After catching a cold in summer, what you eat is very important because it determines the speed of recovery. Among them, there are three kinds of food that can't be eaten:
One is sour food such as ebony and hawthorn. Due to poor appetite, many people like to eat foods with "appetizing" effects such as hawthorn and ebony, which is actually inappropriate. Because this kind of food is often sour and has astringent effect, it will affect the divergent effect of drugs or food for treating "cold" to a certain extent, especially in the early stage of cold.
Second, fried foods and foods rich in animal and vegetable oils. Because this kind of food will also hinder the efficacy of "relieving exterior syndrome" drugs, it should be avoided during medication.
Third, cold drinks. Some people think that cold drinks are just "symptomatic" for patients with "hot colds". This kind of thinking actually made a mistake of "reading literature to create meaning". Too cold food has a "convergence" effect, which will also affect the "solution" effect of drugs or food.
There are actually three kinds of "cold"
Fever, aversion to cold, stuffy nose, runny nose ... these cold symptoms will visit us almost once or even many times a year, and they are also inevitable in hot summer.
A cold in summer is called "hot cold". Why do you catch a cold in hot weather? In this regard, the reporter interviewed Professor Chao from the Department of Respiratory Medicine of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital of the Ministry of Health.
Chao pointed out that "cold" is another name for cold in Chinese medicine, because it is mainly named because of the symptoms of feeling the common cold. Especially when the climate is abrupt, the temperature is abnormal, and the human body's resistance is low, it is easy to happen. According to the comprehensive analysis of patients' symptoms, tongue picture and pulse condition, TCM divides colds into four types: wind-cold cold cold, wind-heat cold, summer-heat cold and physical deficiency cold. These four kinds of colds can all occur in summer, and the first three are the most common.
Summer-dampness cold is a special type of cold, which only occurs in summer. Because summer-dampness is heavier, it is easy to invade the human body. The main features of symptoms are that most of summer-dampness has fever, persistent sweating, stuffy nose and sticky nose, accompanied by dizziness, severe swelling and pain, fatigue, anxiety and thirst, chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and diarrhea. Western medicine calls it "gastrointestinal cold".
Chao Xiangen said that in order to avoid the heat, some hungry people often hide under air conditioners or eat too many iced drinks and food. As we all know, in summer, the pores of human skin are open and the ability to resist cold is weak. It is easy to catch a cold at this time and form a cold. The main symptoms of wind-cold cold are aversion to cold, mild fever and no sweat, accompanied by stuffy nose, sneezing, light nose, headache and joint pain in limbs.
In addition, for some people with internal heat constitution of yin deficiency or yang hyperactivity, it is easier to feel warm wind or get sick due to weathering heat in summer, resulting in wind-heat cold, accompanied by high fever, mild aversion to cold, poor sweating, dry mouth and thirst, sore throat, thick phlegm and other symptoms.
Finally, Xiang En reminded patients that "hot cold" should not be taken blindly, and they should recognize their own cold types and choose appropriate drugs. (identify the type first, then choose the medicine.
Cold is easy to heal itself, and it is mainly treated by non-drug methods, including bed rest, ensuring adequate sleep, drinking more water and eating lightly.
Drug treatment generally aims at relieving symptoms and shortening the course of disease. Patients with mild symptoms can choose Chinese patent medicine for oral treatment. But first, we must distinguish the type of cold.
Summer-dampness type is more common in summer, showing obvious digestive tract symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea and so on. Huoxiang Zhengqi or Gegen Qinlian Decoction is the first choice for treatment. Patients with exogenous wind-cold syndrome are obviously afraid of cold, so they can drink some ginger soup, or choose drugs such as Ganmao Qingre Granule to dispel wind-cold and relieve exterior syndrome by sweating. In addition to sneezing, patients with exogenous wind-heat syndrome mainly show symptoms such as dry mouth, sore throat and yellow sticky nose. Yinqiao powder should be used to relieve exterior syndrome, clear away heat and detoxify.
If you have a high fever after a cold, or cause severe cough symptoms, you must go to the hospital. Chronic cough caused by cold is difficult to treat and needs to be prevented in advance. In addition, if the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea persist for a long time, it will cause water and electrolyte disorder and acid-base imbalance in the body, threatening life safety. Therefore, although the cold is small, it should not be underestimated.
How to eat diet therapy for colds?
In addition to common cold symptoms, summer colds also have internal heat phenomena such as thirst and upset, so people often call them "hot colds". Dietotherapy plays an important role in the adjuvant treatment of common cold, but the choice of dietotherapy should also be based on the different symptoms of patients. Chinese medicine often divides "heat-induced cold" into wind-heat type, summer-heat type and wind-cold type in clinic. So how to eat these three different types of heat-induced cold?
Wind-heat type
Typical symptoms: severe fever, mild aversion to cold, dry throat and sore throat, even swelling and pain of throat and tonsil, stuffy nose or runny nose, thirst, yellow phlegm and so on.
Recommended diet therapy:
Yin Hua Douchi porridge: 9 grams of honeysuckle, 9 grams of light Douchi, decocted with water to remove residues, added with 60 grams of japonica rice and appropriate amount of sugar, and boiled into porridge. 65438+ 0-2 times a day has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials and dispersing wind-heat and is very suitable for patients with wind-heat cold.
Yin Hua mint beverage: Yin Hua 30g, mint10g, fresh reed rhizome 60g. First, add 500ml of water to Flos Lonicerae and Rhizoma Phragmitis, and boil for15min, then add Herba Menthae, and boil for 3min, then filter out, add appropriate amount of sugar, and take it warm 3-4 times a day. Suitable for people with wind-heat cold, fever, dry throat and thirst.
Wind-cold type
Typical symptoms: severe aversion to cold, mild fever, headache, obvious joint pain, heavy nasal congestion, runny nose, dry mouth, thin and white sputum, inconspicuous sore throat, or only itchy throat.
Recommended diet therapy:
Coriander and onion drink: coriander 15g, onion 3 segments (with roots). Wash them, add appropriate amount of water, boil and cook for 5 minutes. Suitable for early patients with heat-induced cold syndrome, because onion and coriander have sweating effect, and those who sweat more are not suitable for eating.
Tofu, Douchi and Onion Soup: 250g of tofu is cut into pieces, and washed with light Douchi 12g. Put them in a casserole with 15g scallion, add water to boil, simmer for 5 minutes, and serve while it is hot. It can dispel cold outside and clear away heat and toxic materials inside. It is very suitable for people who are mainly upset, dry mouth and sore throat.
Summer-dampness type
Typical symptoms: dizziness, polydipsia, vomiting or diarrhea, loss of appetite, accompanied by fever, aversion to cold, headache or general pain.
Recommended diet therapy:
Biandouhua Huoxiang Drink: 20 grams of Biandouhua, 0/2 grams of Huoxiang/KLOC-,0/0 grams of honeysuckle/KLOC-,and appropriate amount of sugar. Wash tofu, agastache rugosa and honeysuckle, add water, and taste with white sugar before drinking. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tofu has a good effect of invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, while Pogostemon has the effects of eliminating dampness, stopping vomiting and relieving summer heat. Compatibility with honeysuckle which can clear away heat and toxic materials and dispel wind-heat can play a good role in eliminating dampness and relieving exterior syndrome.
Pogostemon cablin leaf porridge: 20 grams of fresh Pogostemon cablin leaves, decocted in water for later use. First, use100g of japonica rice to cook porridge, add the fried Pogostemon, and boil it to get Pogostemon porridge twice a day. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and relieving exterior syndrome.
Prevent colds in summer, and avoid cold and heat.
With the approach of summer, cold has become a big enemy that plagues us. Although it is not a refractory disease, it will also bring discomfort to our bodies and inconvenience to our life and work. If you want to stay away from the harassment of colds, you need to start by paying attention to the sections in your life.
Improving the body's resistance is the key to preventing diseases. Usually pay attention to more rest, moderate work and rest, regular life, and ensure adequate sleep; Strengthen physical exercise and choose swimming, walking and other sports methods in summer; Avoid impatience and keep a good mood.
Keep the indoor air circulating, and often open the window for ventilation. Avoid sudden entry into air-conditioned rooms with low room temperature. In fact, after sweating a lot, the human body's ability to resist the cold is greatly weakened. If you feel the cold stimulation at this time, it is easy to catch a cold. In summer, people often ignore the importance of keeping warm. For women who work in air-conditioned environment for a long time, it is necessary to prepare a coat, preferably wearing pants or stockings to avoid catching cold.
Pay special attention to your diet. When the weather is hot in summer, the human body will consume a lot of water, so be sure to drink more water, preferably light salt water; Diet should be light, eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins, and avoid greasy, spicy and cold foods; Mung bean porridge and lotus seed porridge are often cooked at home, which can prevent heatstroke and cool down.
Pay attention to personal hygiene, wash your hands and bathe frequently, and go to crowded places less. Fruits and vegetables must be washed before eating. In addition, when the sun is strong and the temperature is high at noon, outdoor activities should be reduced as much as possible, and umbrellas should be used when going out to avoid wind-heat colds caused by summer heat.