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Research shows that regular physical activity or exercise provides multiple benefits for people with cystic fibrosis. These benefits go beyond better lung function — keeping fit also helps you strengthen your bones, manage diabetes and heart disease and improve your mood.
The CF Foundation has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and how it may affect people with cystic fibrosis and their families. Resources are available to help inform and provide a sense of community while we take precautions to protect ourselves and loved ones with CF.
If you have cystic fibrosis, you have sticky mucus in your digestive system. You need to take enzymes to digest food and medications to stay regular. Doing this will help you grow, maintain your weight, and fight lung infections.
Nutritional needs for people with cystic fibrosis are determined by their degree of malabsorption, activity level, and the severity of lung disease. Individuals with CF typically need 1 ½ to 2 times as many calories as people without CF.
People with cystic fibrosis are living longer than ever. As people age, bones get weaker and break more easily. Let's look at different ways that this can be prevented with nutrition and exercise.
Tube feeding can be a great way to get the calories and nutrients that you or your child with cystic fibrosis need to gain and maintain a healthy weight. Explore this as an option with your CF care team.
Good nutrition for children with cystic fibrosis means high-calorie foods, enzymes, vitamins and minerals. It also can mean accepting tube feeding as a way to help your child thrive.
Deciding to have a child when you have cystic fibrosis requires a great deal of planning. Fortunately, addressing some key questions can help you navigate the family planning process.
En la Fundación de la Fibrosis Quística, nos comprometemos con la igualdad, la justicia racial, la diversidad y la inclusión como principios básicos que guían nuestros esfuerzos para brindar a toda persona con fibrosis quística (FQ) la oportunidad de llevar una vida larga y plena.
Managing cystic fibrosis can feel overwhelming at times — but we’re here to help. Learn how to navigate life with CF.