What should we pay attention to after cupping

In fact, many people like to try cupping when they feel soreness in their waist and knees. But cupping is not suitable for many people. If you do cupping without knowing that you are not in a condition suitable for it, it can be dangerous. You should know that if people with chronic lung diseases use cupping treatment casually, it will often cause alveolar rupture. What are the precautions for cupping?

Cupping is not suitable for patients with underlying lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, etc. When there is inflammation in the lungs, there is often damage to the alveoli or fluid retention in the lungs. If cupping is used for treatment, the pressure in the chest cavity will change dramatically, causing the bullae on the surface of the lungs to rupture, thus causing spontaneous pneumothorax.

Taking a bath after cupping

Easy to catch cold

It is not advisable to take a bath after cupping. Many people who like to take a bath in the bathhouse often say "cupping and bathing, neither is less important."

Indeed, warm bath water and warm cupping, washing and then cupping, cupping and then washing, it feels comfortable just thinking about it.

But you really have to pay attention to the order. You can cupping after taking a shower, but you must not take a shower immediately after cupping.

After cupping, the skin is in a damaged state and is very fragile. Taking a bath at this time can easily cause skin damage and inflammation.

If you take a cold shower, your skin will easily catch a cold because the pores are open.

Therefore, you must not take a shower immediately after cupping.

Long-term cupping

Can cause skin infection

Many people say that cupping takes at least half an hour. Some people believe that the effect of cupping can only be reflected after the blisters are pulled out, especially some elderly people who hold this view.

Cupping varies according to the size, material, and intensity of negative pressure of the cup.

However, it is generally advisable to take no more than ten minutes from the time the fire is lit to the time the tank is opened.

Because the main principle of cupping is negative pressure rather than time. If the cupping time is too long under high negative pressure until blisters appear, it will not only damage the skin, but may also cause skin infection.

Warm reminder: Summer is a very suitable time for cupping. However, you cannot just use cupping when you have pneumonia. If you are a patient, it is best to take a bath before cupping. And after taking a shower, it is better to dry your body carefully. Otherwise, sweat will affect the adsorption of the cupping jar.