In the past, people’s greatest wish was to fill their stomps without any requirement for other material conditions. Bai Juyi’s “Bath Poem”, “After years of not bathing, grime fills the skin”, reflects that the Tang Dynasty’s Chinese people did not bathe frequently, only once every ten days and half a month. In modern times, it is basically unacceptable for the ancients to do so. Now everyone has formed the habit of taking a bath every day.
But in winter, many people like to take a bath with very hot water, thinking that it can keep out the cold. In fact, this idea is not true. Overheated water will cause the contraction of skin blood vessels and the rise of blood pressure, hot water will reflexive cause the heartbeat, blood pressure will rise in a short time, when the blood pressure gradually drops to the level before the bath water, there will still be a large amount of blood trapped in the peripheral blood, making the brain and heart and other important organs of blood supply shortage. This change in blood distribution can cause a significant rise and fall in blood pressure, which is a risk for elderly patients with hypertension or other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
People with hypertension should pay attention to the following when bathing:
Do not bathe immediately after meals:
Taking a bath or shower after a meal can cause stomach cramps and indigestion. We’ve all experienced drowsiness after a meal. It’s the brain ischemia caused by blood rushing into the stomach in order for it to start digesting food. If a patient with hypertension takes a bath at this time and bathes with hot water of high temperature, the dilation of blood vessels in the skin and the increase of blood flow may lead to the decrease of blood supply to the brain and heart and the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents.
Water temperature should not be too hot:
Overheating causes the skin’s blood vessels to dilate. The ideal temperature is about two degrees above your normal body temperature, which is between 38 and 39 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is too high, it will damage the oil on the surface of the skin, aggravating the degree of dryness of the skin, but also cause a rise in blood pressure.
Bathing time should not be too long:
Winter bath time should not be too long, to control in 15 minutes or so, not more than 20 minutes; And the bathroom that waits for water heater with gas, natural gas, if enter bath time too long, the area inside the bathroom is relatively narrow, oxygen content can drop, hypertensive patient can cause angina pectoris, appear the symptom such as inadequacy of cerebral supply blood, dizziness chest frowziness
Do not take a bath too vigorously too fast:
When the position changes, the movement should be slow, turn head or turn head should not be too aggressive; Human vertebral artery will be compressed and become thinner due to neck rotation. If vertebral artery has lesions, cervical sympathetic nerve will cause cerebral vasospasm due to stimulation, which will reduce the blood supply to the brain and slow the blood flow speed of cerebral blood vessels. In light cases, temporary cerebral ischemia may occur, and patients with hypertension are more dangerous than ordinary people
Avoid bathing in public bathrooms:
Cold weather in winter, the public bathroom is often closed doors and Windows, the temperature is higher, more people, the air is cloudy, indoor oxygen is less. When patients with hypertension enter public bathrooms to take a bath in winter, their blood pressure tends to rise and cerebrovascular thoughts occur due to the cloudy air, crowded personnel and insufficient oxygen
Do not take a bath after drinking or when you are overtired:
Alcohol can damage cardiomyocytes and expand the heart to develop cardiomyopathy. At the same time, alcohol can hinder the recovery of glucose in the blood. Hypertension patients with hyperinsulinemia are more difficult to recover the glucose content in the blood, which may cause shock and even endanger life.
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