Sometimes a person may feel a chill. This condition can occur against a background of acute respiratory infection, pneumonia, or other infectious diseases. But sometimes, in the absence of an obvious reason, “goosebumps” appear all the same, while the temperature is warm and the body temperature is normal. Why does this happen and what to do if it freezes?
Hypothermia
One of the common causes of chills is hypothermia. If it’s cool outside, and a person has been outside a warm room for a long time or is not dressed for the weather, then he freezes quickly enough. At such moments, the blood vessels narrow, and, accordingly, blood circulation slows down. This is a normal protective reaction of the body, which helps prevent the process of damage to the capillaries and prevent frostbite. Almost all blood accumulates around the internal organs in order to warm them.
At first glance, it might seem that everything is provided for by nature. However, such a condition, especially lasting a long time, leads to the fact that local immunity is reduced and, above all, the upper respiratory tract is affected. That is, there is a huge risk of developing a respiratory disease.
What to do if it freezes as a result of hypothermia? Once in a warm room, you should warm yourself by any means available. You can take a warm bath or even a contrast shower. Be sure to have a plentiful and warm drink. It can be tea or milk. In the drink, you can add spices to speed up blood circulation: ginger or cinnamon. Feet can be placed in a bath of warm water. In the absence of an increase in body temperature, you can make applications of mustard plasters. It helps to restore normal blood circulation massage of the whole body and / or legs. It is also recommended to eat high-calorie, but easily digestible food, which will restore the energy spent. Alcohol in such cases is not recommended, except in therapeutic doses.
Unbalanced diet
Almost everyone wants to be slim, but it is not always possible to quickly lose extra pounds. Some people, in pursuit of a slim body, go on strict diets, completely forgetting about their own health.
First of all, this happens if nutrition involves the rejection of fats. However, do not forget that they are required for normal thermal regulation of the body. In particular, these are relevant for the female sex, since the fat in the subcutaneous tissue is also responsible for the functioning of the hormonal system. In support of this, we can give an example that not only chills torment women on a diet, sooner or later problems arise with the work of the ovaries.
It freezes very much, what should I do if such a condition appeared during the diet? Naturally, review your diet. Losing weight will help more restriction in carbohydrate intake, rather than a complete rejection of fats.
Hormonal disruption
It is no secret that the thyroid gland, namely thyroid hormones, plays an important role in thermoregulation. If there are not enough of them, then this disease is called hypothyroidism. In the presence of pathology, a person has a set of body mass, a constant feeling of weakness and chills.
Sex hormones affect heat metabolism. This is pronounced in women during the menstrual cycle, when there is chills and hot flashes.
It can also freeze with diabetes. Already at the last stage of the disease, when glucose plaques appear in the vessels, normal blood circulation is disturbed. In such cases, the patient often has chills in the legs.
What to do if a person freezes in the presence of one of the diseases? Naturally, consult an endocrinologist.
The cardiovascular system
Sometimes a person fails to warm up, as the circulatory system is disrupted. This may be vegetovascular dystonia, in which the functioning of nerve cells and blood vessels is disturbed. Another possible cause is anemia or anemia. These diseases are associated with a drop in hemoglobin levels.
Often you can hear complaints that a person freezes in the presence of hypertension. Very often, such a condition appears at the time of a sharp jump in blood pressure, after its normalization, the chills completely disappear.
What to do if it freezes and it is known for certain that there are problems with the cardiovascular system? Of course, eliminate the root cause. If it is hypertension, then lower the pressure. With anemia, it is necessary to increase the level of hemoglobin.
With vegetovascular dystonia from chills, hardening procedures will help.
Gastrointestinal problems
The digestive process occurs almost continuously, while almost all organs are drawn into the process. Today, poor ecology and nutrition, the abuse of "wrong" foods and alcohol, have forced many people to see a doctor with digestive diseases. Indeed, gastrointestinal pathologies are the scourge of our time, and they have wide symptoms: from nausea and vomiting to chills. If a person freezes, then it is not necessary that he has gastritis or an ulcer, but this symptom takes place if there are any.
Very often chills are the result of intoxication, which can be caused by poisoning with food or alcohol, medications. What to do if it freezes in such a situation? First of all, it is necessary to take activated charcoal in order to try to cleanse the body of toxins as much as possible, and then contact a medical institution for an examination.
Stress and Nerve Stress
The rapid life, the development of scientific and technical progress led to the fact that the city dweller is almost always in a state of stress. At work, problems, at home, in the transport, his legs were trampled, and so on - nervous strain. Very often in such situations, a person feels a slight chill, in no way associated with an increase or decrease in body temperature. This is just the activation of a protective force to overcome external stimuli.
What to do if it freezes without temperature, and the cause is stress? This condition is associated with a decrease in vascular tone, so a contrast shower, hardening and visiting the bath will help. Such simple and pleasant procedures will help restore vascular tone and easier to tolerate nervous strain.
To quickly get out of stress, it is recommended to take a few deep breaths and drink a glass of cool water. For some time it is recommended to drink soothing teas or decoctions of sage, chamomile or lemon balm.
What other reasons could there be?
What to do if it is very cold and for what reasons can such a condition be observed? Chills can be superfluous confirmation of the presence of a latent inflammatory process in the body or the onset of hemorrhage. In some cases, a similar symptom can be observed in the initial stages of tuberculosis, as in the development of malignant or benign neoplasms. Some people freeze after a fright; women can accompany this condition during menopause. Very often, the state of chills is a harbinger of the development of a certain disease.
Colds
As a rule, a cold person feels a whole bunch of symptomatic experiences. This headache, sore throat, runny nose and chills.
The main question that arises when the temperature is high and freezes, what should I do? As they say, the temperature is different. If it does not exceed 38 degrees, then knocking it down is not recommended. In this way, the body tries to cope with harmful bacteria and activate immune forces. The body gives off heat to the environment, so a person freezes.
In this case, it is recommended to insulate the body and preferably with natural, cotton materials. Be sure to have a plentiful and warm drink. It can be milk, tea or brewed medicinal herbs.
If the temperature is too high
The question becomes more serious when the temperature is 39, it freezes. What to do in such a situation? In this state, antipyretic drugs will be required. With this increase in body temperature and internal organs overheat. It is necessary to observe bed rest so as not to overload the body with physical and mental activity. Drink warm drinks, for example, every 10 minutes in one sip to prevent dehydration.
In the room where the patient is located, optimal conditions should be created, the room should not be stuffy and hot, about +20 ... + 22 degrees. Air the room periodically. The humidity level should not fall below 50%.
What should I do if my head hurts and freezes, my body temperature rises to 40 degrees? In this case, immediately call an ambulance crew. In this state, the patient may even begin cramps and delirium, often people at this temperature lose consciousness.
Sick child
What to do if the child freezes? If symptoms persist within two hours, then you should call a doctor and take some measures. Cover the baby with a blanket and put on warm socks. Should the child constantly drink warm drinks, herbal tea or compote. If it is clearly visible that this is a cold, then you should not give acidified liquid with the addition of lemon, so you can only increase the irritation in the throat. Reducing the temperature, do not rub, it is better to use candles or syrups. In no case do not soar your child’s feet, do not use an electric blanket and mustard plasters until the temperature drops.
Prevention
When, for no reason, it freezes without temperature, what should I do? This issue should be resolved with your doctor. In addition, try to avoid hypothermia, do not allow strong physical overstrain of the body. Refuse from “harmful” foods, eat more fruits and vegetables. With excessive excitability of the nervous system, give up work where it is hard emotionally. Any respiratory disease, even a minor one, requires serious treatment so that it does not become chronic. Go in for sports, it can be gymnastics or yoga.