透過家居護理和方案抵抗感冒和流感
感冒症狀通常較輕,而流感症狀通常會影響全身,包括肺部,所以不應忽視。1
流感可導致身體出現併發症,如耳部感染、鼻竇感染、肺炎,並且在極少數情況下出現多種器官衰竭。2
值得嘗試的家居護理

1. 喝水、喝水、喝水
保持身體有充足水分是非常重要,所以要多喝水。3-5 水、檸檬水、椰子水、碳酸飲料或茶可以幫助身體補充水分。
多喝飲料有助於紓緩鼻塞,滋潤喉嚨,減輕乾咳及防止脫水。3-9
避免飲用含有咖啡因及酒精的飲品,因為這些飲品會讓你脫水。4,6

2. 熱飲
熱的飲料如檸檬茶、果汁或湯不僅有助於滋潤和紓緩上呼吸道,它們所帶來的舒適感,也對心理有好處。4-6,10

3. 充分休息
休息能幫助你的身體抵抗感染,所以請你感到疲倦便休息,以及盡可能多睡覺。3-5

4. 紓緩及減輕症狀
感冒經常會引起喉嚨痛或聲音沙啞,以鹽水漱口可能會紓緩症狀.4,5
吸吮喉糖或口含片也可以紓緩喉嚨痛或喉嚨刺激。6,8避免將喉糖或口含片給予小孩服用,因它可導致窒息.6,8請於給孩子任何產品前務必查閱產品標籤說明。
鹽水噴鼻噴霧或滴劑也有助於通鼻塞,消除粘液。7
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