Now it is a hot summer, the temperature everywhere is also high, in such a hot weather, bathing has basically become a daily must do, but did you know that if you are a little careless, a simple bath may also become a "killer"!
A doctor has posted a embarrassing news on social platforms: "A bucket of cold water ruins a home". It tells the story of a 53-year-old man in Jiaxing who poured a bucket of cold water on his body because of the high temperature, which caused a large-scale myocardial infarction and finally lost his life.
Isn't it just a cold shower, how can it be fatal? Can a simple bath be so risky?
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How can a cold shower cause sudden death?
In summer, the weather is hot, and the capillaries of the skin are mostly dilated before we bathe. At this time, if you suddenly take a cold shower, it is easy to stimulate the sudden contraction of blood vessels, cause increased blood pressure, increase the burden on the heart, and severe cerebral blood vessel rupture, bleeding, resulting in stroke, coma and even death.
Especially in middle-aged and elderly people and people with a history of coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke and arrhythmia, this "sudden cold stimulation" can easily induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents, and even fatal.
[These people should also take cold showers carefully]
(1) Patients with arthritis
Studies have shown that the causative factors of certain diseases that are prone to winter attacks often arise from cold in summer.
In addition, cold and cold can also make existing joint pain and limb numbness symptoms more intense and serious.
(2) Those who are allergic to cold
Patients with cold urticaria and pruritus skin take a cold shower during the onset of the disease, which is easy to stimulate the aggravation of the disease.
(3) Patients with colds
People who have a cold are relatively weak themselves, and if they take a cold shower, it may cause the condition to worsen, and even cause pneumonia.
【Expert Reminder】
It should be noted that the bathing temperature is too high is not good, it is easy to cause rapid increase and decrease in blood pressure, which may lead to blood vessel rupture, mild cerebral hemorrhage, severe sudden cardiac death.
It is recommended that the water temperature should be controlled close to the human body temperature, that is, about 36-38 °C, generally not exceeding 40 °C.
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Except for the water temperature
Bathing time is also important
According to statistics, about 15% of middle-aged and elderly patients with hypertension will have cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents during bathing every year, and examples of sudden death in young adults also occur from time to time.
Among them, bathing temperature is a major factor, in addition to bathing time is also very important, washing the wrong may be fatal.
1. Taking a long bath
Long-term bathing is easy to make the human brain in a state of relatively little blood supply for a long time, which may cause temporary ischemia and hypoxia in the brain, causing fainting.
In addition, bathing for too long may also cause coronary artery spasm, promote thrombosis, and even induce severe arrhythmias and cause sudden death.
【Tips】
The bathing time is best controlled within 30 minutes, and the elderly, children and cardiovascular patients are recommended to be no more than 20 minutes.
2 These times should not be bathed immediately, health risks are great
(1) Just finished eating
On the one hand, after eating, the blood in the body is mainly concentrated in the digestive system, and bathing will stimulate the expansion of peripheral blood vessels, which can easily lead to a relative decrease in blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in symptoms of indigestion.
At the same time, the "double blood pumping" of the skin and gastrointestinal tract can easily lead to a more unguaranteed blood supply to the heart and brain, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone take a bath at least half an hour after eating.
(2) Fasting state
When fasting, the blood sugar level in the body is relatively low, and bathing increases blood flow to the skin tissue, reducing the amount of blood supplied to the brain, which may lead to accidents such as fainting.
(3) After drinking too much
Alcohol inhibits the activity of liver function and hinders glycogen release. However, the body's glucose consumption increases during bathing, and if blood sugar is not replenished in time, it is easy to produce symptoms such as dizziness, dizziness, and general weakness, and hypoglycemic coma can occur in severe cases.
In addition, drunkenness can affect a person's sense of balance, and it is easy to fall in a slippery bathroom, which is especially dangerous for the elderly group.
(4) When you wake up in the morning
High blood pressure when waking up in the morning, also known as "morning peak blood pressure" in medicine, if the patient takes a bath immediately, it may lead to a further increase in blood pressure, which is easy to cause accidents.
(5) After gua sha cupping
On the one hand, many people will have skin damage after cupping, and bathing may cause wound inflammation and infection.
In addition, gua sha cupping will make the local skin pores appear open, at this time bathing is not only easy to get cold, infected with cold, water vapor may also take advantage of the deficiency, resulting in increased body moisture, affecting the treatment effect.
Therefore, it is recommended that everyone take a bath at least 3 hours after gua sha cupping.
【What other bathing behaviors are easy to attract moisture into the body?】 】
(1) Do not dry when bathing
If the remaining moisture on the surface of the skin is not dried in time, it is easy to penetrate into the body through the pores, thereby aggravating the moisture in the body.
(2) Rub the bath vigorously
When we clean the skin dirt too hard, it is likely to damage the stratum corneum of the skin, allowing moisture in nature to take advantage.
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The correct posture for bathing
Have you learned?
1. It is safer to bathe in this order
(1) Wash your face first
When bathing, hot water is turned on for a while, and a large amount of hot vapor is generated.
The pores of the human body will open quickly when heated, and the dust, oil stains, etc. adsorbed on the face during the day are easy to sneak in when the pores are opened, and it is easy to block the pores over time, and even promote more and more blackheads and pimples.
Therefore, it is recommended that you wash your face first when bathing to avoid clogged pores.
(2) Wash the limbs again
Washing the body should start with the limbs, which are far from the heart, and rinsing them first allows the body to have an adaptation process and can reduce the stimulation of the heart.
(3) Wash your hair after that
On the one hand, post-washing hair can prevent excessive changes in heat and cold from causing poor blood circulation to the head, thereby reducing the risk of cerebrovascular diseases.
In addition, after a period of hot water rinsing, the scalp and hair are fully moisturized in water vapor, which is more conducive to full cleansing and scalp health.
2 These 4 parts you don't neglect, washing often is healthier
(1) Back of the ear
The back of the ear belongs to the area where the sebaceous gland secretion is relatively strong, if it is not cleaned for a long time, the oil is easy to mix dirt and secretions, which may cause clogged pores and even lead to sebaceous cysts.
In addition, there is also a depressive groove on the back of the ear, which corresponds to the ridge of the human body, and when massaging the back of the ear, it is equivalent to pinching the ridge, which helps to regulate the whole body qi and blood, so you should pay more attention to the cleaning of the back of the ear socket when bathing.
(2) Underarms
The developed sweat glands under the armpits, coupled with the presence of armpit hair, are one of the most likely parts to produce odors and hide germs. If the cleaning is not in place, it may not only cause armpit odor, but also be detrimental to the health of the mammary glands.
In addition, not only sweat glands are distributed under the armpits, but also many nerves, blood vessels, lymphoid tissues, and frequent scrubbing of the armpits can help improve the body's blood supply and enhance immunity.
(3) Anus
As the very end of the digestive tract, the anus is often in a state of contraction, and its numerous folds are easy to "hide dirt", coupled with the anal area being stuffed in the "butt egg" for many years, it is easier to become a "hotbed" of bacteria.
Therefore, the daily cleaning of the anus is not in place, which is likely to cause a variety of perianal and anorectal diseases, such as common perianal itching, perianal eczema, acne, etc.
(4) Toes
Pay special attention to the cleaning of the toe seams and toenails. Both areas are prone to dirt buildup, and over time you can become infected with fungi or bacteria, which can lead to diseases such as athlete's foot, paronychia or tinea pedis.
In addition, when washing your feet, you can rub your feet against each other, which can stimulate the spring point on the soles of your feet. It can make people energetic, enhance physical fitness, and have a certain auxiliary improvement effect on senile asthma, waist and knee soreness, insomnia and dreams, high blood pressure, etc.
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