The doctor listed the main mistakes in self-medication of colds

Residents of the Tula region were reminded what mistakes in self-treatment of colds can harm health. About common misconceptions told senior lecturer of the Department of Surgery of the Medical Faculty of the State University of Education Alexander Umnov.

According to the expert, one of the main mistakes is to take antibiotics without a doctor's prescription. Such drugs do not act on viruses, so with a viral infection, their use without indications will not help to recover.

Do not try to lower the temperature of 37.5 ° C without any reason. The doctor also warned against excessive wrapping, warming the legs in boiling water and inhalation over hot potatoes. Such procedures can lead to overheating and burns.

Another undesirable practice is to apply iodine or pure alcohol to the skin in the throat. Umnov also does not advise to carry the disease on his feet and uncontrollably take advertised immunostimulants.

With some symptoms, delaying going to the doctor is dangerous. Medical care is necessary for shortness of breath, severe pain, retardation, as well as with a rapid increase in temperature above 39 ° C in the first two days of the disease.

To alleviate the condition during a cold, the specialist recommends enough sleep, drink warm liquids, regularly ventilate the room and maintain comfortable humidity. It is better to eat light food, without forcing yourself to eat through force. With a cold, you can use a saline solution to wash the nose, and the temperature should be measured two to three times a day.

Earlier, MK in Tula wrote that a Tula doctor saved a newborn with seizures under the threat of drones. The little patient is now alive and safe.