Symptoms of colds, prevention and treatment

In the cold season, the number of cases of one of the most insidious and harmless, at first glance, diseases - colds sharply increases. Most people are not serious about it, often neglecting treatment and bed rest. Symptoms of colds always appear unexpectedly. Just yesterday you felt fine, and this morning felt a weakness, tickling in the nose and a sore throat. It is very important to start treatment as early as possible, because it is dangerous not so much the disease itself as the complications to which it can lead.
The first symptoms of cold are familiar to almost everyone: weakness, lethargy, apathy, swelling of the nasal mucosa, as a result, a runny nose, sore throat, fever. Feeling them, you must immediately take action. If there is still no elevated temperature, it is advisable to warm up the body properly. You can take a hot bath with the addition of pine branches, sage broth or St. John's wort, steaming in a bath with birch or any other broom. Immediately after this, you must drink hot tea with raspberry jam, lime or honey. The main thing, remember, whatever discomfort the colds do not deliver, in no case should you take antipyretics if your body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees. Otherwise, you will prevent the body from dealing with the inflammatory process on its own.

If breathing is difficult, it must be restored with vasoconstrictive drops.

Breathing through the mouth can lead to the drying of the mouth, resulting in a sore throat.

However, do not use drops too often. It is better to use them only before bedtime, so that shortness of breath and other symptoms of colds do not interfere with full sleep.

If the rhinitis is acute (even during the day it causes severe discomfort), it is necessary to carry out the procedure of washing the nasal cavity regularly (several times a day). This is suitable for ordinary green tea or a weak solution of salt.

Very often cold symptoms are accompanied by a cough. In order not to provoke bronchitis, it is necessary to take expectorant or diluting drugs, which can be prescribed only by a doctor. You need to consult a specialist, he will also advise anti-inflammatory and immuno-fortifying agents. Do not forget about rest, in no case can not tolerate the disease on your feet. Therefore, having felt the symptoms of a cold, it is better to take 2-3 days off at work than to lose complications for a week or much more time.

One of the most dangerous consequences of a cold is a complication on the kidneys. Through the blood, the virus enters the organ and provokes the development of glomerulonephritis or pyelonephritis. Symptoms of the common cold of the kidneys are similar to those of the usual SARS - chills, fever, weakness. To distinguish these diseases from an ordinary cold, you can by sharp pain in the lower part of the waist, by the color of urine (it becomes darker). To avoid such negative consequences, it is worth remembering about prevention. It is necessary to dress warmly, take vitamins, temper the body, drink more liquid and comply with all the prescriptions of the doctor.