as a result, mucus is produced. This is the reason patients with COPD produce excess mucus leading to coughing. COPD is a disease that will not render you physically disabled, so it is possible you will still want to run your daily activities after being diagnosed. Nevertheless, do not overdo it and in the course of working daily, try as much as possible to avoid large crowds because the larger the crowd, the larger the risk of being exposed to germs which when inhaled, can worsen COPD symptoms. [3]
