People who are not suitable for soaking feet in hot water 1. People with diabetes.
Diabetic patients are insensitive to temperature and sensitive to skin because of problems with nerve endings in their feet, which is very easy to cause burns. Once scalded, it is easy to cause foot sensation, ulceration and even serious harm of high amputation.
2. Patients with cardiovascular diseases
Soaking feet with hot water, if the temperature is too high, will accelerate the blood circulation system, easily cause telangiectasia, increase the cardiovascular pressure of such people, and may aggravate the condition, so it is not recommended for cardiovascular patients or people in similar situations to soak feet with hot water.
3. Infants and young children
Infants' cognition of temperature is different from that of adults, and their skin is fresh and tender. Soaking feet in hot water is very easy to burn. Soaking feet in hot water is not conducive to the growth and development of infant's arch, and it is very easy to cause plantar tendon loosening and flat feet. Therefore, for children who are still growing and developing, they can usually rub their feet with normal temperature water to keep their feet clean.
4. Foot dermatosis patients
Foot dermatosis is usually caused by fungal infection and must be treated with antifungal drugs. Soaking feet with hot water is very easy to cause fungal infection, and the effect of relieving itching with heat is not good. It is very comfortable to soak your feet with hot water, and it usually itches after soaking your feet. If the bacteria spread, it will only aggravate the condition.
5. People with low blood pressure
People with low blood pressure are usually weak, and soaking their feet with hot water is very easy to cause dizziness. If soaked for a long time, it will continue to reduce blood pressure and even faint.
6. People with weak constitution
People with weak constitution have lower function and physical quality. If you soak your feet in hot water for too long, you will usually have dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, which will seriously endanger their physical and mental health.
Although the above people are not suitable for soaking their feet with hot water, they can soak their feet properly in winter for health, but they are only people with weak physique, and there are many problems that must be paid attention to in the process of soaking their feet. Let me talk about some common problems.