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rainsmom
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just wondering what teenagers fev1 tend to run when healthy and when sick. i know you really cant compare health between cf kids, but still wondered.
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rainsmom
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just wondering what teenagers fev1 tend to run when healthy and when sick. i know you really cant compare health between cf kids, but still wondered.
Incomudrox
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Unfortunately there are considerable too many variables to give you an accurate answer in my opinion and as you have already stated. Firth you have to take into account height and weight. Then you have to take into account any lung damage that they may have had progress over years. Each case is going to be different. However to entertain you: When I was 13 to about 17 I generally was in the 97% range starting at 13 and as I got older my base line moved to about the mid 80% area when not fighting infection. When sick I would plunge into the 50% area during the range of years given. From the ages of 18 and 19 my baseline moved into the 50s and when sick going down into the 40s and 30s. My infections were quite out of control. I'm 22 now and my baseline is in the high 20s however I am working to improve that number. -Frank
Incomudrox
New member
Unfortunately there are considerable too many variables to give you an accurate answer in my opinion and as you have already stated. Firth you have to take into account height and weight. Then you have to take into account any lung damage that they may have had progress over years. Each case is going to be different. However to entertain you: When I was 13 to about 17 I generally was in the 97% range starting at 13 and as I got older my base line moved to about the mid 80% area when not fighting infection. When sick I would plunge into the 50% area during the range of years given. From the ages of 18 and 19 my baseline moved into the 50s and when sick going down into the 40s and 30s. My infections were quite out of control. I'm 22 now and my baseline is in the high 20s however I am working to improve that number. -Frank
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rainsmom
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my daughters have generally stayed int the 90s she has had to have a tune up for the past two summers this last time it went to 68 but came back to 86ish hoping it will continue to go up last time it took from 6 months after a tune up to move from 85 to 91.
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rainsmom
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my daughters have generally stayed int the 90s she has had to have a tune up for the past two summers this last time it went to 68 but came back to 86ish hoping it will continue to go up last time it took from 6 months after a tune up to move from 85 to 91.
Incomudrox
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As long as she is coming back up into the 90s that's great news! If you can get the infections managed through diet, exercise and being somewhat proactive you can prevent a lot of damage from being done in the future. Because her lungs still appear to be in great shape it might be who of you to look into having her do lung expanding exercises to help the lungs to grow while she is still in her years where they are able to grow. The lungs are made up mainly of zinc, protein, and vitamin C, these create elastics (spelling?) tissues and well as collagenic tissue. It's also known that Retinoic Acid or RA is also a main component of lung repair mechanism in the body. Also note that RA is a derivative or Vitamin A. Apple are the holy grail of of fruit to support lung function and repair of the lung tissues. Foods that have high amounts of RA in them are Sweet potatoes, kale, spinach, cayenne pepper, bell peppers, carrots tomatoes and green beans. I'm not sure if you find this information helpful but someone might. You must be careful not to over-dose on Vitamin A though as it can be toxic.
Incomudrox
New member
As long as she is coming back up into the 90s that's great news! If you can get the infections managed through diet, exercise and being somewhat proactive you can prevent a lot of damage from being done in the future. Because her lungs still appear to be in great shape it might be who of you to look into having her do lung expanding exercises to help the lungs to grow while she is still in her years where they are able to grow. The lungs are made up mainly of zinc, protein, and vitamin C, these create elastics (spelling?) tissues and well as collagenic tissue. It's also known that Retinoic Acid or RA is also a main component of lung repair mechanism in the body. Also note that RA is a derivative or Vitamin A. Apple are the holy grail of of fruit to support lung function and repair of the lung tissues. Foods that have high amounts of RA in them are Sweet potatoes, kale, spinach, cayenne pepper, bell peppers, carrots tomatoes and green beans. I'm not sure if you find this information helpful but someone might. You must be careful not to over-dose on Vitamin A though as it can be toxic.