Drinking a certain amount of salt water when you have a cold is good for your body. The concentration of salt water you drink when you have a cold should not be too large, so you can drink 0.89% saline and 0.45% hypotonic saline.
Colds are usually accompanied by fever, which causes the body to lose some of its water. Drinking salt water can replenish the water taken away from the body due to fever and sweating. After sweating a lot, the body will lose some of the salt, and then drink salt water to replenish the lost sodium.
However, when you have a cold, don’t drink too much salt water, as well as not too salty, so as not to cause edema. Colds are mostly caused by viral infections, you can drink more plain water, which is conducive to metabolism and recovery.
But drinking water, drinking salt water can not cure the effect of cold, if the cold is more serious or accompanied by other discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, in the doctor’s help for targeted treatment or treatment.