How To Recover Quickly From The Flu?

2024 Author: Josephine Shorter | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 21:43

How to recover quickly from the flu?

It is known for certain that the state of human health depends on the level of immune defense. It is immunity that is a natural barrier to viruses and bacteria that constantly strive to populate the body.

Even such a serious infectious disease as the flu can only cause mild discomfort if the immune system is functioning at full strength. However, not every person's internal defense is able to independently overcome the flu and cope with the consequences of the disease.

Influenza becomes a pandemic almost every year, it happens during the winter months. At the same time, there may be several outbreaks throughout the year. Severe forms of influenza are typical for young children, for the elderly and for those whose health is weakened by various chronic diseases.

Influenza can be complicated by the following conditions:

• Purulent sinusitis;
• Acoustic neuritis;
• Pneumonia, bronchitis, tracheitis;
• Inflammation of the middle ear.

One of the most common complications is pneumonia. After the effects of influenza are eliminated by the body itself, or with the help of certain therapy, the state of the immune system is impaired.

A person feels weak, weak, gets tired quickly. This is not surprising, because in the fight against the pathogenic virus, not only the immune system, but also the nervous system suffered.

In this regard, a person experiences:

• Drowsiness;
• Premature fatigue;
• Constant weakness;
• Nervousness, irascibility, anxiety;
• Decreased appetite.

It is quite a natural question that arises before every person concerns how to quickly recover from the flu.

The following recommendations will allow you to easily return the lost shape:

1. Psychological balance. It is important that a person does not experience the negative influence of stress factors. The more positive his attitude is, the more comfortable he will feel, the faster the recovery process will go. This is especially true for residents of large cities.

   To achieve psychological balance, you need to adhere to the following recommendations:

   • To rid your environment of people who carry negativity. Spend more time with relatives. Refuse contact with people who cause negative emotions;
   • Take breaks from work as often as possible;
   • Stressful situations that arise, which cannot be completely avoided, should be treated more calmly.

   These fairly simple tips actually work, but only if they are followed flawlessly. It can be easier to achieve psychological balance if you follow these tips:
2. Get enough sleep. You need to go to bed no later than 22 hours. When a person's sleep is strong, then the body recovers much faster. You should worry about the purity of the air in advance. If you have a humidifier and an air purifier, then you should definitely use them before you go to rest.

3. Massage. Massage of the feet allows you to increase the immune forces, raise your mood, relax and improve your well-being. To do this, you can use the services of a massage therapist or perform massage yourself by purchasing special massagers, for example, Kuznetsov's applicator.

   It has been proven that there are points on the feet that are responsible for the functioning of all human organs, as well as many nerve endings. Exposure to them has a positive effect on health if it is carried out systematically. The first effect can be seen already after 10 days of continuous massage.

4. Affirmations. Affirmations are a system of psychological impact on your own consciousness. To conduct audio training, you need to think over a few phrases in advance that carry a positive attitude.

   In this case, phrases should relate to human health, for example:

   

   • I quickly recover from illness.
   • I am calm and positive.
   • My immune system is functioning perfectly.
   • I love people and people love me.
   • My health is strong, my body quickly returns to normal.

   If you regularly pronounce the prepared phrases, then this will definitely have a positive effect on human health, health will improve, the nervous system will return to normal. You should instill in yourself that nothing is more important than your own health: no troubles within the family and at work should cause serious worries that affect immunity.

5. Aquaprocedures. Water has a positive effect on the state of the body, therefore, if possible, you should visit the pool, swim in open water. If this is not possible, then you can arrange water procedures at home by taking a bath with sea salt, a contrast shower. Another way to boost your immunity and improve your well-being is to visit a sauna. Of course, if there are no contraindications to this procedure.

6. Physical exercise. 7-14 days after the illness, you can gradually start playing sports. You need to start with long walks. If a person went in for sports before the illness, then the discontinued training should be resumed.

   Yoga, body flex has a good tonic effect. Dances cheer up. If it is not possible to attend special classes, then you can engage in manual labor in the open air, working, for example, in the garden.

7. Good nutrition, taking vitamins. You need to eat in such a way as to cover the daily human need for vitamins and minerals, but at the same time not to overload the body.

   As for synthetic vitamins, they must be treated with caution and taken only after consulting a doctor. The grocery set must necessarily include such products as vegetables, fruits, herbs, protein foods, fresh juices, boiled fish and meat, dairy products, whole grain pastries, crispbreads, bran bread and green tea.

8. Compliance with the drinking regime. You need to drink a lot, and the main drink should be ordinary clean water. It allows you to quickly remove toxins from the body, to cope with the negative phenomena that arise after an illness. To replenish fluid reserves half an hour before the start of the meal, you should drink a glass of water.

   If there are no contraindications, then you can use various medicinal fees, vitamin decoctions and teas. You can use drugs such as lemongrass, eleutherococcus, ginseng, echinacea. You can start taking immunomodulators only after consulting a doctor.

9. Recipe for restoring immunity. To prepare a useful product, you will need ginger, honey and lemon. If the ginger was bought in a store, then it must first be soaked for an hour. This will dissolve in water all the harmful substances with which it was processed. Then the citrus fruit and ginger are ground with a blender and mixed with honey. This healthy mass can be added to tea or desserts.

Author of the article: Alekseeva Maria Yurievna | Therapist

Education: From 2010 to 2016 Practitioner of the therapeutic hospital of the central medical-sanitary unit No. 21, city of elektrostal. Since 2016 she has been working in the diagnostic center No. 3.