What to do if you have a heat cold in summer?

In fact, heat cold is a kind of cold. If it is not relieved and treated in time, it will also seriously affect our health. Therefore, we must take precautions and treatments in our lives. Do you know how to scientifically and effectively treat and solve heat cold in summer? Take a look at the following methods!

Although heat cold is a cold disease, when facing this problem, we cannot ignore it. If we want to better ensure our health, we must pay attention to the prevention and treatment methods in daily life. Only in this way can we better improve the impact of this disease.

When treating "heat cold", you should not abuse cold medicine, especially Western medicine. Most Western medicines for treating colds are mainly antipyretic and analgesic, which can only relieve certain symptoms of colds, but have no effect on enhancing immunity, antibacterial or antiviral effects. On the contrary, long-term use of antipyretic and analgesic drugs will lead to a decrease in leukocytes, reduce resistance and make you more susceptible to infection. For summer colds, you should first identify the type and then choose the appropriate medicine, especially Chinese patent medicine.

Summer-dampness type: The main characteristics are fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Treatment should focus on eliminating heat and dampness. Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and Baoji Oral Liquid can be used. Commonly available summer heat-relieving medicines at home, such as Ren Dan, Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui, Shi Di Shui, and Qingliang Oil, also have auxiliary therapeutic effects.

Wind-cold type: The main feature is fear of cold. The treatment should focus on dispersing wind-cold. You can choose Zheng Chaihu Yin Granules, Ganmao Qingre Granules, Ganmao Soft Capsules, Chuanxiong Cha Tiao San, and Tongxuan Lifei Pills. After taking the medicine, you can drink some hot porridge or hot soup and sweat slightly to help the medicine dispel the cold.

Wind-heat type: The main characteristics are dry mouth, sore throat, yellow and sticky nasal discharge, etc. The treatment should focus on clearing heat and detoxifying. Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, Lingqiao Jiedu Pills, Sangju Cold Tablets, and Isatis Root Granules can be used. If the fever is severe and the throat is obviously swollen and painful, you can take Shuanghuanglian oral liquid or Qingrejiedu oral liquid.

Avoid sour, oily or cold food to avoid "heat cold". What you eat is very important as it determines the speed of recovery. There are three types of food that cannot be eaten:

Acidic foods such as black plum and hawthorn. Although it helps to stimulate appetite, its astringent effect will affect the dispersion of the medicine, so it should be paid special attention to in the early stages of "heat cold".

Fried foods and foods rich in animal and vegetable fats. It will also hinder the effectiveness of drugs that relieve heat, so it should be avoided while taking medicine.

cold drink. Too cold food is not only the culprit of "heat cold", but also affects the therapeutic efficacy of medicine or food.

The above is some information about summer heat colds. I hope that after reading this introduction, everyone can pay more attention to these issues in life. When you find yourself having these abnormal phenomena, you must always treat them in time through various methods to reduce this unnecessary impact.