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Common cold
Can you eat watermelon when you have a cold caused by wind-cold?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that the common cold caused by wind-cold primarily occurs when the body's resistance is weakened, and the body is exposed to the pathogenic influences of wind and cold. These influences then linger within the body producing a series of symptoms. To treat a cold caused by wind-cold, it is appropriate to take medicines that expel wind and dispel cold. This means using warm-natured medicines to regulate and cure the cold. Therefore, during this time, one should not eat watermelon. Watermelon has cooling properties, which can cause the wind-cold to remain within the body instead of being expelled, potentially worsening the symptoms of the cold. Hence, eating watermelon should be avoided when suffering from a wind-cold type of cold.
Have had a cold and headache for several days.
Generally, during a cold, when experiencing headache or fever, these symptoms are mostly caused by a viral or bacterial infection. It is advised to take anti-inflammatory and anti-infection medications or antiviral drugs under the guidance of a doctor. Generally, headache symptoms will be effectively alleviated within two to three days. Additionally, it is important to drink plenty of water to boost metabolism and improve resistance. One can also take some traditional Chinese oral liquids to treat and relieve symptoms. Avoid staying up late, ensure ample sleep, and enhance resistance. Ensure frequent ventilation indoors to maintain fresh and circulating air, with appropriate temperature and humidity. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to supplement vitamins. Also, avoid prolonged use of mobile phones, computers, and televisions. Moreover, prolonged periods of looking down at your phone should be avoided, as this might cause nerve compression and lead to headaches.
What should I do if I have a cold?
The common cold is a frequently occurring disease. If it is just a common cold, it does have certain self-healing properties, and generally heals on its own in about seven days. Symptoms may include a runny nose, sneezing, and some nasal congestion. At this time, you only need to stay warm, avoid exposure to cold winds, eat some warm, easy-to-digest foods, and drink some brown sugar ginger juice to relieve the symptoms. If the condition is more serious, or the symptoms are more pronounced, symptomatic treatment can be sufficient. However, if it is influenza caused by a viral infection, it generally onset quickly with pronounced symptoms. In this case, it is necessary to take anti-infective and anti-cold medications under the guidance of a doctor. Normally, it's also important to drink plenty of water, promote excretion, rest more, not to stay up late, ensure sufficient sleep, enhance your own resistance, and during the treatment period, avoid smoking and drinking alcohol, actively cooperate with the treatment.
How many days can a cold and cough heal by itself?
In general, the common cold usually resolves itself in about seven days. Common symptoms of a cold often include a runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, and coughing, which may be caused by exposure to cold air or getting wet in the rain. It is recommended to stay warm in daily life, and you can also drink some brown sugar ginger tea to dispel the cold inside the body. Additionally, soaking your feet in hot water before bed can help promote the self-healing process of a cold. At the same time, it is important to note that if the symptoms are severe, such as severe coughing, coughing up thick yellow phlegm, or difficulty in expectorating phlegm, it is essential to visit a hospital for an examination. Under the guidance of a doctor, carrying out relevant tests and taking medication according to the test results for targeted treatment is crucial.
How many days can a cold heal by itself?
The common cold is a frequently occurring disease in clinical practice, mainly divided into the common cold and influenza. These diseases are infectious and self-healing, and generally, recovery can occur naturally within three to seven days. The primary approach is to drink plenty of water, rest adequately, eat fresh vegetables and fruits, ensure sufficient quality sleep, and choose light, soft, and easy-to-digest foods in the diet. It is advisable to measure the body temperature twice a day and not to worry excessively. Mild cases do not require the use of antibiotics.
Can I eat crab after taking cold medicine if I have a cold?
After catching a cold and taking cold medicine, it is best not to eat crabs. After a cold, due to the influence of the virus itself, gastrointestinal function may be impaired; thus, eating crabs at this time is not conducive to digestion. Furthermore, if you take cold medicine after a cold, these medications may also have adverse reactions with crabs. Since crabs are considered to have a cooling effect, they might react with certain Chinese medicines. Therefore, it is advised not to consume crabs and other seafood products after taking medicine for a cold. It is better to opt for simple home-cooked meals or easily digestible foods, which can aid in digestion and not interfere with the normal absorption of the medication.
Can babies eat eggs when they have a cold?
Babies with a cold should ideally avoid eating eggs, due to the following reasons: Firstly, a baby with a cold has reduced digestive functions, which might involve symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. Consuming eggs under these conditions can be challenging because eggs contain a significant amount of fats, making them difficult to digest. This might exacerbate both the symptoms of the cold and of the digestive system. Secondly, during a cold, a baby's digestive function is compromised, and their body becomes more sensitive than usual. Eggs are among the most common allergens for infants and young children. Eating eggs during this time could potentially trigger related allergic reactions. Therefore, it is advisable not to give eggs to a baby during a cold.
What to do if you have a cold and a headache?
After catching a cold, symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, and fever may occur, and many patients also experience headaches. What should be done about headaches after a cold? First, it is important to rest, ensure sufficient sleep, drink plenty of water, and keep the room well-ventilated to aid in recovery. Additionally, symptomatic treatment with medications might be used, such as antipyretic analgesics, multi-symptom cold remedies, and corresponding traditional Chinese medicines. These medications can help alleviate headache symptoms.
Types and Symptoms of the Common Cold
The types and symptoms of a cold mainly include the common cold and epidemic cold, based on the causes of the cold. The common cold has relatively mild symptoms, mainly showing nasal congestion, runny nose, dry throat, dry tongue, and sometimes fever and headache may also occur. Epidemic influenza, mainly caused by influenza or parainfluenza virus infection, typically presents with symptoms such as chills, body-wide muscle soreness, and fatigue. Compared to the common cold, symptoms like nasal congestion and runny nose are relatively mild, but the principles of treatment are the same.
How to treat a child's cold and fever
Children's fever colds are relatively common in clinical practice. In response to this phenomenon, we usually recommend administering appropriate antipyretic and detoxifying medications to children. Of course, it is also necessary to identify the specific pathogens involved. If it is a viral infection, antiviral treatment should be administered promptly, followed by the appropriate use of antipyretic and detoxifying traditional Chinese medicines for symptomatic treatment, which can alleviate symptoms. If a child with a fever cold exhibits severe symptoms, such as high fever, treatment should be based on the level of fever. Appropriate antipyretic medications should be used for symptomatic treatment. It is also advisable to remind caregivers to ensure the child drinks plenty of warm water to prevent dehydration that can occur after fever reduction. (The use of medications should be under the guidance of a professional doctor.)