Many elderly people like to use hot water feet, sweating feel comfortable, but it should be noted that the elderly suffering from certain diseases can not use hot feet.
Tinea pedis, temporary solution With hot water soak feet temporarily relieve itching symptoms, but the etiology has not been removed, may also be due to telangiectasia, resulting in skin lesions secondary to bacterial infection and aggravate the disease. The elderly suffering from athlete's foot, usually can rub some anti-fungal cream , In severe cases, under the guidance of a doctor oral antifungal drugs.
Diabetes, easy to burn. Elderly diabetic patients such as neuropathy, peripheral nerve can not sensitively sense the outside temperature, the water temperature is extremely easy to be scalded.Moreover, easily lead to foot skin infections at the expense of accelerating the deterioration of diabetic foot.It is recommended that elderly patients with water temperature control when washing feet 38 ℃ ~ 40 ℃. Foot bath time can not be too long, 15 to 20 minutes can be. To use traditional Chinese medicine foot bath, should choose a mild drug of traditional Chinese medicine, to avoid the use of strong skin irritation drugs. To filter clean, can not have rough residue residues, so as not to scratch the skin.
Severe lower extremity arteriosclerosis, easy to aggravate ischemia. Normal feet with hot water can be used to expand the feet of arteriovenous blood vessels and promote blood circulation, but with severe lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans in elderly patients with scalded feet and can not expand the sclerosis of the blood vessels, but will make other parts of the vasodilation , And occlusion of the following parts of the ischemic aggravate, or even necrosis.
Severe varicose veins, increased congestion. Severe varicosis in elderly patients is not suitable with hot water foot bath, or varicose vein will further expansion, exacerbation of lower extremity congestion, aggravating the condition, the more the more the soaking the bubble. Such patients should not use hot water bottle warm feet or wash sauna, bath water It is best not to exceed 40 ° C. Noon, evening rest can be higher than the heart of the leg pad, or lie in bed to do tiptoe exercise to improve blood circulation and reflux. Usually avoid tight shoes and socks, sedentary or long station.
Heart disease, high blood pressure, easy to make the condition unstable. Bathing water temperature is too high will stimulate the nerves, telangiectasia, increase blood flow, a short period of time to increase the heart, blood vessels burden Therefore, uncontrolled elderly patients with cardiovascular disease is not suitable for use overheated blisters feet.
In addition, the elderly are too hungry too full should not foot bath, lower blood pressure should be shortened bath time.School of Southeast University Affiliated Zhongda Hospital, director of health care, deputy chief physician Xie Yulan
