Drinking cold is cold or wind-heat cold

Drinking cold may be caused by wind-cold or wind-heat cold. The specific situation needs to be judged according to the symptoms.

General wind-cold and wind-heat cold are two different types of cold. If the patient has a cold after drinking, the main symptoms are chills, clear nose, nasal congestion, sore throat, headache, etc., accompanied by fever but low temperature, white and greasy tongue coating, and tight pulse. Most of them are caused by wind-cold cold. If the patient is mainly manifested as cough, sore throat, dry mouth, yellow nose, headache, fever and other symptoms, accompanied by obvious thirst and mouth ulcers, red tongue, yellow fur, pulse deviation, usually caused by wind-heat cold.

It is necessary to note that drinking will affect the body's immune system, easily weakening the body, thus increasing the risk of infection. Therefore, it is recommended that patients do not drink alcohol during the cold period, so as not to affect the recovery of the disease.