As the saying goes, "light snow seals the land and heavy snow seals the river." The arrival of heavy snow solar terms means that the temperature drops obviously, and there is more rain or snow! At the same time, it will cause many seasonal diseases or aggravate some existing basic diseases, especially these taboos of 10.
The "heavy snow" is coming, and many diseases are coming!
1. Sudden death caused by cold
Professor Yan Zhifu, an expert in sports physiology of Capital Institute of Physical Education, told Beijing Daily on October 20 15 that winter is the season of high incidence of sudden death, because the weather in winter suddenly gets cold, the basic state of human body is low, the elasticity of blood vessels is poor, and it is easy for blood pressure to suddenly rise, and the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is too large, which is very likely to cause sudden cardiac death.
2. Cold-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The cold weather has a high incidence of respiratory diseases. In 2020, Zhao Limin, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, said in the official WeChat account of the hospital that the prevalence rate of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increased significantly, especially the elderly men with long-term smoking history.
3. Myocardial infarction caused by cold
Winter is the season with high incidence of coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and heart failure. Huang, chief physician of Cardiology Department of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, reminded that patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, especially elderly patients, should pay special attention.
4. Gastroenteritis caused by cold
Ding Songze, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, reminded that winter is also a relatively frequent season for digestive tract diseases, such as acute gastroenteritis. Patients will have abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and other symptoms, mostly caused by eating cold food or overeating.
5. Cold-induced osteopathy
"In cold weather, the incidence of orthopedic diseases is on the rise, mainly concentrated in fractures, sprains, neck low back pain and joint diseases." Sang Zhicheng, chief physician of the Department of Osteoarthrosis, Wangjing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said in an interview with Health Times on 20 18.
In winter, it snows heavily in many places. Even if there is no snow, the cold road is easy to freeze. For the elderly, it may be the strength of going out to walk, falling down and having an accident.
"For the elderly, falling is often not as simple as a sprained ligament." Sang Zhicheng said that the probability of osteoporosis in the elderly over 60 years old is above 20%, and women will be higher. If these elderly people with poor legs and feet accidentally fall down, some even need hip replacement and other operations besides fractures.
6. Cold causes blood sugar to rise.
Sugar friends have higher blood sugar in winter than in spring and autumn. Yu, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fengxian Central Hospital, Shanghai, said in the Health Times from 2065438 to 2009 10 that this is because cold can stimulate sympathetic nerves, while in winter, people have a good appetite and eat more, but outdoor activities are obviously reduced, which makes blood sugar rise.
Don't break the 10 taboo!
1. Don't open the window all day.
When winter comes, many people are afraid of the cold and dare not open the window. As everyone knows, it is easy to induce diseases.
Zhao Jinyuan, Department of Occupational Diseases, Peking University Third Hospital, explained in the article of 20 18 Health Times that keeping the indoor air fresh for a long time will easily lead to the breeding of various pathogenic microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria and molds. And once infected, it is easy to infect family members.
2. Avoid taking a bath for too long.
Lu Hui, a doctor from Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital, pointed out in the article of 20 18 Health Times that the bathing time is more than 20 minutes and the bathing time is more than 5 minutes. This long-term bathing and bathing can easily lead to heart ischemia and hypoxia, and even lead to serious arrhythmia and sudden death in the elderly.
Moreover, although the high temperature during bathing will bring temporary changes in temperature, bathing with high water temperature will increase the burden on the heart, bring ischemia and hypoxia to the heart, and cause danger. ⑥
3. Avoid exercising too early.
It is better to exercise later than earlier in winter, and it is better not to exercise earlier.
Liu Peiwen, chief physician of the Department of Endocrinology, Hubei Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, explained in the article of 20 17 Health Times that this is because the cold weather in winter morning is easy to make blood vessels contract, leading to an increase in blood pressure.
4. Avoid not sweating at home.
In winter, people's outdoor activities are reduced and sweating becomes "rare". Not sweating for a long time will affect your health. Because people wear thick clothes, live warm and have little activity, the accumulated heat in the body can't be properly distributed, and the diet is high in winter, which is easy to cause excessive internal heat.
5. Avoid staying up late and not taking a lunch break.
You should go to bed early and get up late in the snow season, but because of the cold weather, your sleep will be affected to some extent. It is suggested that taking a nap if possible can also effectively prevent the occurrence of heart diseases such as coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction.
Step 6 avoid emotional ups and downs
Emotional excitement is a taboo for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Patients with coronary heart disease and hyperlipidemia should especially relax their mentality and not let their emotions fluctuate too much.
7. Avoid sleeping with your head covered.
In winter, some people like to sleep under the covers. In fact, this practice is not good for your health.
Zhang, the chief physician of the Department of Neurology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, pointed out in the article of 20 18 Health Times that many young people like to sleep with their heads covered in quilts, or cover their mouths and noses with quilts to feel safe and warm. In this way, it is difficult to circulate the sleeping air, the amount of oxygen will gradually decrease, and it is also difficult for carbon dioxide to escape, making people unable to breathe.
In addition, covering a thick quilt is not good for your health. Thick quilts are easy to accumulate dust, stimulate respiratory mucosa, aggravate asthma and COPD symptoms or make them relapse.
8. Avoid excessive activity
In winter, the energy consumed by the human body will increase. If you exercise violently again, you need to consume more energy, and the supply of energy depends on blood, which will increase the burden on your heart. For old people with bad hearts, it may be dangerous.
9. Avoid overheating
It is freezing in winter, and the old man is afraid of the cold. They like to lie next to each other with electric blankets or hot water bottles, which will cause erythema or burns to their skin.
10. Avoid using humidifiers indiscriminately.
In the cold winter, with indoor heating, humidifiers have become an essential "weapon" for many families in winter. However, improper use of humidifier will cause "humidifier pneumonia".
Zhang Hua, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine of Zhengzhou Central Hospital, said in an interview with the media on 20 18 that if the humidifier is not properly cleaned and disinfected and used for a long time, fungi or bacteria will grow on the inner wall of the humidifier, and some pathogenic bacteria will enter the respiratory tract and lungs of the human body through tiny water droplets, causing pneumonia.