What are the precautions after cupping?

Cupping is an important treatment method in Zhengzhou. It mainly prevents and cures diseases and can also regulate qi and blood. However, there are many things to pay attention to after cupping. For example, patients should not take a bath immediately after cupping to avoid symptoms of cold and chill, and must keep warm.

1. After cupping, be careful not to repeat the cupping until the purple marks disappear.

Some people do not find that the pain completely disappears after one cupping treatment, so they continue to cupping the painful area, hoping that this powerful method can cure the disease. In fact, this is wrong. If the purple-red mark on the area where cupping was last performed has not completely disappeared, you cannot continue cupping on the purple-marked area and you need to switch to other related acupoints. Otherwise, it will not only fail to relieve the pain, but may also cause more problems.

2. Do not take a bath within 3 hours after cupping

Generally speaking, you are not allowed to take a bath within 3 hours after cupping. It is best to take a bath after 24 hours. Taking a shower right after cupping will not only defeat the effect of cupping, but will also damage the skin. Also, after cupping, the skin's pores are open, and it is easy to catch a cold if you take a bath at this time. Of course, how long you can take a bath after cupping depends mainly on the condition of the skin damage after cupping, because cupping can cause skin damage of varying degrees, such as redness, purple, black purple, blisters, etc.

3. Keep warm after cupping

It is very important to keep warm after cupping. Because the patient's body will be weaker after cupping, and the pores all over the body will be wide open. If you do not pay attention to keeping warm at this time, the wind evil will invade the body. Not only will the body not be able to recover quickly, but it may aggravate the disease and cause a cold, which is very bad for the body. Therefore, do not go out after cupping, and do not use a fan or air conditioner immediately. It is best to sweat.

4. Pay attention to removing the cup after cupping

When removing the cup, you must be gentle and never pull or rotate it hard, otherwise it will easily hurt the skin. When removing the cup, usually hold the cupping jar with one hand, and use the thumb or index finger of the other hand to press the side of the cup mouth to allow gas to enter the cup, and then the cup can be removed. If the can is too strongly adsorbed, do not pull it out forcefully to avoid scratching your skin.