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What is Cystic

Fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is a recessive disease(rr). Its a mutation in the
DNA. The only way to get it is if your parents have Cystic
Fibrosis(rr) or is a unaffected carrier of the disease(Rr).
There are MANY symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis but the main

Symptoms of ones are

Pain areas: pain in the abdomen, coughing with blood, or with


Cystic Fibrosis phlegm

Gastrointestinal: diarrhea, fat in stool, heartburn, severe


constipation, or bulky stool

Respiratory: pulmonary hypertension, shortness of breath,


sinusitis, or wheezing,

Developmentally: delayed development, delayed puberty, or


slow growth

Whole body: fatigue or inability to exercise

Also common: acute bronchitis, deformity of nails, infection,


male infertility, nasal polyps, oheimonia, salty sweat, or weight
loss
Things you Varios between patience

could do to Air Clearance


The Vest
help with Flutter
Cystic Acapella

Fibrosis Medicines

Bronchodilators
Steroids
Anti-inflammatory medicines
Antibiotics
Why Cystic

Mucus Glands
Respiratory
Fibrosis is Digestive Systems
dangerous Sweat Glands
Reproductive System
Citations

"Supporting Loved Ones." Supporting Loved Ones | The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Stanford | Stanford
Medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2017.

Cystic Fibrosis. Bethesda, Md.?: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service,
National Institutes of Health, 1978. Web.

Mayo Clinic Staff Print. "Overview." Mayo Clinic. N.p., 13 Oct. 2016. Web. 16 Mar. 2017.

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