Summer heat and heatstroke prevention

Great summer is coming. In the past few days, when the weather changed slightly during the first few days, it was “cooled down” by a rain and there was a constant high temperature. According to weather forecast, the highest temperature in the city will reach 34-36 degrees in the next week, and the minimum temperature will be around 24 degrees. The arrival of the dog days, so that the incidence of "heat disease" continues to increase. According to reports from some hospitals, the number of patients suffering from gastro-intestinal diseases caused by the recent admission of patients with heatstroke and improper diet in the high-temperature environment has soared, and prevention of heatstroke and disease prevention has become a major problem for the general public.

The common “high temperature disease” in the summer is gastrointestinal disease, usually manifested as food poisoning-like lesions and gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Tian Xudong said that the ordinary people do not know that in the summer, the human body is “externally hot and internally cool.” In order to cool down, people tend to eat more cold or cold food, which in turn increases the burden on the spleen and stomach. Chinese medicine believes that "the coke in the spleen and stomach" is an important part of the body's normal functioning. If food is eaten cold, it will hurt the stomach yang and cause abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal diseases.

In the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, experts provide some simple and practical methods: home standing Huoxiangzhengqi pill (water), especially the Huoxiangzhengqi pill and a few slices of ginger boiled together, and the stomach will be better; Xin Jia Tang also has a good effect in nourishing Yin and clearing heat. Tian Xudong said: “The effect of Chinese medicine on the regulation of the body is obvious. Therefore, it is important to take full advantage of the regulatory role of Chinese medicine and take precautions. If necessary, ask Chinese medicine practitioners to write a recipe for everyone to ease the various discomforts caused by the heat. Summer heatstroke must pay attention to maintaining a healthy lifestyle: First, pay attention to timely replenishment; second, maintain a healthy diet.

Experts advise that summer should pay attention to avoid prolonged exposure to high temperatures, pay attention to timely replenishment, drink small amounts of water when you drink, not easy to swallow, especially in the morning to drink plenty of water, summer sleep at night, people sweating Larger than other seasons, the respiratory frequency is also higher, the amount of skin moisture evaporates, and the hydration work needs to be done. People working in a high temperature environment should appropriately supplement beverages containing elements such as potassium and magnesium. Drinks such as watermelon juice and mung bean soup have a very good effect on heatstroke prevention.

Experts pointed out that watermelon is known as "Small White Tiger Soup", which is known as the Chinese herbal medicine. It is a good fruit that cools off in the summer and relieves summer heat. It can relieve heat and can also add sugar that is lost due to excessive sweating. Many people like to eat iced watermelon, but people with poor spleen and stomach function must be avoided. It is recommended that you eat a little watermelon after a meal. This will not only hurt your taste, but will not hurt your stomach. Pulp water surface is a local summer heat-reducing diet, because our province is relatively dry and the land contains too much saline and alkali, so we often eat acidic and cool pulp water, not only can neutralize alkalinity, but also can defeat the heat and relieve heat and reduce inflammation. Lowering blood pressure, but when eating meat on the water, be sure to keep fresh when accompanied by meat to prevent food poisoning and gastrointestinal diseases.