Sweating due to a cold is not reliable, be careful of sudden death!

In the cold winter, the wind and cold invade, and many people are prone to catching a cold. How to treat a cold? In some old-fashioned ideas, a minor cold does not require medicine, just cover yourself with more quilts and let yourself sweat a little and you will be fine. So, is this really the case?

It is a misunderstanding that sweating can cure a cold

"Sweating can cure a cold" is a long-standing misunderstanding. You should know that sweating cannot relieve the symptoms of a cold. On the contrary, sweating during a cold is considered a prelude to a fever. After catching a cold, the body's defense system will actively work to resist invading viruses or bacteria. At this time, some people sweat and even have symptoms such as fever. After catching a cold, the body's metabolism speeds up. If you engage in more intense activities, the body's heat will increase, metabolism will be faster, and energy will be consumed too much. The patient's resistance will be greatly reduced, and the cold virus will be more likely to take advantage of the situation. If it invades the myocardium, it will increase the burden on organs such as the heart and lungs, and it is easy to cause acute myocarditis, cardiopulmonary insufficiency, and even lead to sudden cardiac death.

Treating colds by sweating through exercise is not only unreliable, but can even cause greater harm, especially to the elderly, children and the weak. In addition, it should be noted that the initial symptoms of some acute infectious diseases are similar to those of colds, and you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. If you also use exercise to cope with it, it may delay the disease. In addition to following the doctor's instructions and taking medicine or infusion on time to treat colds, patients also need to rest well and drink plenty of water.

Wrong Folk Ways to Treat Colds

In addition to the misconception that "exercise can cure colds", there are also some folk ways to treat colds, such as starvation therapy, sauna fumigation, and drinking alcohol to cure colds, which are also wrong. People who catch a cold generally have a poor appetite and do not want to eat. If they do not eat at this time, the body's energy supply will be insufficient, and the various symptoms of a cold will increase energy consumption. Relying on starvation to cure a cold will only aggravate the condition; and if a cold patient goes to a sauna, the repeated alternation of hot and cold will further weaken the body's resistance and further aggravate the symptoms; drinking alcohol when you have a cold will increase vasodilation and congestion, increase respiratory secretions, and further aggravate the condition. It is not only unhelpful, but harmful.