What happens if you take a shower after scraping?

We all know that scraping is a commonly used method of preventing and treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. It has significant therapeutic effects on colds, fever, coughs, cervical spondylosis, periarthritis of the shoulder, acne and other diseases.

Effect. Moreover, scraping can be performed on many parts of the human body, such as the back, chest, upper limbs, lower limbs, face, etc. However, you cannot take a shower immediately after scraping, as this will lead to

Invasion of some pathogens. So let’s find out how long you should wait before you can take a shower after scraping!

1. How long after scraping can you take a shower?

Gua Sha is a method of clearing the body's meridians to achieve the purpose of detoxification, curing diseases and strengthening the body. After scraping, the pores of the human skin are in a state of expansion, making it easy for cold air, pathogens and other evil spirits to invade.

Experts believe that you should not take a shower immediately after back scraping.

Taking a bath after scraping should be done 1 to 6 hours depending on the severity of the scraping. If the sha symptoms are mild, you can take a bath in 1 hour; if the sha symptoms are moderate, you can take a bath in 3 hours; if the sha symptoms are severe, you can take a bath in 1 hour.

Those with sha symptoms should take a bath after 6 hours.

2. Disadvantages of taking a shower immediately after back scraping

Gua Sha is a tonifying and purgative therapy that helps the body open the pores to detoxify and remove moisture. At the same time, external wind and dampness can easily enter the body through the pores. If you take a shower immediately after Gua Sha,

It will reduce the effectiveness of scraping.

In addition, scraping produces sha by breaking the capillaries. When the capillaries on the surface of the body are broken, the warm stimulation of hot water may cause a temporary lack of blood supply to the brain.

Causes symptoms such as dizziness. Moreover, the skin after scraping is more fragile and may be more easily broken when taking a bath.

Generally speaking, you can take a warm bath two hours after back scraping. However, due to different physical conditions, it is recommended that you consult a doctor about when to take a bath after scraping.

As for taking a bath, the doctor can give the best answer based on your physical condition.

3. Precautions for scraping

1. Avoid wind and keep warm when using scraping therapy: Avoid wind and keep warm when using scraping therapy. If the indoor temperature is relatively low, you should

Try to reduce the exposed parts of the human body. It is worth noting that in the hot summer weather, you should never scrape the skin near an electric fan or in places where there is wind.

Because the skin sweat pores are opened during scraping, if there is wind and cold, the evil qi can enter the body directly through the opened pores, which will not only affect the efficacy of scraping, but also cause new diseases due to the exposure to wind and cold.

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2. Drink a cup of hot water after scraping: Scraping can make the pores sweat and expel evil spirits, which will consume some of the body's body fluids. Drinking a cup of hot water after scraping can replenish the consumed body fluids.

Part, but also to promote metabolism, accelerate the excretion of metabolic products.

3. When performing health scraping and head scraping, you do not need to use any medium. You can scrape directly through your clothes, but the technique must be gentle. In addition, in giving children

When scraping, you must be gentle and scrape through clothes.

4. The next scraping should be done after the last rash subsides (about 5 to 7 days).

5. Within 1 to 2 days after scraping, if the scraped area experiences pain, itching, a crawling sensation, cold/hot air, or urticaria-like changes on the skin surface, it is all normal.

6. Time for bathing after scraping: After scraping treatment, in order to avoid the invasion of wind and cold, you must wait until the skin pores close and return to their original state before bathing, which is usually about 3 hours. but

During bathing, you can do scraping before the water stains have dried. Because the pores are slightly open during bathing, scraping takes less time and has a significant effect, but you should pay attention to keeping warm.

7. Do not be too hungry when scraping, and it is not recommended to scrape on an empty stomach. It is best to do it 1 to 2 hours after a meal.

8. Avoid performing scraping in areas with air conditioning, fans, or colder spaces. Do not take a shower immediately after scraping. Drink warm water immediately after scraping, and use sugar and salt water to replenish water energy.

It is important to note that scraping, like acupuncture, may cause dizziness just like needle dizziness. Symptoms include dizziness, pale face, palpitations, cold sweats, and tremors in the limbs.

Cold, nausea, etc. When encountering such a situation, you must first stay calm, immediately let the patient lie down and drink 1 cup of warm sugar water, quickly scrape the patient's Baihui acupoint (heavy scraping) and Renzhong acupoint with a scraper

(light scraping of the edges and corners), Neiguan point (heavy scraping), Zusanli point (heavy scraping), Yongquan point (heavy scraping). If there is no obvious improvement, go to the hospital in time.