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Can I take a shower in off-year

Can I take a shower in off-year

Of course. On this day, adults and children have to take a bath. There is a folk saying that people who have money but no money shave their heads for the New Year. Off-year is supposed to be in a hurry, so on this day, you usually take a shower or get a haircut to welcome the new atmosphere.

Under what circumstances can't I take a shower?

It is not advisable to take a bath immediately after work. No matter after physical or mental work, you should take a rest before taking a bath, otherwise it will easily lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain and even fainting.

It is not advisable to take a bath when blood pressure is too low. Because the high water temperature in the bath can dilate people's blood vessels, people with low blood pressure are prone to insufficient blood supply to the brain and collapse.

It is not advisable to take a bath after drinking. Alcohol can inhibit liver function and hinder the release of glycogen. When taking a bath, the glucose consumption in the human body will increase. If you take a bath after drinking, your blood sugar can't be replenished in time, and you are prone to dizziness, general weakness, and even hypoglycemia coma in severe cases.

It is not advisable to take a bath after a full meal. Taking a bath after a full meal, the blood vessels on the skin surface of the whole body are stimulated by hot water to expand, more blood flows to the body surface, and the blood supply in the abdominal cavity is relatively reduced, which will affect digestion and absorption, cause hypoglycemia, and even collapse and faint.

What should I pay attention to when taking a bath?

The water temperature should not be too high. Too high water temperature can easily destroy the oil on the skin surface, lead to telangiectasia and aggravate the dryness of the skin. At the same time, it will also increase the burden on the heart, because the blood vessels of the whole body skin are obviously expanded, so that a large amount of blood flows to the whole body skin, which will make the heart ischemic and hypoxic. Especially for the elderly with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and hypertension, high water temperature will increase blood pressure and heart rate, increase the burden of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and cause shock.

It is not advisable to use shower gel and soap with high alkali content. Our skin is slightly acidic. Bath and soap with high alkaline content will destroy the acid-base balance of the skin, resulting in dry, tight and uncomfortable skin.

Bathing time should not be too long. Taking a bath for a long time is easy to dehydrate the skin and make people tired easily. It is also easy to cause cardiac ischemia and hypoxia, which will lead to coronary artery spasm and thrombosis, and even induce serious arrhythmia and sudden death. In addition, if the bath time is too long, the blood supply to the head will be reduced accordingly, which will easily lead to cerebral ischemia and accidents.