With the arrival of cold weather, a cold becomes a frequent guest in our house. And naturally, we are already ready for her coming and stocked up with medicines and advice of acquaintances who successfully coped with ARI and now ready to share our experience with the whole world.
But what if this approach is wrong and treatment of ARI with such methods is unacceptable?
- 5 mistakes in the treatment of acute respiratory infections that the body may not forgive us
- 1. Fighting disease on legs»
- 2. Treatment with antibiotics
- 3. Treatment with folk methods
- 4. Self-selection of medicines
- 5. "Sealing" bodies and spaces
- How to get well faster and not harm your health
5 mistakes in the treatment of acute respiratory infections that the body may not forgive us
Doctors never tire of warning that flu, bronchitis, rhinitis, and other seasonal illnesses need different treatments. And only a specialist is able to differentiate one disease from another. But going to a doctor is sometimes just too lazy, and sometimes it seems inappropriate, and we start to treat ourselves. To be treated, and to make mistakes.
1. Fighting disease on legs»
When doctors recommend bed rest, they don't do it out of badness. During an acute respiratory disease or flu, the body throws all its resources into fighting the infection, and in order to maintain the power of immunity, it needs strength. But if for some reason you keep going to work, can can stop meeting friends and, in general behave as usual, your body has to distract against attacks on disease-causing viruses and bacteria in order to provide you with protection from environmental factors (cool air, dampness, etc.). As a result — a long course of acute respiratory infections, and often a whole bunch of complications.
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2. Treatment with antibiotics
Today, almost everyone knows that viruses and bacteria — these are fundamentally different microorganisms, and antiviral agents do not act on bacteria, but antibiotics — for viruses. But in an trying to quickly get rid of unpleasant symptoms, many "just in case" add antibacterial drugs to the course of treatment. And moreover, they choose these drugs on their own.
In an unfavorable scenario, such antibiotics suppress the healthy microflora of the respiratory tract, which leads to a rapid growth of pathogenic fungi, which also inhabit the mucous membrane of the oropharynx, nasopharynx, bronchial lumen. And a common cold can turn into a serious illness that requires treatment in a hospital setting.
3. Treatment with folk methods
Among the variety of traditional medicine as self-treatment, only warm herbal decoctions are allowed, and only if such herbs have already been tested before and they are 100% safe for a particular person. And the use of such funds on the recommendation of friends and acquaintances can lead to the development of allergic reactions and cause chronicity of the disease.
In the first case, everything is explained by the high allergenicity of herbs, honey and other components that are often included in traditional medicine recipes. You can get a chronic disease, because folk remedies are able to quite effectively deal with the symptoms of acute respiratory infections, which makes you think that the disease has receded. The treatment is stopped, and the disease continues to exist in a sluggish format, until the next hypothermia or stress leads to a relapse, but this time you have every chance to encounter not just cough, but a severe a form of bronchitis or pneumonia.
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4. Self-selection of medicines
When we go into the pharmacy with the need to buy medicines for ARI, we ask the pharmacist the same same "What do you advise for a runny nose/cough?". And don't take into account that a pharmacy worker is more likely to offer you a symptomatic remedy that will lower the temperature or "dry" your body. nose, but will not in any way effect the cause of your illness.
At best, in a few days you will quit such treatment due to its ineffectiveness and finally see a doctor. A at worst — by this time, complications will have developed that will require much more time and funds to eliminate
5. "Sealing" bodies spacesOur grandmothers also told us to dress warmly and not poking our nose out into the street while we sick. Many people use these tips to this day. But at a high body temperature, warm clothing can lead to overheating of the body and severe violations of thermoregulation. A lack of fresh air — this is a guaranteed increase in the concentration of microbes in the air that you breathe. And with with every breath you more and more populate the upper respiratory tract with different types of bacteria and fungi.
How to get well faster and not harm your health
The first thing you need to do — reorganize your life for the next few days, and try to spend more time in bed. Sleep & peace — the most important thing that your body needs now.
And be sure to follow the requirements for home hygiene: regularly ventilate the room, do wet cleaning (or at least just arrange ventilation if you live alone).
These tips will help you deal with CORD without unpleasant consequences, and will require very little — — just a responsible attitude to one's own health.
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