I caught a cold and my limbs are sore and weak

During a cold, patients must pay attention to their physical recovery, because a cold is a disease symptom that has a relatively large impact on the body. If you do not pay attention to your physical recovery, it will be easy for the cold to invade the human body and cause other serious symptoms. Some people experience dizziness and headache when they have a cold, but some people feel weakness in their limbs during a cold. What may cause this?

1. Why do colds cause soreness and weakness in hands and feet?

1. After a cold, the fever causes the body's muscles to undergo anaerobic respiration and produce lactic acid, which can cause symptoms of body aches. Moreover, when you have a cold, the patient's immunity and resistance are reduced, so it is common to experience soreness and weakness in the limbs.

2. Many people use medication to treat a cold. The appearance of this symptom may be a side effect of the medication. Moreover, many patients with this disease have a loss of appetite and find it difficult to absorb nutrients. Therefore, malnutrition may lead to physical deterioration, body aches, and other symptoms.

3. Body aches and weakness in the limbs are common clinical symptoms in patients with severe colds. They may be caused by viral infection or fever. Therefore, patients with this disease must get adequate rest, otherwise their physical strength will be more difficult to support the treatment of the disease.

Note:

Many patients are more likely to experience symptoms of body aches caused by colds in winter and spring, which are generally caused by viral influenza. During these seasons, we should take preventive measures in advance.

2. What to do if you feel weak all over after catching a cold

If a person feels weak and achy after catching a cold, it is mostly because the body is deficient, tired, and poorly rested, and then infected with a virus or caught a cold. This type of person is prone to high fever. Therefore, when you feel weak and sore, you must deal with it in time, so that you can control the symptoms quickly and it will not be easy to cause high fever.

1. It is recommended to take cold and heat-clearing granules, isatis root, amoxicillin, bupleurum granules, etc. for treatment. If oral medications are ineffective, intravenous anti-inflammatory treatment is recommended, because intravenous drug concentrations are higher and the effect is faster.

2. Drink more water, you can make tea with ginger, and eat more carrot soup, which is good for colds and is more healthy.

3. Soak your feet in moxa leaf water, drink more water after sweating, go to bed early and make sure to get enough sleep, and the symptoms of fatigue and soreness of the whole body will be relieved.

4. If you have a cold, don’t use the air conditioner for the time being and keep warm.

5. To increase the body's resistance, you can exercise more, eat more vegetables, sweat more, and increase the body's resistance.

In addition, in addition to taking medicine, diet is also a very important step during a cold. Let’s take a look at some dietary precautions after a cold.