Question
Why do children experience cold hands and feet when they have a cold?
Answer
When a child has a cold, cold hands and feet may be due to poor blood circulation within the body. This is because when the body feels cold or is sick, blood concentrates in major organs and muscle groups to provide necessary energy and heat. As a result, the blood supply to the limbs is relatively reduced, leading to cold hands and feet. In such cases, you can consider using some dietary methods to help alleviate your child’s symptoms. For example, you can prepare some ginger-sugar water, which is a traditional remedy for dispelling coldness. If your child has a fever, you can add scallion whites to the ginger-sugar water to help induce sweating and reduce fever. If your child is coughing, you can substitute the scallion whites with garlic to warm the lungs and relieve coughing. Additionally, if your child has a constitution of deficiency-cold, you can add some sesame oil and minced ginger to fried eggs before bedtime each night to nourish the kidneys, moisten the lungs, and dispel coldness. These dietary methods have been found to be quite effective.