Can I drink coffee when I have a cold?

　　cold Afterwards, the person becomes groggy and depressed, making it difficult to concentrate on work. In order not to delay work and study and to keep the brain awake, many people choose to drink coffee Come and refresh yourself. But can you drink coffee when you have a cold?

　　Experts suggest that after taking cold medicine, especially those containing central nervous system nerve Be sure not to drink coffee and tea after taking cold medicines with stimulants and caffeine, because coffee and tea not only stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, but also affect the effect of the medicine.

　　Antipyretic and analgesic cold medicines and central nervous system stimulating cold medicines are inherently irritating to the gastric mucosa. In particular, most of the central nervous system stimulating medicines contain caffeine. If you drink coffee or strong tea after taking them, it will further increase the irritation to the gastric mucosa, causing stomach pain and other discomforts, and affecting the efficacy of the medicine. It is recommended that cold patients, especially those who also suffer from gastric ulcers, should not drink coffee and tea after taking the medicine, let alone drink alcohol and alcoholic beverages.

　　In addition, cold and cold medicines generally contain phenylpropanolamine. If taken together with high-dose caffeine products, it may cause a sharp rise in blood pressure, which may be fatal in severe cases.

　　Through the above introduction, can you drink coffee when you have a cold? Try not to choose it, which will be harmful to yourself. healthy , will be very helpful, especially for female Generally speaking, the physical constitution itself is very poor. If you choose too much coffee, it will not be helpful to all aspects of the human body. This should also be noted.

　　What is the best drink to drink when you have a cold?

　　In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, diseases are caused by evil spirits. The colds we often refer to are also divided into exogenous wind-cold colds and exogenous wind-heat colds.

　　For colds and colds, you can choose ginger brown sugar water or ginger cola to dissipate wind and cold and get rid of pathogenic factors.

　　The specific method is: use a large slice or shred of ginger to boil in water, add a little brown sugar (white sugar is also acceptable), drink it while it is hot. For patients with mild colds or those with strong constitutions, they can often be cured by medicine. This method is most commonly used to keep out the cold and prevent colds. For example, when walking for a long time on a cold night, being rescued from falling into the water, or being suddenly caught in the rain, drinking a bowl of ginger and brown sugar water in time will warm the body due to sweating and make the whole body comfortable, which can often achieve the purpose of prevention. After taking it, it is best to sleep under the covers to absorb sweat and avoid wind and cold.

　　For wind-heat cold, if you use ginger brown sugar, it will greatly aggravate the patient's condition. At this time, you should use soups that clear away heat and relieve the surface, such as Yinqiao Powder and Sangju Yin. Xuanfei relieves cough, dispels wind and clears away heat, exogenous wind-heat, cough It is most appropriate to start at the beginning.

　　In addition, you can also make some hot lemon honey tea to relieve upper respiratory tract discomfort caused by colds. Method: 1. Wash the lemons you bought, peel them and cut them into slices, and boil the water. ； 2. Take a cup, add a small amount of green tea, brew with boiling water, and let it cool after brewing. ； 3. When the temperature of the tea is about 50 degrees, filter the tea into another cup. The tea can be recycled many times. Add lemon slices to the tea to soak, scoop a spoonful of honey and stir, let it cool before drinking.

　　Therefore, for those who want to drink a drink after getting sick from a cold, they must first distinguish their own situation and then choose a suitable drink to avoid delays and aggravation of the condition.