Ways to avoid a cold! The expert told

It manifests with many symptoms such as cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, sneezing, weakness, fatigue, joint pain, sweating, dry mouth, post nasal drip, difficulty swallowing, tearing and watering.

How is it found?

Children usually take the disease from school and bring it home, that is, to the family, and infect it. After that, the mother or father takes this disease to the workplace and infects their colleagues, while siblings take them to other schools and infect their classmates. Or three respiratory infections contracted in places such as public transport, shopping malls, which spread quickly by infecting family members.
Children are most affected by upper respiratory tract infections, followed by the elderly.

The first intervention for upper respiratory infection is to open the stuffy nose. When the nasal congestion is not opened, the frequency of sore throat, dry mouth and throat infections due to mouth breathing increases.

Again, due to nasal congestion, the secretions flowing back from the nose cause the spread of the disease through coughing. If it causes nasal congestion, sore throat, lacrimation, high fever, widespread muscle and joint pain, it is called flu, while if it causes nasal congestion, sore throat, runny nose, it is called a cold.

To protect adults and children, following general hygiene rules, staying away from sick people, closing the mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing are general precautions that everyone should follow.

It is recommended to drink plenty of fluids, as this promotes the excretion of viruses. Natural substances such as sage, linden and honey accelerate healing. Consuming natural foods that contain antioxidants, trotting soup, chicken broth and consuming foods such as citrus fruits, which are rich in vitamins, accelerate healing.

How do we get less sick?

Prof.Dr.Yavuz Selim Yıldırım, ”Especially children and adults with excessive nasal congestion become sicker with a mild infection. Nasal allergies, adenoids in children, curvatures of the concha and nasal cavity in adults cause upper respiratory infections to disappear later and last longer.

What must be done to be protected?

– Sick people have to make an effort not to infect others with their illness.
– It is necessary to consume citrus fruits and natural foods that stimulate the immune system, which are known as winter specific vitamin stores.
– If we have the disease, we should try to keep our nose open for the first procedure.
– If you are constantly sick, you should be examined by an ENT specialist
– It is necessary to dress appropriately for the winter season, eat and sleep