Core tip: winter is coming, the weather is getting colder and colder. Many people think that it is very comfortable to take a hot spring with their family at this time! However, we know that the warning signs beside the hot spring baths usually read "no hot springs for patients with hypertension or heart disease", or "please consult your doctor before taking a hot spring bath"! It's going to get some people into trouble! Can patients with hypertension and heart disease really not take hot springs?
When winter comes, the weather is getting colder and colder. Many people think that it would be very comfortable to take a hot spring with their family at this time! However, we know that the warning signs beside the hot spring baths usually read "no hot springs for patients with hypertension or heart disease", or "please consult your doctor before taking a hot spring bath"! It's going to get some people into trouble!
Can patients with hypertension and heart disease really not take hot springs?
Hot springs can dilate blood vessels, which may lead to low blood pressure. The heart can only pump blood faster. For people with poor heart function, heart overload can easily lead to heart disease.
In addition, high temperature can accelerate blood circulation, also can make blood pressure too high, when the vascular wall is relatively fragile, blood vessels are easy to rupture, induce cerebral hemorrhage.
In addition, when you get up from the hot spring, the body temperature drops, and the blood vessels may not be able to withstand the cold and hot stimulation, and contract rapidly in the dilated state, resulting in high blood pressure and inducing cerebral apoplexy and myocardial infarction.
In this way, people with high blood pressure and heart disease can't take hot springs!
This is not the case. Relevant studies have found that patients with stable blood pressure and healthy people will not feel unwell after soaking in hot springs at 40 ℃ for 10 minutes. Patients with stable heart disease, soaking in 40 ℃ hot spring for 10 minutes, not only has no harm, but also can improve the related symptoms.
Moreover, hot springs with different temperatures will have different effects on the human body. The hot spring at 37 ℃ to 40 ℃ has a certain sedative effect on the human body and is beneficial to the patients with insomnia and neurasthenia; the hot spring above 40 ℃ to 43 ℃ can promote blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, and relieve arthritis and various pain.
Therefore, patients with hypertension and heart disease can be appropriate to soak in hot springs! But we should pay attention to some precautions.
1. The blood pressure should be stable when bathing in hot spring. Blood pressure should not be too high or too low. When systolic blood pressure is higher than 160mmhg or lower than 100mmhg, it is not suitable to take a hot spring.
2. The duration of bathing in hot spring should be controlled and the water temperature should not be too high. The water temperature between 38 ℃ and 40 ℃ is suitable; each immersion time should not exceed 10 minutes; the water surface should not be higher than the chest, so as not to increase the heart burden.
3. Pay attention to the following points before and after taking a hot spring bath: before taking a hot spring bath, you should not have an empty stomach or be too full. You should not take a hot spring bath after a meal; you should avoid taking a hot spring after drinking; do not get up quickly after taking a hot spring bath; take cold prevention measures to avoid sudden cold and hot.
4. Take measures in time in case of discomfort. If chest tightness, dizziness, palpitation and other discomfort occur when taking a hot spring bath, stop bathing in the hot spring immediately, lie down and take first-aid medicine such as nitroglycerin when necessary. If 10 minutes later, the symptoms can not be relieved, we must dial 120 to the hospital in time.
5. When breaking the hot spring, you should keep company. Don't take a hot spring alone, but go with your family or friends. Once you feel unwell, you can help in time and reduce the risk.
Finally, patients with hypertension, heart disease and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should not only pay attention to when taking a hot spring. At ordinary times, such as being in winter, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is also very large. When you get up in the morning and go out, you must not rush to open the window to open the door. You should pay attention to the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, do a good job of keeping warm, and do not rush to do some exercise outdoors. We must give blood vessels and blood pressure a buffer period !