Tip: Barley porridge can prevent pneumonia in the elderly

　　Experts remind: cold The symptoms of a cold are indeed somewhat similar to those of pneumonia. Most colds present with fever, cough , headache, expectoration, sore throat, etc. When these symptoms appear, people will realize that they have a cold.

　　The biggest difference between pneumonia and cold symptoms is that the cough caused by pneumonia is more stubborn, lasts longer, and is not very regular. Colds generally cough up white sticky sputum, while pneumonia is more common with yellow phlegm. The patient feels obviously tired and has a loss of appetite. When these symptoms occur in the late stages of a cold, one should be alert to the possibility of pneumonia.

　　The treatment of pneumonia mainly adopts standardized anti-inflammatory and symptomatic treatment. The doctor will select effective antibiotics after conducting a sputum culture and drug sensitivity test on the patient, or through sputum smears and the doctor’s experience. The second step is to carry out symptomatic treatment, such as reducing fever, relieving cough, resolving phlegm, etc. Based on the patient's specific conditions, combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, the symptoms will improve faster, with less side effects, and the condition will not rebound easily. Most cases of pneumonia can be cured, but elderly It should be noted that after pneumonia is cured, pneumonia may occur again after reinfection.

　　What are some good ways for the elderly to effectively prevent pneumonia in autumn?

　　Elderly people should pay attention to the following when preventing pneumonia:

　　1. Add or remove clothes in time in the morning and evening.

　　2. Eat more foods and fruits rich in vitamins, such as apples, bananas, pears, dates, etc.

　　3. You can drink barley porridge regularly. The method is: cook the porridge with barley and add Chinese herbs that strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as yam, lily, lotus seeds, jujube, etc.

　　4. If early symptoms of pneumonia appear, seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

　　5. Have high blood pressure, diabetes, pulmonary heart disease, etc. disease patients can be injected in advance according to the pneumonia published by the country every year vaccine , flu vaccine, but note that it is best to space out the injection time. This will reduce the chance of catching colds and pneumonia.