How do children catch a cold in summer?
Summer is coming, and the weather is getting hot. It is very easy to catch a cold at this time, because you catch cold after heating, so it is also called "hot cold". "Heat feeling cold", which is called "yin and summer heat" in Chinese medicine, often leads to the occlusion of sweat pores due to the wide temperature difference between indoor and outdoor. Hot and cold stimulation induces fever, aversion to cold, headache, sore throat, dry mouth, yellow urine, general fatigue and other symptoms.
The use of "cold" medicine is very particular, and if it is misused, it will only aggravate the condition! A cold is actually a common cold in summer. The seasonality of colds is particularly strong, but the types of each season are biased. For example, most colds in winter and spring are wind-cold colds, most colds in autumn are wind-heat colds, and most colds in summer are summer-heat colds, which is what we often call "hot colds." Traditional Chinese medicine usually divides it into wind-cold syndrome, wind-heat syndrome and summer-heat syndrome.
The common cold is mostly in a hot environment, with sweat pores open and sweat oozing out. At this time, it is the period when the body's resistance drops and the wind evil is felt. Some people feel the natural wind, while others feel the cold wind from the air conditioner. In short, the wind evil suddenly blocked the sweat pores, and the hot sweat was not allowed to leak out, and the heat was depressed in the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine theory holds that "the lung governs the fur and the nose governs the enlightenment". The fur and nostrils of the lungs that communicate with the outside world are first attacked by external evils. When pathogenic factors are confined in the human body, people will have symptoms such as stuffy nose, stuffy voice, sneezing, upset, thirsty, heavy head and fatigue.
Some patients with fever will feel that even if they sweat, the fever will not go down, which is the characteristic of fever caused by a cold. Modern medicine also believes that spring is a vigorous period for the growth and reproduction of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. Viruses and bacteria enter the human body through various channels, causing inflammation of the mouth and upper respiratory tract, which makes people suffer from upper respiratory diseases. At the same time, the cause of this disease is closely related to the unpredictable climate change in spring. For the northern region with less precipitation in spring, when cold air is followed by sunshine, the surface temperature rises rapidly during the day, reaching more than 20 degrees Celsius, while the intense radiation cooling at night makes the temperature drop rapidly below 10 degrees Celsius. For some people who are weak, have low upper respiratory disease resistance and are busy at work, they are more likely to catch cold and induce "colds". In addition, where there is air conditioning, there is usually poor ventilation and poor air.
The main manifestations of a cold
Wind-heat syndrome is characterized by severe fever, slight aversion to wind, head swelling and pain, sweating, sore throat, cough, sticky or yellow phlegm, stuffy nose, yellow nose and thirst.
Wind-cold syndrome is characterized by aversion to cold, mild fever, anhidrosis, headache, body pain, stuffy nose, runny nose, cough with white phlegm, thirst or thirst for hot drinks.
Summer-dampness syndrome is characterized by body heat, slight aversion to wind, less sweating, soreness or pain in limbs, dizziness, severe swelling and pain, cough with phlegm, runny nose, upset, dry mouth or greasy, chest tightness, and short and red urine.
The main treatment of cold.
1. The treatment of wind-cold syndrome should be based on pungent warming and relieving exterior syndrome, with Jingfangbaidu powder as traditional Chinese medicine, Zhengchaihuyin granule, Ganmao soft capsule, Chuanxiong Chatiao powder and Xuan Tong Li Fei pill as proprietary Chinese medicines. After taking the medicine, you can drink some hot porridge or soup and sweat slightly to help the medicine dispel the cold.
2. Wind-heat syndrome should be relieved by pungent and cool drugs. Yinqiao powder is used as Chinese medicine, and Chinese patent medicines such as Yinqiao Jiedu Pill (tablet), Lingqiao Jiedu Pill, Sangju Ganmao Tablet and Banlangen Granule can be selected. If the fever is severe and the sore throat is obvious, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid (granules) and Qingrejiedu oral liquid can be taken together. These drugs have good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials. Drink plenty of water and have a light diet when you have a wind-heat cold. You can have some radish soup or pear soup.
3. The treatment of summer-heat dampness syndrome should be clearing summer-heat and removing dampness to relieve exterior syndrome. Traditional Chinese medicine is a new fragrant beverage, and Chinese patent medicines can choose Huoxiang Zhengqi water (capsules, pills) and Baoji oral liquid. Ren Dan, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water (capsules, pills), ten drops of water and cool oil are always available at home.
Here are some dietotherapy methods to prevent and treat colds:
1. 20g of fresh tofu, 20g of fresh lotus leaf and 20g of fresh rose. First, cut the lotus leaf into filaments, put it in a container filled with flat bean curd and roses, add 500 ml of water, fry it into thick juice, and add a proper amount of rock sugar to drink tea.
2. Pogostemon leaf porridge 20 grams of fresh Pogostemon leaf, decocted with white sugar, 3 ~ 4 times a day. Or cook porridge with100g of japonica rice, add Pogostemon rugosa juice and boil to make Pogostemon rugosa porridge, and take it in moderation.
3. Watermelon juice Remove seeds and pulp from watermelon and wring juice with gauze instead of tea.
4. 10g rock sugar, watermelon, emerald black fungus, 50g watermelon, 20g rock sugar, some orange petals and some cherries. Put the soaked auricularia auricula into a bowl, put it in a cage, steam for 5 minutes, take it out, let it cool, add watermelon, orange petals and cherry, stir well, and put it in the refrigerator for later use.
5. Sanhuatang Baiju 15g, honeysuckle 20g, white lentils 15g. Put the three herbs into an enamel container and add water to decoct the soup instead of tea.
6. Drink lemon juice, grape juice and fresh orange juice. Three flavors are equal, and warm water is equal. Let it cool before drinking.
7. Mung bean porridge 20 grams of mung beans and 30 grams of japonica rice. Cook mung beans first, add them when the japonica rice is slightly soft, then cook until the rice is cooked, and add a proper amount of rock sugar to eat.
prevention first
If a cold in summer does not cause complications, such as severe pain in the head or other parts, or persistent high fever for a long time, the patient only needs to take antipyretic and analgesic drugs, plus enough rest, and will generally recover in about 1 week. In addition, we should pay attention to drinking more boiled water, because there is a great demand for water in summer, and colds are prone to fever. Fever is a process of fighting germs and consumes a lot of body fluids. In addition, sleep is also helpful for treating summer colds. Practice has proved that when people lack sleep, are overworked and are stimulated by cold, the "cell wall acid" in the body is greatly reduced, and the resistance is correspondingly reduced, and pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses take advantage of it to induce diseases. A cold is one of these diseases. If patients can increase their sleep time, the "cell wall acid" in the body will continue to increase, so the body's disease resistance will also be strengthened. Therefore, you should drink more water and sleep more when you catch a cold in summer. Also keep indoor ventilation, don't stay in closed and crowded places for a long time, don't stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time, and don't let the air conditioner blow directly.
Prevention should focus on colds and pay attention to the following points:
1. Mental conditioning should pay attention to: when the sun is shining in summer, the pores of the human body open and sweat flows out. Chinese medicine believes that sweat is the liquid of the heart, and healthy qi is the most easily damaged. Therefore, in the hot summer, we should pay special attention to mental conditioning, be calm, feel comfortable, and avoid being angry and impatient.
2. It is necessary to strengthen physical exercise and enhance the overall physique. According to different ages and physical conditions, we can carry out various sports activities, such as radio exercises, Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin, running and swimming. And get into the habit of regular outdoor activities.
3. Enough is enough: in summer, people's hearts are full of fire, and lung qi is easy to decline. You should go to bed late and get up early, conform to nature and maintain yang. Dawn breaks early in summer, the air is fresh in the morning and the temperature is relatively low. Doing some outdoor sports can not only achieve the purpose of exercising, but also avoid damaging the human yang due to excessive sweating. Avoid excessive outdoor activities during the day, especially at noon. Avoid the electric fan blowing directly or the air conditioner being too cold when sleeping at night. Because the heat is steaming outside, sweat leaks outside and pores are open, the body is most vulnerable to wind, cold and dampness. If you don't pay attention, you will catch a cold, numb hands and feet, facial paralysis and other diseases when you have an affair. Taking a nap is an important way to keep healthy, especially in dog days. Summer lunch break can not only supplement the lack of sleep at night, but also make up for work consumption, change bad living habits, establish good living rules, maintain adequate sleep and rest time, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and avoid being in a state of excessive fatigue for a long time.
4. Arrange your diet reasonably. Do not overeat, eat high-fat diet and unclean food, and drink cold drinks moderately; Diet should be light, less greasy, avoid spicy things, mainly warm food; Drinking porridge in the morning and evening is good for your health. It can not only quench your thirst, relieve summer heat, but also nourish your body.
5. Avoid catching a cold. Pay attention to the "high-risk" places where you catch a cold. The air conditioner in the office blows cold air, which is cool, but after a long time, it is inevitable that the blown limbs will get cold. If you steam with hot air after work, it is easy to catch a cold. Therefore, if an air conditioner with adjustable temperature is used in the office, users should adjust the room temperature to above 24℃ and keep the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor below 7℃, so as not to increase the burden on the thermoregulation center. When you come home from work, you'd better take a hot bath first and massage your shoulders and knees at the same time to help the blood flow smoothly. Drivers should not adjust the air conditioning temperature too low, and the temperature difference between inside and outside the carriage should be within 65438 00℃. In addition, it is best to put a long-sleeved dress in the car to leave a flexible space for yourself.
6. If your family has a cold, you can fumigate the air with vinegar and do a good job of isolation. Once you have a "cold", if the symptoms are mild, you can often take 4 pieces of raw scallion soup, or take Banlangen granules and Yinqiao Jiedu tablets. Rest if you have a fever, and drink plenty of boiled water.
In addition, summer sweats a lot and consumes a lot, so we should pay attention to supplementing enough nutrition and improving the body's resistance. It is better to supplement protein with fish, meat, eggs, milk and beans. Fresh vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes, watermelons, bayberry, melons, peaches and plums, contain a lot of vitamin C; Cereals, beans, animal livers, lean meat and eggs contain a lot of B vitamins, which is beneficial to improve the body's resistance; You should also eat more foods that clear away heat and promote diuresis, such as bitter gourd, peach, ebony, strawberry, cucumber and mung bean.