What medicine should I take if I catch a cold after being caught in the rain?

No matter what season it is, you may catch a cold if you are not careful. If you don’t dry yourself off in time after getting caught in the rain, you can easily catch a cold. At this time, you have to find a way to treat the cold. So, what should you do if you catch a cold after being caught in the rain? In fact, if the cold caused by being caught in the rain is not very serious, you can boil some ginger sugar water or onion ginger water to help drive away the cold. If it is more serious, it is recommended to take some cold medicine as soon as possible to help treat it.

You can drink onion and ginger soup to effectively drive away the cold. Drink more water. If there is no improvement and a headache occurs the next day, you can choose Chinese patent medicine for treating colds, such as cold capsules.

It is recommended to take Ganmao Qingre Granules, Amoxicillin Capsules and Banlangen to treat a cold caused by being caught in the rain. If oral medications are ineffective, intravenous anti-inflammatory treatment is recommended, because intravenous drug concentration is higher and the effect is faster.

Cold is also a kind of acute infectious rhinitis, commonly known as "cold". It is caused by respiratory viruses, among which coronavirus and rhinovirus are the main pathogenic viruses. The virus is discharged and spread through respiratory secretions. When the body's resistance is reduced, such as due to cold, malnutrition, excessive fatigue, excessive smoking, systemic diseases and chronic diseases of the nose itself that affect the patency of the respiratory tract, infection is easily induced. Bacterial infection secondary to a cold attack. When a cold first occurs, there is a dry and itchy feeling in the nose, sneezing, general discomfort or low fever, followed by gradual nasal congestion, loss of smell, a large amount of clear nasal discharge, congestion and edema of the nasal mucosa, and a large amount of clear watery or purulent secretions. If there are no complications, the course of the disease is about 7 to 10 days.

1. Patching therapy

Take 2 cloves of garlic, mash their juice and mix with flour to make a cone shape, and stuff it into the nostrils (alternating between the two sides). Leave it in for 15-20 minutes each time, 4 to 5 times a day. It has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, promoting lung function and opening the orifices, and is suitable for treating colds caused by wind and cold.

2. External treatment

Take 30 grams each of scallion and ginger and 5 grams of salt, mash them into a paste, add appropriate amount of white wine and mix well, wrap it with gauze, and apply it to the chest, back, elbows, and soles of the hands and feet. It generally has the effect of dispelling exterior pathogens and you will sweat about 15 minutes after application, and all cold symptoms can be relieved.

3. Diet therapy

Take 3-6 grams of perilla leaves and 3 grams of ginger, wash and chop them, put them in a teacup, pour in 200-300 ml of boiling water, cover and soak for 10 minutes, then add 15 grams of brown sugar, stir well, and drink while it is hot. It has the effect of dispelling exterior pathogens and is suitable for people with the initial stage of a cold, aversion to cold, no sweating and headache.