In the cold season, the number of cases of one of the most insidious and innocuous, at first glance, diseases - colds sharply increases. Most people are not serious about her, often neglecting treatment and bed rest. Symptoms of a cold always appear unexpectedly. Yesterday you felt fine, and this morning you felt weak, tickling in the nose and sore throat. It is very important to begin treatment as early as possible, since it is not so much the disease itself that is dangerous, but the complications to which it can lead.
The first symptoms of a cold are familiar to almost every person: weakness, lethargy, apathy, swelling of the nasal mucosa, as a result, runny nose, sore throat, fever. Feeling them, you must immediately take action. If there is still no elevated temperature, then it is advisable to warm the body thoroughly. You can take a hot bath with the addition of pine branches, sage or St. John's wort, steam in a bath with a birch or any other broom. Immediately after this, you need to drink hot tea with raspberry jam, linden or honey. The main thing, remember, no matter how discomfort the symptoms of the common cold bring, you should never take
antipyretic drugs if your body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees. Otherwise, you will prevent the body from fighting the inflammatory process on its own.
If
breathing is difficult, it must be restored with vasoconstrictive drops.
Breathing through the mouth can cause the mouth to dry out, resulting in a sore throat.
However, do not use drops too often. It is better to use them only before bedtime, so that shortness of breath and other symptoms of the common cold do not interfere with a full sleep.
If the runny nose is acute (even during the day it causes severe discomfort), it is necessary to regularly (several times a day) carry out the procedure for washing the nasal cavity. For this, ordinary green tea or a weak salt solution is suitable.
Very often, the symptoms of a cold are accompanied by a cough. So that he does not provoke bronchitis, it is necessary to take expectorant or thinning drugs, which can only be prescribed by a doctor. It is necessary to consult a specialist, he will also advise anti-inflammatory and immuno-strengthening agents. We should not forget about peace, in no case should the disease on the legs be tolerated. Therefore, having felt the symptoms of a cold, it is better to take 2-3 days off at work than to lose a week or much more time for treatment of complications.
One of the most dangerous consequences of a cold is a kidney complication. Through the blood, the virus enters the organ and provokes the development of glomerulonephritis or pyelonephritis. Symptoms of a cold in the kidneys are similar to the usual SARS - chills, fever, weakness. You can distinguish these diseases from a common cold by acute pain in the lower back, the color of urine (it becomes darker). To avoid such negative consequences, it is worth remembering prevention. It is necessary to dress warmly, take vitamins, temper the body, drink more fluids and follow all the doctor’s instructions.