Author:
Monica Porter
Date Of Creation:
16 March 2021
Update Date:
27 June 2024
Content
An average adult's body temperature is normally around 37 ° C, but can vary depending on certain conditions. If you engage in strenuous activities in a hot sunny environment, or in a hot sunny environment for long periods of time, your body temperature can rise dangerously high. If your body temperature goes up to 40 ° C, you could experience heat stroke. Dropping your body temperature too low can be just as dangerous, but just lowering your body temperature by three degrees by about 35 ° C is enough to lower your body temperature. Short-term hypothermia can help you avoid heatstroke, increase sleep or lower a fever, but it's important to safely reduce your temperature.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Using Medically Validated Method
Drink cool water. Drinking lots of cool water, 2 to 3 liters of water at a time, is a great way to reduce your body temperature quickly and safely.- Drinking enough water can prevent dehydration, which is important in hot weather and during physical activities.
- Soda or cream is not as good as purified water because it is not fully absorbed by the body and can increase dehydration.
Eat ice chips. Studies show that digesting crushed ice is a quick and simple way to reduce your body temperature. Rubble also provides enough water for the body.
Take a shower with cold water or ice. Doctors all agree that skin cooling is the most effective method of lowering body temperature, especially when a person is at risk of heat stroke. Taking a cold bath or soaking in ice water is especially effective in cooling the skin quickly, especially in high humidity environments that prevent the body from sweating enough.
- Throw cold water on your head, as that is where the blood vessels gather. Scalp cooling will quickly cool the rest of the body.
Place the ice pack on the body. Some areas of your body sweat more to help lower body temperature. These areas, called hot spots, include the neck, armpits, back, and groin. Placing ice packs in these important areas can help cool you down.
Relax in an air-conditioned environment. Experts say air conditioning is one of the biggest factors in preventing heatstroke and heat-related deaths.
- If you don't have the air conditioner at home, try to share the house with friends or relatives during hot or humid weather.
Sit in front of a fan. When the liquid, in this case sweat, evaporates from the body, the hottest molecules in the liquid evaporate the fastest. Since the air temperature is usually cooler than the temperature on your skin, sitting upright while sweating will help you lower your body temperature.
- If you don't sweat enough to cool yourself down due to age and health issues, you can moisten your body with cool water while sitting in front of a fan. Just fill the spray bottle with water and spray it on your body as the fan blows in.
Take antipyretics. Fever-reducing medicine is a safe and simple way to lower your temperature when you have a fever. These drugs work by inhibiting your body's production of the enzyme that controls prostaglandin production and reducing the levels of prostaglandin E2. Without fever-reducing drugs, these substances will cause the cells in the hill region (the area of the brain that controls the body temperature) to heat up rapidly, causing an increase in body temperature.
- Examples of these drugs include paracetamol, aspirin, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen.
- Aspirin is not recommended for children and teenagers with viral illnesses (including flu or chickenpox), as it can cause Reye's syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal illness. death from brain and liver damage.
- The dosage of these drugs varies depending on your age. Check the recommended dosage on the label and do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Consult your doctor about the appropriate dosage and recommendations for prescription medications.
Method 2 of 2: Lifestyle Changes
Avoid strenuous or vigorous activity. If you engage in vigorous activities and require a lot of energy, especially in hot or humid weather, your body will heat up due to the use of a lot of energy and physical strength.
- Try practicing low-intensity techniques like walking or cycling. If you still want to maintain a normal intensity of exercise, make sure you rest regularly and avoid overtraining.
- Swimming is probably a good way to naturally lower your body temperature during exercise because you are immersed in cool water.
Wear loose, bright colors to reduce heat absorption. It's important that your clothes allow air to circulate on your skin to reduce your body temperature, however, you also need to make sure your skin is protected from the sun.
- Brightly colored clothing reflects sunlight instead of absorbing it, thus helping to lower body temperature. Avoid wearing thick and dark clothes as they absorb and retain heat.
Avoid spicy and fatty foods. Hot and spicy foods can increase metabolism in the body, it acts as a stimulant to increase your body temperature.
- The compound found in peppers, capsaisin, naturally increases body temperature.
- Eating foods high in fat can lead to heat retention in the body by increasing fat stores in cells. Because fat has the function of storing body heat and helping the body to warm.
