During the rainy season, it rains continuously in many areas. It makes both children and adults easily ill with flu symptoms. For the care of fever patients Initially, you should dry yourself to reduce your body temperature. But there is a dispute as to whether it should use warm water Room temperature water or cold water in this case Dr. Poj Inthalaphaporn, Head of the Infectious Diseases Division, Rajavithi Hospital Internal Medicine Group Tell Hfocus that drying off is a good way to reduce fever. To clean yourself using tap water at normal temperature. Do not use hot or cold water by scrubbing high temperature areas such as head, neck, armpits, groin. Applying compresses for a while will help reduce fever. However, if you use normal temperature water and still have a high fever. The gel can be refrigerated to reduce fever. Wrap the gel in a thin towel and apply it to the area. armpit or groin But it is not recommended to use ice.
As for the belief that a thick blanket and sweating help reduce fever. Dr. Poj Explain that if there are no chills, a towel is enough. an increase in body temperature.Natural mechanisms also have a way to expel heat from the body through the skin: covering it with a heavy blanket makes it more difficult for the skin to cool. The body temperature is even higher than that despite not having a fever. When you wear warm clothes, you can still feel warm. sweating because you feel hot
“The mechanism of sweating is because the body tries to lower the temperature. By sweating so that heat is released through the sweat. Evaporate on the skin Sweating is one of the mechanisms for reducing the body’s fever. But there is no need for it. Cover yourself with a heavy blanket to sweat. The thicker the blanket, the hotter it becomes. The body has to sweat. It increases the body’s fever. Normal clothes are recommended and a light blanket is sufficient. Let the body cool down Unless that isn’t really chilling. ” said Doctor Poj
As for drinking water for those with a fever. Should I drink lukewarm water? Dr. Poj He added that it is enough to drink water at normal room temperature. when the body has a fever The higher the temperature, the more sweat will make the body sweat to cool off. the water has evaporated The body is already losing water. Drinking water is used to lower body temperature. Replace the water in the body that evaporates into sweat. Compared to car radiators Insufficient water, it is necessary to add water to the car radiator. The body is like a machine. If dehydration raises your body temperature. Drinking plain water will help your body temperature return to normal faster. It is not necessary to drink hot or cold water.
For the reasons that cause fever in the body. Dr. Poj Added that being in the rain doesn’t mean the body has to have a fever. But when there is a change in the weather or a rainy season, some people who have allergy problems may have a wet nose, runny nose, inhale the mist that contains the germs in the environment, it will adhere to the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. It is easy to catch a cold from a virus. When the body is infected with germs The immune system will work to protect the body. The work of the immune system which is white blood cells or antibodies from vaccination or when you have already been sick with an infection These immunities work by increasing the number. It produces a wide variety of chemicals to deal with incoming foreign bodies. These substances will stimulate the immune system to work harder. It is a substance that communicates between the immune system. It can stimulate the pituitary gland in the hypothalamus which has a center that controls the body temperature When I realized the chemicals were more than usual. It will establish a new body temperature above the original 37 degrees Celsius to prevent the multiplication of bacteria or viruses. which is the body’s natural mechanism for dealing with germs
“During the rainy season, the optimum temperature allows germs, viruses and bacteria to multiply. Therefore, there are many types of virus outbreaks. The chances of inhaling the virus into the body are very likely. Therefore, it is easy to infect the virus from the environment. Because the environment will have droplets, secretions from sick people and coughing and sneezing mixed with the environment. especially in areas where the air is not ventilated. ” concluded Dr. Pott
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