Uncle Zhang, who lives in Luoyang, Henan Province, is 68 years old this year. He is a typical diabetic patient. He has been taking hypoglycemic drugs, but his blood sugar has been unstable.
A few days ago, due to the sudden drop in temperature, he felt cold all over, so he soaked his feet in hot water. A few blisters popped out. Festering, wound infection, and fever, coma, and shock follow.
The family hurriedly took Zhang Da to the hospital, but they never thought that there would be a problem with the hot foot bath.
1. What are the health benefits of insisting on soaking your feet in hot water?
After a tiring day, soak your feet in hot water before going to bed, which not only relieves fatigue but also promotes blood circulation. Many people are doing it. You know that insisting on soaking feet in hot water, Is there any benefit to the body?
Soaking your feet with hot water can dilate the blood vessels in your legs and feet and promote blood flow to your feet.
An article published in the International Journal of Nursing Research pointed out that a foot bath at a lower temperature and a shorter time for healthy people can help sleep, and it is recommended that the temperature of the hot water be controlled at At about 40 degrees, the soaking time should be controlled at about 20 minutes.
Second, these 5 types of people soak their feet, or they are in “chronic suicide”
The hot water bath is comfortable and can help sleep However, some people are not suitable. These types of people may be committing chronic suicide by soaking their feet.
1. Diabetic foot patients
The skin of diabetic foot patients is relatively fragile, and the peripheral nerves on the feet do not have obvious temperature perception. If you can’t feel the temperature and get scalded, once the foot is infected, ulcerated, it may lead to amputation.
2. Beriberi patients
Patients with beriberi, if they soak their feet in hot water, it is very May induce local inflammation and cause infection.
3. Low blood pressure patients
If patients with low blood pressure often soak their feet in hot water, blood may not be able to return to the heart in time, causing blood supply to the brain Insufficient, symptoms such as dizziness appear.
4. Patients with varicose veins
The blood flow of the legs of patients with varicose veins is not smooth. Under the premise that the flow increases and the return capacity remains unchanged, blood pooling in the lower extremities is caused.
5. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, soaking their feet in hot water for a long time may cause heart disease. Cerebrovascular burden increases.
Third, before soaking feet in hot water, these taboos need to be understood clearly
In hot water Before soaking your feet, you must understand some taboos to avoid backfire and cause unnecessary trouble.
1. It is not advisable to soak your feet within half an hour after a meal
In half an hour after a meal, most of the blood flows to the digestive tract to promote the digestion and absorption of food If you soak your feet with hot water at this time, it will cause blood to turn to the lower extremities, affecting the digestion and absorption of food. It is recommended to soak your feet after half an hour.
2. Be careful with foot soaking during menstruation
Women will have dysmenorrhea during menstruation, so don’t use traditional Chinese medicine to soak your feet indiscriminately. Use traditional Chinese medicine at this time Soaking your feet may make menstrual cramps worse.
3. Pay more attention to children’s foot baths
It is recommended not to soak children’s feet with hot water for a long time, so as not to cause the children’s plantar ligaments to relax, cause flat feet.
The hot foot bath is good, and it can also help sleep. It is not suitable for patients, beriberi patients, etc. to soak their feet with hot water. It is recommended to soak the feet normally, and choose to do it half an hour after meals.
References:
[1] Are there any health risks in hot foot bathing? Be careful with these 4 types of people! . Nutshell.2022-04-20
[2]It is comfortable to soak your feet in hot water, but these 5 types of people need to pay attention. Guangxi Disease Control.2021-11-10
[3] Hot foot bathing is comfortable, but there are three types of people who are really not suitable! .Healthy Chengdu Official Weibo.2017-11-06