Colds are very normal in summer, so what should you do if you catch a cold in summer? The following are the methods I have compiled for you to prevent colds in summer. I hope it can help you.

What to do about colds in summer

Generally speaking, colds occur due to the decrease in the body’s ability to resist diseases. Upper respiratory tract infections caused by viruses or bacteria lead to nasal congestion, runny nose, and nausea. A series of cold symptoms including cold, fever, headache and body aches. Summer colds are rarely transmitted from cold patients in public places like winter colds. Most colds in summer are caused by the body suddenly catching a cold, which cools the blood and reflexively causes temporary ischemia in the nose and throat, weakening the resistance and allowing cold viruses to take advantage of the weakness.

In addition to the general cold symptoms, summer colds can also cause internal heat symptoms such as thirst and upset. In the early stages of summer colds, patients will have constant runny nose, dizziness, sweating due to coldness, upset and thirst, and weakness in limbs. The whole process is more severe than the symptoms of a common cold. This poses a risk to young children, the elderly and the frail. Children with colds and fever are prone to convulsions and coma in summer; colds in the elderly are often complicated by pneumonia in summer, inducing dangerous symptoms such as stroke and myocardial infarction; and frail and sick people are prone to relapse and worsen their condition if they keep catching colds throughout the summer.

Sometimes summer colds can cause nephritis. There is a certain incubation period after upper respiratory tract infection or skin purulent infection in summer, usually 1 to 2 weeks. After the symptoms of acute infection are reduced or subsided, some patients will develop symptoms of nephritis. The main symptoms are: hematuria, edema, elevated blood pressure, and systemic symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Acute nephritis is mostly related to hemolytic streptococcus infection and is easily complicated by acute nephritis nephrotic syndrome, acute congestive heart failure, hypertensive encephalopathy, etc.

If symptoms such as hematuria appear after a cold, you should go to a regular hospital in time to relieve the acute symptoms. Otherwise, if acute glomerulonephritis cannot be completely controlled and clinical symptoms and urinary protein persist, then Will evolve into chronic nephritis. Therefore, avoiding or reducing upper respiratory tract and skin infections is the key to preventing nephritis. Methods to prevent colds in summer

1. Reduce the time spent with the air conditioner

In summer, due to the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor and poor indoor ventilation, it is easy to cause colds and fever. . Shuangyi Pharmaceutical reminds you not to neglect your own health in the pursuit of temporary comfort. The hotter the weather, the more you should strengthen heat-resistant exercises and reduce the time you spend in air-conditioned rooms. White-collar workers who work in an air-conditioned environment should try to use the air conditioner as little as possible after returning home, especially not to rush directly into the air-conditioned room as soon as they enter the house. In addition, household air conditioners should be cleaned regularly because dust mites in dust are the main allergen.

2. Mainly light food in summer

The diet should be mainly light and avoid greasy, spicy and cold food. Mung bean porridge, lotus seed and lily porridge, lotus leaf porridge, red date porridge, etc. are all family meals suitable for summer consumption and have the effect of preventing heatstroke and cooling. In addition, it is also important to drink more water. Especially after ingesting a large amount of high-salt and high-sugar foods, water can help restore moisture and vitamins in the body and avoid dry mouth and low immune function.

The first food that can prevent colds is animal liver. This is because animal liver contains a lot of vitamins and types. In particular, it contains a lot of vitamins A and B12. These nutrients can effectively enhance immunity and effectively prevent colds.

As a medicine to prevent colds, Compound Ganmaoling Granules are the first choice in the early stages of a cold. If the symptoms are severe and accompanied by sore throat, you should choose Lingqiao Jiedu Pills. In addition, 30 grams of fresh reed root and 15 grams of fresh mint can be used to decoct the soup instead of tea to treat mild hot colds. Those with high fever can take 15 grams of Huangpi Ye, 15 grams of Pseudomonas pilosula, and 30 grams of Commelina, decoction in water.

3. Get enough sleep and balance work with rest.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that staying up late can easily damage your mind and energy, so you should ensure adequate sleep on summer nights.

Of course, proper rest should be followed by appropriate exercise. If you stay at home or at work all day, holding a computer, it will easily cause the body's immune function to decrease, leading to the occurrence of colds.

4. Maintain a good mood

The heat is unbearable, and many people tend to feel depressed or even lose their temper in the summer. You should know that people who often worry can easily cause a decline in immune function, weakening the body's ability to kill and phagocytose pathogenic microorganisms, giving the all-pervasive respiratory viruses an opportunity to take advantage of. Therefore, maintaining a good mood and an open mind can also prevent heat and colds to a certain extent.