The temperature should not be too high. Too high water temperature is not only bad for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but also easy to destroy the sebum membrane on the surface of foot skin, making the stratum corneum dry and even chapped. The appropriate water temperature is 40℃~45℃. You can try it by hand first. For diabetics, to be on the safe side, you can measure it with a thermometer.
Not for long. It is best not to soak your feet for more than half an hour at a time, because soaking your feet will speed up the blood circulation and heart rate of the human body, and if it takes too long, it will increase the burden on your heart.
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The following types of people should be cautious when soaking their feet:
1, diabetic foot patients. The skin of diabetic foot patients is fragile, and the peripheral nerves of the foot are not sensitive to temperature. Normal people feel that the water is very hot, but they can't feel it, so they are easily scalded. Once scalded, even a small blister, if not treated in time, may lead to foot infection, ulceration, and even severe amputation.
2. Patients with varicose veins. The main cause of varicose veins is venous valve insufficiency. The increase of foot temperature will only increase local blood flow, but will not change the speed of venous reflux. On the contrary, it may increase the burden of venous reflux, lead to further expansion of varicose veins, aggravate congestion of lower limbs and aggravate the condition. It is very likely that your feet will become more and more swollen, so don't soak your feet or legs with hot water, and don't warm your feet with hot water bottles or take a sauna.
3. Patients with dermatoses such as tinea pedis. Many people mistakenly believe that soaking feet can relieve the symptoms of tinea pedis. In fact, soaking feet with hot water may lead to secondary bacterial infection. For broken skin wounds, soaking feet with hot water is even worse. Be sure to open the wound, dry and ventilated. Patients with diseases such as herpes and eczema on their feet should not soak their feet with hot water. Once the skin is broken, it is easy to cause infection.
4. children. If the child's feet are not very cold, there is no need to soak them. The arch of human foot is gradually formed in childhood. At this time, if you often soak your feet with hot water, the ligaments on the soles of your feet may become slack, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch. In the long run, it will increase the risk of forming flat feet.
People's Daily Online -5 people should be especially careful when soaking their feet, and mastering the time and water temperature is the key.