Protection of the nose mucous membrane bends colds forwards
The autumn comes fast step and with it all kinds of cold exciters. Around a cold effectively to prevent above all the nose mucous membranes should be protected. They form the natural barrier function for viruses and bacteria.
Wiesbaden - with the beginning many humans succumb to the dark season sooner or later to the attack of viruses and bacteria. An important protective function before Infekten takes the nose mucous membrane apart from a strong immune system: “If it is intact, has it exciter clearly more heavily, into the body to penetrate”, says professor Ludger Klimek, director/conductor of the center for Rhinologie and Allergologie in Wiesbaden.
One knows care its nose mucous membrane with much movement at fresh air. Also nose showers, flushings and inhalations contribute according to Klimek to keep the nose damp. With dry heater air the nose mucous membrane can drain against it rapidly. It will form inflexibly and it itself microcracks, by which exciters can penetrate more easily. Besides the attacked nose mucous membrane is not any more able to intercept fine dust particle. “These arrive so not filtered into the lung and can release breath way illnesses”, describe Klimek.
Much liquid protects the mucous membranes
The natural barrier function of the mucous membranes remains also, if one takes sufficiently liquid to itself. One should drink at least 1.5 litres water. If one much in heated or air-conditioned areas is should it more be. Who drinks less, Mehran Baghi, leading upper physician for neck nose ear medicine in the university clinic Frankfurt/Main is more susceptible to diseases, says. With lack of liquid will the blood high-viscosity and cannot the mucous membranes then any longer optimally supply. They become more susceptible to bacteria and viruses.
Suitable beverages are mineral waters, ungezuckerte fruit or herb teas and diluted fruit and vegetable juices
