A person actively wants to believe that alcohol can eliminate an incipient disease and lead to a speedy recovery. But do not forget about the pitfalls that inevitably come up when it comes to wine, vodka, cognac and other drinks containing ethyl alcohol. In the article we will figure out whether it is possible to drink in the presence of temperature, how much, what, etc.

Folk antipyretic alcohol products   can conditionally be divided into two groups: external and internal.

The first include alcohol compresses and wipes . For them, vodka or pure medical alcohol is taken and diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 2 or 1: 3. Doctors do not recommend such compresses at temperatures to either children or adults. But this way is already so rooted in the minds of our people how effectivethat in some families it is applied at the present time.

It's important to know  ! If you use vodka compresses, various lotions and rubdowns, remember - at the temperature a pungent smell of alcohol can cause a strong spasm of the respiratory tract, and alcohol molecules through the skin get into the bloodstream and increase already serious intoxication.

Internal remedies include various tinctures and cocktails, the main ingredient of which is vodka. To quickly get rid of the temperature, it is recommended to add to it:

• red or black pepper;
• crushed garlic;
• dry mustard;
• a slice of lemon;
• honey and others

Such tinctures in our country are drunk both with a cold and for its prevention. European preferences in choosing healing alcohol are a little softer, the most common there remedy for temperature - mulled wine . This is a warm drink based on red wine with the addition of various fruits, spicy spices and honey. It is believed that it perfectly warms and restores strength, wine accelerates blood, and fruits and spices saturate the body, necessary to fight the disease, with trace elements.

But, as a rule, men do not like wine, even as fragrant as mulled wine. They prefer stronger drinks. For this case, traditional medicine also has several recipes: warm beer  and boiled milk with vodka . These drugs are recommended to be taken not only directly at a temperature, but also with a bothering cough, sore throat, and other symptoms characteristic of the common cold.

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Why are we so sure that alcohol can relieve our condition with a cold? First, when alcohol enters the body, the blood vessels expand rapidly , there is an active rush of blood to the skin, so we feel a warm wave throughout the body. But this effect is temporary.

After a short period of time, when the effect of ethanol weakens, the vessels also sharply narrow. How does the body work? It begins to give off its own heat, and this is fraught with rapid hypothermia and critical dehydration. A person feels weak and dizzy, his body beats chills.

If a sick person drinks too much alcohol at a temperature, their susceptibility to cold and their ability to adequately assess their condition may decrease. For this reason, drug treatment is not carried out at the right time, dangerous viruses and pathogenic bacteria are already active by this time multiplied and strengthened .

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If during the heat on the thermometer 37-35.5 ° and there are no other serious complaints, the adoption of small doses of alcohol may be permissible. But at a temperature of 38 ° and above alcohol in any quantity strictly forbidden . Ignoring this fact is fraught with consequences and may lead to the following phenomena:

• yet larger increase numerical indicators of body temperature;
• critical growth arterialpressure
• lowering the main protective shield - immunity;
• extensive toxic litteran organism;
• the strongest fluid loss.

It is necessary to take into account the fact that the root cause of the temperature jump to the upper limits often remains unknown.

It can not only jump due to viruses or bacteria, it can be associated with serious pathological processes of internal organs. In this case, taking alcohol into service, a person is seriously at risk, because he may end up in intensive care or even die.

Treatment - no, prevention - yes!

Temperature indices with poor health are higher than 36.6 ° - no need to panic, this is not a pathology, but natural physiological process . In case of illness, if the silver line on the thermometer does not reach 38 °, it is not necessary to reduce it. It is at this temperature that the maximum number of viruses and bacteria die. The exceptions are children under the age of one year and people with a history of heart, central system and lung diseases. In these cases, a temperature above 37.7 ° must be urgently reduced using various medicines and folk remedies.

If you feel poor, but the temperature is within the acceptable range, alcohol can be used as a prophylactic. Well established in this matter warm wine with healing honey , dry herbs and aromatic spices. Why can I drink it? When heated, the alcohol from the wine evaporates almost completely, so the intoxicating effect is minimized. In the drink only useful properties remain wines supplemented with vitamins and minerals necessary to fight the disease.

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There are others alcohol recipes   for the treatment of colds: hot beer and vodka with milk. If you really want to evaluate them in action, you can try a drink, but only a small amount. As practice shows, they can help, but only at the first sign of illness , and not when all the symptoms, including temperature, are already present.

Knocking down the critical temperature is vital. For this, folk remedies alone will not be enough, therefore medications based on paracetamol, ibuprofen or aspirin . By themselves, they already have a toxic effect on the body, and when combined with alcoholic drinks, it's just a bomb, the detonation of which can lead to unforeseen consequences, even tragic ones.

Autumn is coming and, along with a beautiful carpet of fallen leaves, it carries dank, damp weather. Urgent replenishment of home medicine kits with various antiviral and cold remedies. After all, it is precisely in the autumn that we have to deal with colds. The methods of traditional medicine are also used, by the way, some of them involve the use of vodka.

And not only in compresses, but also inwards. Moreover, this method of helping the body get rid of colds has been practiced for a very long time. Is it possible to drink alcohol at a temperature, because fever and feverish conditions become faithful companions of the common cold. Is this method of therapy harmful? And what is the best way to use alcohol for typical colds?

Normally, the temperature regime of the body of a healthy person is + 36.6 ° C. It is these conditions that are optimal for the normal passage of all natural biochemical processes. But do not forget that each person is a complex organism with individual nuances.

Doctors recorded cases when, in a normal healthy person, the body temperature ranged from + 36 ° C to + 37.5 ° C.

But such cases are quite rare. Typically, an increase in temperature indicates the onset of various pathological conditions in the body, mainly colds. This is evidence that the body is beginning to actively defend itself against the attack of pathogenic viruses / bacteria.

An increase in body temperature is a protective reaction of the body

When the body is in extreme conditions (and high temperature creates such conditions), foreign agents begin to die in large numbers. Their destruction is especially active when it is increased to + 38 ° C. It is for this reason that doctors do not recommend knocking down the heat that fits into this temperature regime.

Alcohol and Fever

But we have a category of adherents of traditional medicine, who, at the slightest manifestation of heat, immediately grab hold of a glass. It is naive to believe that in this way they help the body deal with pathogenic microorganisms. What is the famous recipe for red pepper with vodka, which, according to many, becomes the first remedy for colds.

The opinion of doctors

Doctors when asked whether it is possible to drink vodka at a temperature of 38 or a little less, answer with a categorical "no." It has long been established that ethyl alcohol only seriously aggravates the situation and significantly complicates the course of the disease. The fact is that ethanol significantly worsens the state of the immune system..

Alcohol significantly depresses the immune system

What happens next? The shaken immunity, faced with infections, is no longer able to withstand the pathogenic effects. The sad result is a repeated relapse and a possible exacerbation of dormant chronic pathologies.

An attempt to "cure" by drinking alcohol at an elevated temperature ends in failure. Moreover, the recovery and recovery period is significantly delayed.

Sick for a long time not able to return to its previous form. Moreover, any alcoholic beverages are harmful. And it is especially not recommended to drink beer at a temperature, as well as indulge in low-alcohol cocktails.

What does “alcoholic” treatment lead to?

The question of how ethyl alcohol affects the human body at elevated temperatures has long been thoroughly studied. In order not to go into spatial reasoning, we can cite only the basic and frequently encountered sad consequences of such frivolity.

Heart problems

It is known that ethanol, once in the body, instantly penetrates the circulatory system and constricts blood vessels. Even a tiny dose of alcohol leads to spasm of blood vessels. In response, the myocardium has to significantly increase the load in order to ensure a stable supply of oxygen to internal organs.

It is established that after drinking alcohol, an instant increase in heart rate by 10-15% occurs.

After 1-1.5 hours, ethanol reaches the heart muscle. Poisonous alcohol metabolites provoke the development of arrhythmia, which leads to a slight decrease in blood pressure. Heart problems due to alcohol are beginning to be felt by the temperament even in the case of a strong and healthy cardiovascular system.

How alcohol affects the heart

And what about people suffering from various problems in this area? At temperature, alcohol is especially forbidden to cores. After all, even a small dose of alcohol (20-50 ml) in such a situation can become fatal and lead to the development of a heart attack.

Drug incompatibility

In the case of viral diseases, therapists in very frequent cases prescribe a long course of antibiotic therapy. Alcohol is absolutely incompatible with antibiotics. Such a tandem leads to the appearance of a disulfiram-like reaction.

A disulfiram-like reaction is a complex of symptomatic manifestations that are extremely negative and dangerous to health. This syndrome is the result of the incompatibility of ethanol and antibiotics.

Ethyl alcohol is a powerful toxin, a poisonous compound. It is harmful to the body by itself. Well, in combination with medications, especially antibiotics, alcohol causes severe damage to the body, which gives strength to the fight against infection (this is indicated by fever).

In this case, the patient runs the risk of severe intoxication. The adverse reactions that occur in this case will be the following symptoms:

• stomach cramps;
• profuse vomiting;
• dizziness
• severe nausea;
• tachycardia and jumps in blood pressure;
• dry painful cough;
• fainting conditions;
• feeling of fear, incomprehensible anxiety.

The combination of alcohol and antibiotic, especially if there is a fever, creates favorable conditions for the accumulation of alcohol metabolites in the body. This leads to severe intoxication of the body until the development of pulmonary collapse and coma.

Dehydration

The human body is almost 80% liquid. And its loss, even to a small extent, is fraught with serious, negative consequences. Its lack provokes a disorder in the functioning of all internal organs.

Alcohol at elevated temperatures leads to rapid dehydration

The pathological condition of the body, in which a large loss of fluid is observed in the body that is not replenished by a certain amount of water, is called dehydration.

Dehydration causes a number of drinks that contain some substances that contribute to fluid loss. These products include:

• coffee;
• black tea;
• alcohol, especially beer;
• carbonated drinks with sweeteners and flavorings.

Doctors found that when you consume these drinks, the human body does not acquire vital water, but catastrophically loses it. With a systematic, too strong passion for these products, the body inevitably approaches the line of dehydration.

Especially dangerous in this regard is alcohol at a temperature of 37 and above. Keep in mind that in a febrile state, the body itself rapidly loses fluid, and in combination with alcohol, this loss occurs much faster. How does this happen?

1. Ethanol, once in the body, quickly penetrates into the parts of the brain.
2. Ethanol metabolites stop the production of vasopressin (the hormone of the hypothalamus). This compound is produced by the pituitary gland.
3. The increasing deficiency of this substance quickly leads to the appearance of severe dehydration. Moreover, dehydration concerns even the cells of the brain, they also suffer from a lack of rescue fluid.

If this occurs against the background of colds and fever, health begins to rapidly deteriorate. In severe cases, patients can even form various nervous disorders. And certainly this condition will not contribute to recovery.

These disappointing forecasts indicate only one thing - alcohol in any quality and strength should never be taken at elevated temperatures. By the way, the use of some non-traditional “alcoholic” methods with alcohol that are considered popular is not only ineffective, but can also lead to sad consequences. But doctors still approve of some methods.

"Positive" alcohol

If doctors impose an unequivocal and categorical ban on beer at a high temperature for beer, then doctors are more loyal to heated red wine. This alcoholic drink has a warming and to some extent healing effect.

If you use natural red wine in a heated form and in strictly limited volumes, this drink helps to cool the body and remove the temperature.

Famous mulled wine

It should be borne in mind that such a recipe is not suitable for everyone, but it has been known for a long time about the healing abilities of mulled wine (this is what hot wine is called). Warm wine with the inclusion of honey and spices really relieves the symptoms of a cold, stopping feverish conditions.

Hot red wine (mulled wine) is especially good for preventing colds.

The recipe.  To prepare a healing product, you can safely experiment. If we consider the classic mulled wine recipe, then it implies the use of the following products:

• pure water: 100 ml;
• granulated sugar: 20 g;
• cinnamon: one stick;
• grated nutmeg: pinch;
• natural red wine: 750 ml;
• ground ginger root: 5 g.

About 5 servings of aromatic medicine come out of this number of components. But before you cook it, you should focus on the choice of wine. All red wines are perfect for mulled wine, except fortified. When heated, they have a repulsive alcohol flavor.

Cooking Technology:

1. Mix water and spices in a container.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil and immediately remove from heat.
3. Leave for 10-15 minutes to insist.
4. Strain the resulting mass.
5. Enter the remaining ingredients to it.
6. Heat all components to a temperature of + 70 ° C. Make sure that the liquid does not boil, this should not be allowed.
7. Wrap the container with a warm cloth and leave for 30-40 minutes.

Ready mulled wine can be drunk with good honey and lemon. But remember that no more than 50 g of this drink is allowed (especially at elevated temperatures) per day, and the general course of treatment should not exceed 2-3 days. This time is enough to appreciate the old recipe and feel the positive dynamics.

How to use strong alcohol

If you prefer strong alcohol, it can also be used at elevated temperatures. But not inside and only good vodka exclusively. They will become effective when applied externally, as intense rubbing of the hands and feet. Thus, a peculiar greenhouse effect is created, which improves the well-being of the cold.

By the way, this is the way the originally famous recipe from vodka and red pepper was used. For colds, as a rub, this mixture helps best. However, before using this method, one should take into account the presence of a predisposition to allergies. In this case, you cannot use such a recipe.

But ideally, with the manifestation of catarrhal symptoms and especially the increase in temperature, it is better to refuse alcohol, even a pleasant mulled wine. If you value and protect your health, adhere to the proven methods of therapy recommended by your doctor.

It's time to talk about whether you can drink alcohol at high body temperature. This issue is often relevant when we are sick, body temperature has risen, old, so to speak, antiquated methods of treatment include the use of alcohol. Or there are situations when a cold or flu caught us by surprise, and guests came to us and we simply can’t drink for the company. In general, regardless of the situation, let's look at how drinking alcohol at a temperature of 37 and above affects our body.

If your body temperature is not higher than 38 degrees, then taking some measures to reduce it is not recommended, since this is a natural process of the body's struggle. But the temperature of 38.9 and higher already negatively affects our health and it is necessary to take antipyretic drugs.

First you need to decide for what purposes we will drink alcohol. If we are faced with the task of recovering as soon as possible, then you can drink hot wine along with various spices: cinnamon, cloves, ginger, etc. Such a drink saturates the body with all the necessary vitamins and improves immunity. And when heated, almost all alcohol evaporates, and to call it an alcoholic drink does not turn the tongue. There are also recipes. So in such cases, you can drink alcoholic beverages even at very high temperatures, since hot drinks will increase it even more.

If we plan to drink alcohol to get intoxicated, then we need to be very careful. Indeed, in combination with many drugs, alcohol significantly reduces their effectiveness and there is a risk of side effects of the drug. Three temperatures above 38 drink alcohol is strictly contraindicated. The body temperature during illness, as you know, is the result of the immune system fighting the virus, and alcohol, by and large, poison for our body and a battle on two fronts will not do anything good. The temperature after alcohol will only rise.

The main reasons why you can not drink vodka or other alcoholic beverages:

At elevated temperatures, the patient is not only forbidden to drink alcohol, you can also not do various rubbing and alcohol-based compresses. This will only contribute to its increase. For these purposes, it is better to use vinegar.

The only thing that alcohol can be useful for us is as a preventive measure against colds and other viral diseases. Experts recognize the fact that low-alcohol drinks can increase the body's resistance. But it is necessary to observe clear doses equal to one glass of wine per day, everything that is drunk in excess of this norm will not bring any benefits.

The effect of alcohol on body temperature

For girls who monitor their basal body temperature, you should know that not even a large amount of alcohol can increase it by several tenths of a degree. Although you should also consider the individual characteristics of each person. For some, one glass of wine will not affect the basal temperature, in others it will rise. But in any body, it will spend energy to neutralize alcohol, and the basal temperature will undoubtedly be higher than usual, just with small doses of alcohol the changes are not noticeable.

Total

Summing up, we can say that at an elevated body temperature, drinking alcohol is highly not recommended, it can only contribute to its increase. A person’s condition worsens significantly, and if the patient takes some other medications, then it will be very difficult to predict the consequences. It’s not worth joking with your own health, it’s better to wait a bit, and therefore, as soon as you fully recover, drink “for health”.

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An increase in body temperature is a condition familiar to everyone. Usually it is accompanied by other unpleasant symptoms - headache, general weakness, chills, muscle discomfort. All of these signs are characteristic of colds. To restore health, you need to take specialized medications, but some people prefer to use alternative recipes. So, there is an opinion that the use of alcoholic beverages contributes to a quick recovery, however, there are many nuances that need to be considered before starting treatment.

Experts say that in itself, an increase in body temperature is only a consequence of any inflammatory process in the body. The appearance of such a symptom signals that the human body is actively fighting foreign viruses or bacteria. In other words, an increase in temperature indicates the normal functioning of the immune system.

Decide on the need to bring down the temperature, taking into account the values \u200b\u200bto which it rises. So, if it does not exceed 37 degrees, then nothing needs to be done. A person, as a rule, in this state experiences weakness and a mild headache, but the symptoms listed above disappear after 1-2 days. This means that the body coped with the disease on its own due to internal immune forces. If the headache is difficult to endure, then it is allowed to take a mild antipyretic. Paracetamol is best used for this purpose.

If the body temperature rises to a mark of 38.5 degrees, then you do not need to endure it. Such a leap may indicate that the body cannot cope with foreign bacteria and viruses on its own, or the inflammatory process has become too large, and natural immune defense is not enough.

In this case, it is appropriate to take one of the effective antipyretic drugs, as well as contact the therapist to find the cause of the fever. As a rule, drugs designed to reduce the thermometer to normal values \u200b\u200bhave little effect on the factors that trigger the disease. Exceptions are anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Nurofen.

In rare cases, it is possible to raise the temperature to the level of 39 degrees and above. This is a dangerous condition, since it is impossible to predict what will happen next. In this case, the person suffers from fever, muscle pain, dizziness.
When the temperature rises another degree, consciousness becomes confused, speech becomes incoherent. You can not procrastinate in a similar situation. If the temperature rises to 42 degrees, protein denaturation processes will start in the body. This is fatal. For this reason, in extreme heat, an ambulance crew must be called.

Doctors explain that no matter what the temperature rises, it is not recommended to take alcoholic beverages. It is best to prefer traditional methods of treatment and eliminate the unpleasant symptom.

The effect of alcohol on the body's overall resistance

Experts immediately name several reasons why it is better to refuse alcoholic beverages. Moreover, it is not necessary to consider the increase in body temperature itself, but the reasons that provoked the occurrence of this symptom. So, drinking alcohol is especially dangerous for colds.

If the temperature rises, this means that the body is actively fighting against pathogenic viruses and bacteria. In this way, the mechanism of its natural internal defense is realized. As a rule, in most cases this is enough to alleviate the condition. An elevated temperature can last for two or three days, and then it decreases without the use of any medications. This means that the body coped with the disease due to its internal reserves.

If a person drinks alcohol during a cold, which is accompanied by an increase in temperature, then the situation changes. Doctors warn that ethyl alcohol provokes weakening of the immune forces. In this case, the healing process itself lasts longer than usual. This leads to the fact that the elevated temperature will last not 2-3 days, but a little more. Sometimes a deterioration in well-being worries a person for a week.

Change in temperature when drinking alcohol

The opinion that drinking alcohol helps to cope with fever is wrong. This is due to the negative effects of ethyl alcohol on all organ systems. Moreover, some changes inside the body lead to an increase in temperature, which will undoubtedly affect the general well-being. Experts name several possible reasons for the increase in body temperature after drinking alcohol:

1. Heat may occur amid the expansion of blood vessels. This reaction is characteristic of many people, since small doses of alcohol help to relax smooth muscles, which form the walls of capillaries, veins, arteries throughout the body.

2. Alcoholic beverages are not always well absorbed by the body. So, in medical practice, there are cases of congenital intolerance to ethyl alcohol. If a person with a similar pathology drinks a small dose, then he develops symptoms similar to allergies. If a lot of alcohol is taken, then the likelihood of fever and fever is high.

3. An allergy to various components of alcoholic beverages, including flavorings and colorings, can also be accompanied by an increase in body temperature.

4. Alcohol can provoke inflammatory processes or increase their intensity in organs and tissues. In severe cases, this is accompanied by general malaise and fever.

5. Alcohol - an aggressive liquid for the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract. This means that the walls of the stomach become especially vulnerable, and this often leads to the development of gastritis and ulcers. The risk of these diseases increases many times with a decrease in immune defense due to regular drinking. Elevated body temperature is one of the symptoms of pathologies of the digestive tract, which are inflammatory in nature.

Considering that the use of alcohol can provoke an additional increase in body temperature, we can conclude that drinking alcohol during the heat is strictly prohibited.

Refusal of drinks with a degree allows you to quickly recover and do without negative consequences for the body.

The effect of alcohol on heat preparations

Doctors are convinced that an increase in body temperature indicates an active struggle of the body with foreign agents that have penetrated inside. It is for this reason that it is far from always necessary to bring down it. So, at values \u200b\u200bof about 37 degrees, it is better to do without medication. The best choice in this situation will be bed rest, plenty of drinking.

However, in some cases, specialized medicines cannot be dispensed with. If the body temperature is above 38.5 degrees, and the person himself suffers from headache, weakness, or fever, it is necessary to take an effective antipyretic. It should be borne in mind that many drugs do not combine well with alcohol, so it is better to refuse the latter.

Ethanol is known to reduce the effectiveness of any medication. Antipyretic drugs are no exception. If you take the usual Paracetamol with alcohol, then there will be no serious consequences, however, you can not count on the powerful effect of the tablets in this case.

Another situation is when using drugs based on acetylsalicylic acid. Doctors warn that Citramon and Aspirin are able to increase blood pressure and provoke vasospasm. Alcohol in large dosages leads to similar consequences. This means that the fever will subside, but the headache will only intensify and become a migraine.

We should not forget that any drug is excreted from the body, passing through the liver tissue. It is this body that ensures the disposal of waste substances. This means that during the treatment period, iron experiences an increased load. Alcohol is also metabolized by the liver. Without enzymes of this organ, alcohol does not transform into acetaldehyde and acetic acid. In order not to provoke serious damage to the liver, it is better to refuse to take alcoholic beverages and any medications together.

The myth of the benefits of alcohol at elevated temperatures

Some people believe that alcohol can help you feel better. So, there are several folk recipes that suggest drinking alcohol inside at elevated temperatures, however, before using them, several important points should be taken into account.

Traditionally, mulled wine is considered the best drink for viral diseases. This is a warm red wine with the addition of various spices - cloves, cinnamon, cardamom. There are several recipes for this drink, many of them are easily feasible at home. It is believed that if you drink a mug of mulled wine at an early stage of a cold, then the person’s condition quickly normalizes. The patient will not have a runny nose and sore throat, and his body temperature will remain within acceptable values.

Mulled wine, drunk in a small amount, is really able to have a positive effect in case of a cold, however, it is important to understand what exactly causes it. According to doctors, the main benefit of the drink is associated with the presence of spices in it that activate the immune system, and the discomfort in the throat is usually relieved due to the fact that the liquid used is warm. In addition, when heated, ethanol evaporates, which means that its concentration in the finished mulled wine is minimal.

Nevertheless, adolescents and children, pregnant and lactating, as well as people with liver diseases, should better refuse this method of treatment, preferring traditional medications.

Elevated body temperature is an unpleasant phenomenon. At the same time, many suffer from additional symptoms - general weakness, migraine, muscle pain and chills. To eliminate these symptoms, it is best to take an antipyretic with an analgesic effect. At the same time, alcohol should be discarded until complete recovery.

There is a popular opinion that a cold can be easily cured if you take alcohol as a medicine at the very beginning of the disease. How this method is effective and in general whether it is possible to drink alcohol at a temperature - this article will tell.

Colds occur when a viral infection is transmitted by airborne droplets from one person to another. The body reacts to the ingress of viruses by enhancing immune processes, the complex mechanism of which is accompanied by hyperthermia. Our body needs high temperature to destroy alien elements of viral etiology.

According to doctors, vodka at a temperature does not lower it, but rather, after taking strong alcohol, as a rule, hyperthermia occurs.

Alcohol for colds and weakened immunity

In the case when it was not possible to prevent a cold, and the person became ill, it is better to give up alcohol. The fact is that drinking alcohol during an illness can lead to a worsening of the condition since ethyl alcohol acts depressingly on the immune system, and during an illness protective forces are very important for a speedy recovery.

Alcohol, even in minimal doses, is perceived by the body as a poisonous substance, therefore during illness when drinking alcohol all organs and systems begin to work in an emergency mode, since they have to fight not only with a viral attack, but also with ethanol intoxication.

Why not drink at high temperature?

At elevated body temperature, the heart and blood vessels receive a rather noticeable load, often this is expressed in the increased heart rate.

If you drink alcohol at a temperature of 37 degrees and above - this is already fraught with consequences. Once in the body, alcohol initially dilates the vessels, but then they sharply narrow - this is a feature of the interaction of the vascular wall with ethanol. With a sharp vascular spasm, the already increased load on the work of the heart muscle rises, as well as the risk of vascular fragility. Such differences threaten the development of a heart attack, stroke, hypertensive crisis.

Alcohol helps trigger the urinary system. Increased excretion of fluid from the body leads to dehydration, and for colds, it is necessary that the water-salt balance is normal. In addition, it is recommended to increase the volume of circulating fluid in order to wash all intoxication products out of the body.

Alcohol has been proven to increase body temperature. It is no coincidence that at elevated temperatures it is forbidden to produce alcohol compresses and rubbing.

Any, even a small dose of alcohol, is excreted from the body within three days. Therefore, it will not be possible to combine the course of drug therapy with the use of alcohol. Either you have to postpone treatment, or get a strong intoxication of the body.

When can you drink alcohol with a fever?

Indeed, in a moderate dosage, alcoholic beverages are used for colds, but only if the body temperature does not exceed 37 degrees.

For example, mulled wine with spices is drunk for warmth to warm in cold weather, and 50 grams of vodka or cognac in the cold will dilate blood vessels and increase blood flow through the body, so that a cold person quickly warms up. However, these measures are more likely to be preventative and are not used for therapeutic purposes, but in order not to catch a cold.

However, doctors do not recommend drinking vodka at a temperature above 37 degrees, and even more so while taking medications - the risk of alcohol and drug intoxication increases, and the likelihood of complications from the vessels and heart increases, up to the death.

Doctors also warn that carbonated drinks are especially dangerous. Since they can increase swelling with a runny nose, which accompanies all colds. Doctors do not recommend drinking beer at a temperature - a chilled drink can enhance inflammation in the nasopharynx, in addition, it can cause nausea, gastralgia, and upset stool.

How much can I drink?

The permissible amount of alcohol at a temperature is displayed in this table:

Alcohol and antipyretic

The well-known doctor Komarovsky in his television programs and on the site recommends not to bring down the temperature for colds if it rises to 38 degrees. This is a protective reaction and the body needs it for a speedy recovery. However, this does not mean that you can drink vodka at a temperature of 38 degrees.

Medicines that are often taken during colds are not compatible with alcoholic beverages and it is quite dangerous to take them together. For example, antibiotics and Paracetamol or Aspirin in combination with ethanol will have a devastating effect on liver cells. By themselves, these drugs have a number of side effects, and alcohol significantly enhances them.

If you still drank a glass of an alcoholic drink, then you can use drugs that lower hyperthermia no earlier than eight hours later. If the dose of alcohol was high enough, this interval must be increased to at least twelve hours.

Conclusion

If you feel that you have a cold, it starts to chill, symptoms like a runny nose, cough, sore throat appear - do not try to treat yourself with alcohol. You will not see the benefits of them. There are various folk methods based on the use of herbal medicines, beekeeping products, thermal procedures and inhalations - these measures will be much more effective and useful. This is especially true for those who fell ill during pregnancy - in this case, not only alcoholic beverages are contraindicated, but also a number of drugs that are traditionally prescribed for the treatment of colds.