The temperature of foot bath water for developing children should not be too high. Often soaking feet with overheated water will make plantar ligaments deform and relax due to heating, which is not conducive to the development of arch, and it is easy to induce flat feet over time.
2. Empty stomach or full meal.
People who are hungry or full should not soak their feet, because the blood vessels in the feet dilate and the blood volume increases, which leads to the decrease of blood in the gastrointestinal tract and viscera and affects the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract. That is, soaking feet before meals may inhibit the secretion of gastric juice, which is not conducive to digestion; Soaking feet immediately after meals will reduce the blood volume of gastrointestinal tract and affect digestion.
3. People who are furious, sad, ecstatic or stressed and overworked.
Although soaking feet is good, before soaking feet, we should first find out who can't soak feet, take preventive measures and soak feet correctly, so as to maintain health care.
4, renal failure, heart failure and other critical patients.
Due to the unstable condition of various critically ill patients such as renal failure and heart failure, the foot reflex area is stimulated, which may cause strong reactions and complicate the condition, so such people should not soak their feet.
5. Pregnant women and menstruating women.
Pregnant women and menstruating women should not soak their feet, because soaking their feet with traditional Chinese medicine may stimulate women's gonadal reflex zone, thus affecting the health of women and fetuses.
6. Diabetic patients.
Diabetic patients should also pay special attention to the temperature of water, because such patients are prone to peripheral neuropathy, which makes peripheral nerves unable to perceive the external temperature normally.
7. Old people should be careful when soaking their feet.
Old people should be extra careful when soaking their feet. Because more blood will flow to the lower limbs, people who are weak are prone to dizziness or even fainting due to insufficient blood supply to the brain.
? Who shouldn't soak their feet: babies
Infants and young children have delicate skin, so washing feet with hot water is easy to burn children, which has a negative impact on their growth and development.
Second: diabetes.
Diabetic patients need to be careful to soak their feet with hot water. Because the feet of diabetic patients are a little slow to perceive hot water, and the temperature of hot water is too high, which may lead to burns. Test the water temperature before soaking your feet.
Three: Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients
Because the hot water temperature is high when soaking feet, it is easy to dilate capillaries, accelerate blood circulation, increase the burden on the heart, and may aggravate the condition. Therefore, it is not recommended for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or patients with similar conditions. Hot water foot bath.
Four: critically ill patients
Severe patients with heart disease and cardiac insufficiency should not soak their feet with hot water. Hot water can easily cause vasodilation, promote blood circulation, increase the burden on the heart, and easily cause patients to get sick.