Advice for lung disease sufferers in the heatwave

I am sure lots of us office workers have been sat sweltering this week in the heatwave wishing we could be outside enjoying the sunshine rather than sweating in our office suits.

However spare a thought for sufferers of lung conditions or cancers such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, pleural thickening or lung cancer as well as other lung diseases who really do suffer in the hot weather.

The British Lung Foundation gives the following advice for such sufferers:

"During hot weather, people with respiratory disease should increase their fluid intake as they often produce secretions/mucus which they need to cough-up. If a person with lung disease does not drink enough, their secretions will be thick and sticky and their chances of an infection will be increased. At least four pints of liquid should be consumed a day, preferably water. This will also help with digesting food and avoiding constipation."