What are the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis?

Answer 1

• Cystic FibrosisThe symptoms of cystic fibrosis depend on the age of an individual, the extent the disease affects specific organs, prior therapy, and the types of infections experienced. Cystic fibrosis affects the entire body and impacts growth, breathing, digestion, and reproduction. The newborn period may be marked by poor weight gain and intestinal blockage caused by thick feces. Other symptoms of CF appear during the remainder of childhood and early adulthood. These include continued problems with growth, the onset of lung disease, and increasing difficulties with poor absorption of vitamins and nutrients by the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, difficulties with fertility may become apparent when reproduction is attempted.Difficulty breathing and insufficient enzyme production in the pancreas are the most common symptoms. Thick mucous production as well as a low immune system results in frequent lung infections, which are treated, though not always cured, by oral and intravenous antibiotics and other medications. A multitude of other symptoms, including sinus infections, poor growth, diarrhea, and potential infertility (mostly in males, due to the condition Congenital bilateral absence of the vas Deferens) result from the effects of CF on other parts of the body. Often, symptoms of CF appear in infancy and childhood; these include meconium ileus, failure to thrive, and recurrent lung infections.
• cor pulmonale (enlargement of right side of heart)
• abdominal pain
• gas in the intestines
• rectal prolapse
• liver disease
• Diabetes
• pancreatitis
• gallstones
• sterility in males

People with CF can have a variety of symptoms, including:

• very salty-tasting skin;

• persistent coughing, at times with phlegm;

• frequent lung infections;

• wheezing or shortness of breath;

• poor growth/weight gain in spite of a good appetite; and

• frequent greasy, bulky stools or difficulty in bowel movements.

Source: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Answer 2

the symptoms of cystic fibrosis are has chesty coughs and feeling very flemmy. struggling to breath can also be a sign and mucus will fill the lungs and cover the throat.