Can I take a bath if I have a wind-heat cold? What should I pay attention to?

Wind-heat cold is a common type of cold symptom. Generally speaking, during the cold period, some patients worry that taking a bath may aggravate the condition. So, can you take a bath if you have a wind-heat cold?

Can I take a bath if I have a wind-heat cold?

People with wind-heat cold can take a bath, but it is best to take a hot bath. For children, whose immunity is relatively low, it is recommended not to take a bath for the time being, and continue to receive anti-infection infusion treatment and cough relief.

Wind-heat cold is a symptom caused by wind-heat evil, that is, the patient is affected by heat evil. By steaming sauna and taking hot bath, the whole body can sweat slightly, which can achieve the effect of expelling heat toxins, which is also helpful for the treatment of colds. In addition, patients should pay attention to rest, drink plenty of water, eat light food, and avoid spicy and fried food. Keep warm and avoid eating too much to avoid a second cold.

Things to note when taking a bath for patients with wind-heat cold:

1. Ensure that the temperature of the bathing environment is high enough so that you can sweat slightly all over your body during bathing (if your body is very weak, just enough to sweat).

2. After sweating, wipe it off with a hot towel immediately, cover yourself with a quilt and rest in bed, and drink hot water or hot porridge in moderation to help sweating (young people can drink more).

3. The room temperature should also be high. When sweating continues, do not lift the quilt and change clothes for the time being. You can use a dry towel to pad your chest and back, and change clothes and quilts after the sweating stops, so as to avoid catching a cold again.

4. If the sweating effect is achieved through bathing, especially for infants and young children, it is not advisable to take other Chinese and Western medicines for diaphoresis, so as to avoid excessive sweating that consumes qi and damages yin.