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Water softener
We have big problem with limestone. We wish to install a water softener in our house. Is there a problem with respect to Cystic fibrosis and P. aeruginosa ? If yes, are there any specific recommendations and technical choices better than others?
05.05.2011
Indoor plants
Are indoor plants dangerous for my son, who suffers from CF? We are thinking about disposing of them. Could you give us advice, if we should rather dispense with indoor plants in the future? The indoor plants are only in the living-room, so not in the bedrooms. On this topic there are different ...
28.04.2011
products soap bubbles and cystic fibrosis
Hello My little girl loves to blow soap bubbles. Are the bottles sold on the market at risk of contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa? Or any other kind of danger? The two answers given in English on the website appear at first sight somewhat contradictory. Could you clarify your advice on ...
11.04.2011
Bronchiectasia and pseudomonas aeruginosa
Hello, I am a 22 years old girl and was diagnosed with CF two years ago. I have a mild form of the disease since pancreas function is more or less okay. The results of the other examinations are also very well. The problem is that I have bronchiectasia and pseudomonas aeruginosa (psa) in the ...
29.03.2011
compost pile
Our village will hold a briefing to encourage us to make compost. We're pretty reluctant, because we believe that this process is a reservoir of Pseudomonas ... What do you think? Thank you very much.
28.03.2011
CF and swimming in the sea
I have a question whether CF patients are not allowed to swim in stagnant water. And how is it with swimming in the sea?
24.03.2011
Swimming in lake
Hello, I'm an adult with cystic fibrosis 36 years and I'd like to know if swimming in the lake (freshwater more generally) is not recommended because it would involve risks of infection. Is it better to go "off" rather than at the edge where water is more stagnant? Regards.
24.03.2011
Aquarium
Dear expert team, our son wants absolutely an aquarium, which I do refuse vehemently because of the risk of germs. As he sticks to his guns and my wife starts to fall into despair, I would like to ask you for help. How do you judge the risk for a CF patient? Many thanks
22.02.2011
swimming pool
Hello, My 11-year-old daughter has cystic fibrosis. Our CF centre does not recommend going to swimming pools. Now, on the website of Vaincre la Mucovisicidose in France, it seems that swimming is encouraged for children. Can she go for example to a hotel swimming pool ? Until now she always ...
22.02.2011
hygiene
My son, 11 years, has a chronic pseudomonas aeruginosa infection since 2010, but the last sputum culture revealed no Pseudomonas aeruginosa (he is treated every two months alternating colistin and tobi). He wants to do a summer camp, sailing on Lake Serre-Ponçon (Alpes), but the showers are fed by ...
09.02.2011
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