What is a heat cold and what are the symptoms

I believe everyone is familiar with heat cold, because it is a very common type of cold in life. Heat stroke occurs in summer and is also known as heat cold. Heat colds can bring some obvious symptoms, such as fever, poor sweating, nausea and retching, etc.

The cold people catch in the summer is commonly known as "heat cold" or "heat cold". Traditional Chinese medicine generally refers to colds caused by external factors such as heat and dampness. Many people believe that as the weather gets hotter, colds will get better slowly without injections or medications. However, this misunderstanding often leads to worsening of colds and complications caused by a minor cold due to insufficient attention. Therefore, we must not treat fever and colds coldly, but must seek timely treatment to avoid the development of other diseases.

1. "Heat cold" not only has cold symptoms, but also has fever, poor sweating, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Treatment should be aimed at clearing away heat and dampness, relieving exterior symptoms and harmonizing the middle. You can choose Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid (10 ml), 3-5 ml for children over 7 years old, 2-4 ml for children 3-7 years old, twice a day. For children with chills and fever caused by wind-cold, food stagnation, or gastrointestinal cold accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting, Wushicha granules (powder) can be used; for those with summer heat and thirst, and children's prickly heat, they can use honeysuckle dew oral liquid; for those with summer heat and constipation, thirst, irritability, and mouth and tongue ulcers, Daochi Pills can be used, but children under one year old should use it with caution.

2. The symptoms of "heat cold" are mild, with only nasal symptoms, such as nasal congestion, clear runny nose, sneezing, and mild cough, and they can be cured within 3 to 4 days. If the pharynx is involved, there will usually be fever, sore throat, and swollen and painful tonsils. Fever usually lasts for 2 to 3 days.

If the symptoms are severe, there will be high fever, chills, headache, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Patients may have more frequent coughs, pharyngeal congestion, herpes and ulcers, tonsil exudate, and obvious pharyngeal pain. Inflammation can also cause swelling and pain in the submandibular lymph nodes, and complications involving the sinuses, middle ear, and trachea. High fever in infants and young children can easily cause convulsions.

3. In viral infections, white blood cell counts are usually normal or low, while in bacterial infections they are usually high. Since upper respiratory tract infections are mostly caused by viruses, antibiotics are not necessary, especially in the early stages of viral infection. If there is a bacterial infection, such as exudative tonsillitis or suppurative otitis media, the doctor will use antibiotics to treat it depending on the specific situation. If a child has a fever, you can take appropriate antipyretic measures under the guidance of a doctor, but do not use excessive doses of antipyretics to avoid a sudden drop in body temperature and collapse. If the child's cough is severe and affects his diet and sleep, he can take cough suppressants under the guidance of a doctor.