How to take care of yourself when you have the flu in the cold season to get well quickly
In the cold season, people take the flu very seriously because the virus can survive and survive in low temperature environments more easily and spread more. Especially in the cold season, the human body is more "compatible" with the flu virus because at that time resistance is easily reduced. The flu often spreads to the whole family.
Patients with common colds only need to be cared for and given the correct dose and type of medication as directed by the doctor for 3-5 days and the symptoms will gradually subside and disappear completely.
According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Hiep - Department A4B - Institute of Clinical Infectious Diseases (108 Central Military Hospital), to limit the spread and quickly recover, patients need to be properly cared for.
Below are the specific principles.
- It is necessary to isolate patients with flu from uninfected people living in the family as much as possible, at least 5 days after the onset of symptoms, especially for people with weak resistance and susceptible to flu such as the elderly, children, and people with unstable health.
- People with flu should stay at home in isolation to avoid spreading the flu to others. In case they have to leave the house, they should wear a medical mask and cover their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, and use a tissue to prevent respiratory secretions to avoid the risk of spreading the flu to others.
- Patients with flu need to rest and relax in well-ventilated places, avoid wind, avoid temperatures that are too high or too low, and should not be allowed to lie in air-conditioned rooms because it will make the flu difficult to improve and make symptoms of dry throat and hoarseness worse.
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| When you have a cold, avoid going out in cold weather. |
- Give flu patients antipyretics as prescribed by the doctor (such as paracetamol, cam xuyen huong...) and high doses of vitamin C. As for people with flu and a history of gastric or duodenal ulcers, they should not take aspirin, APC, or vitamin C.
- Let the flu patient wear airy clothes, cover with a blanket and steam with aromatic leaves (such as lemon leaves, grapefruit leaves, perilla leaves, Vietnamese balm, mint, lemongrass leaves, perilla leaves (lemon basil), basil, five-fingered cat's claw, compassion, camphor, and water chestnut) to clear the nose, relieve the cold, sweat out toxins and create a feeling of comfort and relaxation for the patient's body.
- Every day, people with flu should use antiseptic nose drops and drink a cup of minced garlic mixed with warm water.
