What is the cause of headache when you have a cold?

If we catch a cold, we often feel a headache. This often affects our normal work and study. So why does a cold cause a headache? What is going on? Let me tell you today.

When we have a cold, our body shows signs of inflammation. Under the influence of various inflammatory stimuli, the cerebral blood vessels are stimulated to contract, causing relative ischemia of the brain. Since brain tissue is very sensitive to ischemia and hypoxia, headaches are common.

5 must-learn folk remedies for treating colds and headaches without the need for IV drips

Wine therapy

When you have a cold, fever, or headache, you can put an appropriate amount of wine in a pot and cook until the alcohol evaporates. Then beat an egg into the wine and add a spoonful of sugar. After cooking, put it in a bowl and let it cool. Dilute it with a little boiling water before eating, then cover yourself with a thick quilt and rest. The next day, you will find that the cold, fever, and headache symptoms are almost gone.

Pear Ginger Tea

Cut a pear into thin slices, cut some ginger into thin slices, add water and boil them together. You can drink it after it cools down. The effect is very good! You can see the effect after eating it once. You can also use scallion and ginger to make a decoction and add some sugar to drink it, which is also effective.

Scallion Soup

Take some scallions with the roots and some peanut shells, wash them clean, boil them in water and drink it. After drinking it, wear more clothes or cover yourself with a quilt. After you are sweating all over, wipe it off with a towel. If you also have nausea and vomiting, you can add some ginger slices when boiling the soup. After drinking it, the symptoms of cold, fever and headache will disappear.

Topical treatment

If you don’t want to drink scallion soup or the like when you have a cold, fever, or headache, there is another good way. Sprinkle some quick-acting cold capsule powder on two pieces of musk ointment, stick them on the Yongquan acupoints on the soles of both feet, and massage for two or three minutes. It will usually be cured in two days.

Hot towel acupuncture points

If you have a mild cold or headache, you can soak a towel in slightly hot water, take it out and squeeze out the water, fold it and apply it on the Fengchi acupoint. This can effectively relieve these symptoms.