The flu is not over yet. In addition to paying attention to the addition and subtraction of clothes, both adults and children should first pay attention to whether the intestines and stomach are unobstructed.
First, whether the stool is smooth every day. Stool is the main way for the human body to excrete physiological and pathological products. Once it is blocked, heat cannot be dissipated and the temperature rises. There is both water and nutrients in the cavity, so viruses and bacteria should not be too happy to grow. There is another reason. Lung qi needs to be relieved by stomach qi. If the stomach is blocked, the lungs will be directly affected. Coughing, runny nose, congestion, coughing and phlegm will all occur. And unobstructed means that the stool is fast and the amount is large. If the stool is dry and hard, the stool is less than before. Although you are defecating every day, the waste is already accumulating, and the final result is still blockage.
Second, look at the tongue coating. The normal tongue coating is thin and white, see Luo Dalun's Tongue Diagnosis. If the tongue coating is thick and greasy, regardless of whether it is yellow or not, it is a cause for concern. It means that food or water and moisture have accumulated in the gastrointestinal passage. Regardless of medication, acupuncture or moxibustion, the hidden dangers should be eliminated as soon as possible.
Third, look at the heat of the exhaled gas. Most people won't look at this, and it doesn't seem to be in the textbooks. I noticed it accidentally, but I think it's really useful. The air exhaled by healthy people usually does not have much temperature. If you don’t believe me, put the back of your hand under your nostrils and try it. Once there is heat in the body, the temperature will change immediately. When you have a toothache or constipation, the exhaled air will feel hot to your hands. To be more detailed, the air exhaled from the left nostril and the right nostril are sometimes different. When there is heat in the liver and gallbladder, the air exhaled from the right nostril is warmer, and when there is heat in the stomach and intestines, the left nostril is warmer. It is very interesting and can be used. This can assist in diagnosis and determine the speed and effectiveness of treatment.
Next, for children’s nasal congestion. When children first catch a cold, they often have a stuffy nose and runny nose, and parents don't know whether they are suffering from cold or heat. At this time, you can touch the child's nose. If there is cold in the body, the temperature of the nose will not change. If there is heat, the temperature can be felt on the outside of the nose. Therefore, either a stuffy nose means catching a cold, or rising heat can also cause stuffy nose.
If you have the flu, do you have to take antiviral or heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs to get better? I have struggled with this issue, but the final conclusion is not necessarily true. When I caught the flu, I took the initiative to isolate myself, but I stopped me. We eat and live together. If the virus is the decisive culprit, theoretically I am the susceptible group now, but why don't I catch a cold when he catches a cold? Later I thought it was because I was lucky. Before the flu came, my sleep was not stable. I would take my pulse when I woke up and I would take my pulse when I felt something was wrong. One night, I had a tube for more than three hours and I passed out a lot of gas instead of farts. Because it doesn't stink, it seems that the congestion in the liver has been cleared a lot, the belching after meals is less, and the bowel movements are normal. In other words, my physical condition was "normal" at that time. But he had constipation, a yellow and greasy tongue coating, a slippery and strong pulse, and a strong ascending liver pulse, indicating that his gastrointestinal and liver and gallbladder were blocked. First I scraped him, and his sore throat and headache were gone. Then I used Dachengqi Decoction. After the stool was passed, the body temperature dropped. Then I guided the air in the liver and gallbladder. The liver pulse was no longer severe, and he could sleep well. The whole process was smooth. When using any antiviral drugs from Western medicine and cooling and detoxifying drugs from Traditional Chinese Medicine, the main idea is to find the "blockage" and then find ways to "unblock" it. Of course, this is just a case and only provides you with another treatment idea.
Traditional Chinese medicine is an extremely advanced medicine and philosophy. Slowly realize.