Eight situations where you cannot take a shower
Introduction: Taking a shower can clean our body, relax our mind and body, and is beneficial to our physical health. But in some cases, taking a shower is not only harmful to your health, but can also harm it. 1Taking a shower can clean our body, relax our mind and body, and is beneficial to our physical health. But in some cases, taking a shower is not only harmful to your health, but can also harm it.
1. It is not advisable to take a shower before going to bed
Many people have the habit of going to bed immediately after taking a hot shower, but this is actually an incorrect habit. It is best to take a shower 2 hours before bedtime. Sleep often occurs after body temperature drops, and hot baths can raise body temperature, delaying the release of "sleep hormones" from the brain. If you can only take a shower before going to bed one day, you can use a damp towel to cool your forehead for 5 minutes after taking a shower, allowing your body temperature to return to normal levels and fall asleep as soon as possible.
Taking a shower after waking up to stimulate awakening
In the standard of sleep quality, an internationally recognized indicator is "next morning feeling". If one feels very energetic, even if the sleep time is short, it is considered to have good sleep quality. After waking up in the morning, taking a bath with slightly lower water temperature can uplift our spirits and improve the satisfaction of nighttime sleep.
2. It is not advisable to take a shower after drinking alcohol
Alcohol can inhibit liver function and hinder the release of glycogen. During bathing, the consumption of glucose in the human body increases. Taking a shower after drinking alcohol, if blood sugar is not replenished in a timely manner, it is easy to experience dizziness, blurred vision, general weakness, and in severe cases, hypoglycemic coma.
In addition, because the human body needs to sweat during bathing, the alcohol concentration in the blood increases relatively. In addition, hot water promotes blood circulation, dilates blood vessels, and accelerates pulse rate, which often causes a decrease in blood pressure and an increase in blood viscosity, making it difficult for the body to adapt and leading to the onset of heart disease or stroke.
It's not good to wash your hair immediately after drinking
If you wash your hair shortly after drinking alcohol, it is likely to cause abnormal intracranial vascular function, leading to symptoms such as dizziness, darkened eyes, and vomiting. Especially for elderly people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, do not wash your hair with too cold water, and pay more attention after drinking alcohol.
3. It is not advisable to take a shower after a full meal
After taking a shower after a full meal, the blood vessels on the skin surface of the whole body are stimulated by hot water and expand, causing more blood to flow to the surface. The blood supply to the abdominal cavity is relatively reduced, which can affect digestion and absorption, cause hypoglycemia, and even collapse and fainting.
It's not good to take a shower when hungry
When people are hungry, their blood sugar levels are at their lowest, and they cannot guarantee the calorie consumption required for bathing. Therefore, bathing when hungry can easily lead to symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, and even shock.
It's better to wait one or two hours after meals
It is best to take a shower one or two hours after a meal, and you can choose the shower time according to your own constitution. For example, elderly people with weak constitution can choose to take a shower at noon when their yang energy is strongest, which can achieve complementary effects and prevent them from getting sick easily.
4. It is not advisable to take a shower when experiencing a fever
When a person's body temperature rises to 38 ℃, the body's heat consumption can increase by 20%, and the body is relatively weak. Taking a shower at this time is prone to accidents.
In addition, even if there is no high fever, it is best not to take a shower during the acute development of the disease. Patients with severe heart disease, anemia, uremia, hypertension above 180 mmHg, myocardial infarction, acute nephritis, acute hepatitis, trauma, etc. should not take a shower.
Patients with cerebrovascular disease should not take frequent showers. The thermal stimulation generated during bathing can accelerate blood flow in the patient's body, thereby increasing the pressure of blood on blood vessels. When blood flows through certain local lesions, vascular rupture is prone to occur.
Epilepsy patients should not take frequent showers. When taking a shower, a large amount of water vapor is inhaled into the body, causing a decrease in oxygen content. In addition, the body excretes more sweat, disrupting electrolyte balance, which can easily cause temporary functional disorders and trigger epilepsy.
5. It is not advisable to take a shower immediately after work
After both physical and mental labor, it is recommended to take a break before taking a shower, otherwise it may cause insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain, and even fainting.
Massage in the bath to relieve fatigue
Soak in the bathtub for five or six minutes while massaging the body. It can use the pressure of still water and the buoyancy of water to move limbs and affected areas.
When taking a bath, massage can be combined, such as rubbing the back. The best tool for rubbing the back is luffa luo, which is a traditional Chinese medicine with the function of promoting meridian circulation and activating collaterals.
There is also sea floating stone in traditional Chinese medicine, which, like coarse sand wheels, has the effect of removing phlegm. Especially for the elderly, on the one hand, due to its hardness, it can rub off the thick skin on the heels, and on the other hand, it can dispel phlegm and phlegm. These natural bathing utensils are better than current synthetic bath towels.
6. It is not advisable to take a shower when blood pressure is too low
Because the water temperature during bathing is high, it can cause blood vessels to dilate, and people with low blood pressure are prone to insufficient blood supply to the brain, leading to collapse.
People with low blood pressure should also be careful when soaking their feet
Many people are accustomed to soaking their feet in hot water and hot springs. Experts remind that people with heart disease and low blood pressure should not soak their feet or hot springs at too high a temperature, otherwise they may experience discomfort and even risk fainting.
Experts say that healthy people can soak their feet and hot springs without any problems, but special groups should pay attention. For example, patients with heart disease, heart failure, low blood pressure, and frequent dizziness should not soak their feet in too hot water or soak in hot springs for a long time.
Because soaking feet in hot water or hot springs can cause vasodilation in the human body, blood will flow from important organs to the surface of the body, which will inevitably lead to ischemia and hypoxia in important organs such as the heart and brain. For people with heart disease and low blood pressure, it will increase their risk of developing the disease.
7. Do not take a shower for an hour before or after the massage
Massage can not only eliminate fatigue, relieve tension, but also relax muscles and invigorate the body. But many friends who often massage overlook a question, which is whether to take a shower before or after the massage?
People who like to take a shower before a massage believe that they can rest immediately after the massage is over, which is convenient and time-saving; People who take a shower immediately after the massage believe that it is safer and more hygienic. In fact, neither of these methods is advisable, because whether you are doing essential oil massage or aromatherapy SpA, the masseuse is using tonifying or laxative methods, and you cannot take a shower for one hour before and after the massage.
When taking a shower, rinsing the skin with hot water can accelerate blood circulation on the body surface, leading to congestion. Massage is a type of "doing work" exercise that acts on the surface of the human body, which can also cause skin congestion and accelerate blood circulation. Therefore, once massage is performed immediately after bathing, due to the dual effects of bathing and massage, the stomach and brain of the body will be relatively oxygen deficient, making it easy to experience collapse or fainting.
Similarly, when a person is massaging, qi and blood can quickly fill the body surface, causing relative ischemia and hypoxia in various organs throughout the body, leading to discomfort such as dizziness, nausea, and even fainting. In addition, when massaging, qi and blood gather on the surface of the body, pores open, and taking a shower immediately can easily catch a cold, leading to catching a cold. Therefore, after the massage, it is recommended to take a short break (12 hours) in a warm and comfortable environment to allow the body to return to normal before engaging in other activities.
8. It is not advisable to take a shower immediately after cupping
In addition to massage, it is also not advisable to take a shower immediately after cupping, as it can harm the skin and even lead to a second cold.
After cupping, the skin is in a state of injury and is relatively sensitive and fragile. Taking a shower at this time can easily lead to skin damage, inflammation, etc.
If the temperature of the shower water is too low at this time, it will cause the skin with open pores to catch a cold, so it is important not to take a shower immediately after cupping to avoid getting sick.