What Are the Differences Between Allergies and a Cold?

A cold cold is a cold caused by wind and cold, which occurs more frequently in autumn and winter. Symptoms include soreness, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough and sputum. Western medicine and Chinese medicine can be used for treatment, and food therapy can also be used. Preventive measures include keeping warm, strengthening physical exercise, and improving immunity.

Basic Information

English name

anemofrigid cold

Visiting department

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Common causes

Caused by the external attack of wind and cold and loss of lung Qi

Common symptoms

Soreness, stuffy nose, cough and sputum

Causes of cold and cold

A cold cold is caused by the evil external attack of wind cold and loss of lung qi. The cause is usually caused by fatigue, coupled with blowing or cold. Colds and colds usually occur more frequently in autumn and winter.

Clinical manifestations of cold and cold

Back brain pain

That is, the back of the head is painful, and the neck is not flexible.

2. Fear of cold and wind

It usually takes a lot of clothes or a quilt to feel comfortable.

3. Runny nose

Sputum, white or slightly yellow. If the stuffy nose doesn't runny, drink hot water and start to runny nose. This is also a cold and cold; the tongue has no moss or thin white moss, and the stuffy nose is heavy. Sneezing, runny nose, chills, no or low fever, no sweat, sore body, thin white matter with cough and sputum, thin white tongue coating, and tight pulse.

Differential diagnosis of cold and cold

Allergic rhinitis

Nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy nose, and sneezing may be caused by seasonal allergic rhinitis. The four typical symptoms of allergic rhinitis are similar to those of a cold. However, allergic rhinitis is caused by allergens and needs to be treated with anti-allergic drugs; colds are caused by viruses and bacteria. Some patients mistake allergic rhinitis as a cold and only take simple cold medicines for treatment by themselves. Wouldn't you know that this would not only have no effect on treatment, but would also delay the correct diagnosis and treatment, which would seriously cause sinusitis, otitis media, and nasal polyps , Complications such as bronchial asthma.

2. Rubella

During the first 24 hours of onset, mild upper respiratory tract infection symptoms such as fever, runny nose, and cough may occur. Light red papules appeared on the skin after 1 to 2 days, first appearing on the face, spread throughout the body within 1 to 2 days after onset, and the rash subsided without leaving traces in 2 to 3 days. Swollen lymph nodes behind the ears and occipital lymph nodes.

3. Mumps

It often appears in the form of a common cold, and then suddenly the high fever persists. At the same time, the parotid glands are swollen, and the cheeks are swollen and painful. If this period is not treated in time, it may cause purulent mumps and various complications, such as encephalitis, paratestitis, acute pancreatitis, and nephritis.

4. Epidemic meningitis

Diseases caused by meningococcus, the pathogens are transmitted through respiratory droplets. It is frequent and contagious in spring, with the highest incidence in children. The first symptoms of meningocosis are fever, stuffy nose, runny nose, cough, red throat, and soreness. When germs invade the bloodstream, they manifest as sudden high fever, headache, chills, vomiting, stiff neck, angulated bow, and coma.

5. Viral hepatitis

In the early stages of viral hepatitis, fever, malaise, fatigue, dizziness, and headaches are similar to the symptoms of colds. The main points of identification include long course of disease, greasiness, jaundice, liver pain, and increased transaminase in the laboratory. If you have a cold and are unhealed and have the above symptoms, you should be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.

6. Measles

Measles has fever and cold symptoms in the first 1-2 days of onset, accompanied by tears, runny nose, conjunctival congestion, redness, and photophobia. On the third day, measles spots appeared on the mucous membrane in the mouth, and then red maculopapular rash appeared on the skin, followed by the skin behind the ears, followed by the head, face, trunk, and limbs. As the rash increases, fever also worsens.

7. Chickenpox

Chickenpox is an acute infectious disease caused by a herpes virus and is more common in children. Symptoms include mild fever, runny nose, and cough at the beginning of the disease. About 2 days later, the rash can appear from the trunk, head, face, and extremities in sequence, not higher than the skin. After a few hours, it becomes pimples. It becomes transparent and full of chickenpox, which later becomes cloudy and then becomes a dry blisters. The skin around the blister is red and itchy.

8. Tuberculosis

In the early stage of pulmonary tuberculosis, there may be persistent and repeated low fever, night sweats, decreased appetite, and symptoms such as cough and sputum. There are many similarities with colds. If you often get a cold for an unknown reason, you should consider the possibility of tuberculosis, you should do a chest radiograph, or you can confirm the diagnosis by repeating sputum tests to find tuberculosis bacilli.

9. Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is a respiratory infection caused by bacteria, which manifests as fever, pharyngitis, and rash. The rash is characterized by a rash on the second day of fever. On the basis of diffuse congestion (fade of pressure) and flushing of the skin, a point-sized rash can be seen. At the same time, there is white moss on the tongue surface, and the tongue is red, much like strawberry, so it is called strawberry tongue.

10. Rheumatic diseases

Many rheumatic diseases often occur after the common cold, accompanied by a long course of disease, and gradually appear migraine joint pain. If this period is not properly treated, it can cause heart valve involvement and secondary rheumatic heart disease.

Cold and cold syndrome differentiation

The key to treating colds and colds is sweating (Traditional Chinese Medicine called Xin Wen Jie Table). There are many methods, including sauna, foot bath with hot water (preferably with wine), thick quilt, ginger sugar water, ginger porridge and so on.

Traditional prescription

The main prescription of Fenghan Cold is Guizhi Decoction, the first party of typhoid fever, also called the king of reconstitution (Mahuang Decoction also treats cold cold, but it is used with caution in the south). The general treatment principles are: Xin Wen Jie table, Xuanfei Sanchi.

2. Treating cold and cold

(1) Make up equal parts of mint, garlic and ginger. Usage: Smash all the medicines like ointment, apply an appropriate amount to the navel, cover with gauze, fix it with adhesive tape, and change the medicine once a day. After applying the medicine, you can eat hot porridge, which is better if you sweat slightly.

(2) Group of 3 shallots, white wine and millet. Usage: add water to make porridge, heat to sweat.

(3) Group 3 shallots. Usage: Scallion decoction, hot water for hot feet while sleeping, and then serve onion soup while hot. Cover the back cover and sweat well.

3. Cold Cold Food Therapy

(1) Ginger radish soup 25 g of ginger and 50 g of radish. Preparation method: Ginger shredded, radish slices, put both in the pot, add water, fry for 10 to 15 minutes, add brown sugar and set aside, cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Efficacy Qufeng Sanhan solution table. Using once a day, hot clothes.

(2) Scallion soup Recipe 2 white onions , 10 grams of tempeh. 500 ml of water for the preparation method , boil in tempeh for 2 to 3 minutes, and then add onion and seasoning to the pot. Efficacy to disperse cold. Usage: Take it while it is hot.

(3) Coriander and white onion soup: 15 grams of parsley, 15 scallions and 9 grams of ginger. Method : Wash cilantro, green onion, and ginger separately, chop and place in a pot and add water for an appropriate amount for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the residue and take the juice. Efficacy is released. Usage 2 times a day for 2 to 3 days.

(4) Ginger drink 10 g of ginger and 15 g of brown sugar. Ginger cut into shreds, brew with boiling water, cover with about 5 minutes, and then add brown sugar. Efficacy for evacuation of wind and cold, and stomach health. usage once a day, while serving hot meal. The back cover was taken to sleep and sweat.

(5) Cocklebur eggs One formula egg and 6 grams of cocklebur seeds. Preparation method: Prickly pear seeds are stabbed and fried in yellow, ground into fine powder, added to eggs to be mashed, and cooked. The effect is to relieve wind and relieve pain. Usage once a day, eat while hot. Served for 3 days.