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In the summer season, going out of the house amidst the scorching sun and hot winds (loo) seems no less than a big challenge. The increasing temperature and bright sunlight makes our body completely hot within minutes and makes us drenched in sweat. In such a situation, when we reach our home or office due to the heat from outside, the first thing we do is sit directly in front of the AC or turn it on at full speed.

As soon as cool breeze comes, our body gets a lot of relief and relaxation within minutes, but do you know that this small habit of yours can spoil your health badly? According to health expert Dr. Sameer Bhati, this sudden fluctuation in temperature creates a kind of thermal shock within our body. Let us know what happens to our body when it comes directly from sunlight to AC and what are the ways to avoid it.

What happens when body temperature changes suddenly?

In fact, when your body remains exposed to strong sunlight and heat outside for a long time, its internal temperature becomes much higher than normal. At such times, our body expels sweat through the pores of the skin to keep itself cool. This is a natural cooling system of our body.

But when you suddenly go to a very cold environment or AC room with this hot body and sweat, then our body is not able to immediately adjust to this sudden big change. Homeostasis (balance of the body) gets disturbed due to sudden drop in body temperature. This is the reason why many people start feeling headache, sudden dizziness, severe fatigue or restlessness in the body as soon as they come into AC from sunlight.

Main harm caused to the body by sitting directly in AC

According to experts, if we go directly from extreme heat to extremely cold environment, our body may have to face these serious problems:

• Shrinking of blood vessels: Due to sudden exposure to cold, our blood vessels shrink very rapidly. It has a direct and negative impact on our blood circulation.

• Muscle stiffness and pain: Due to this sudden change in temperature the muscles of the body become stiff. Many people start complaining of severe pain in neck, back or shoulders due to this.

• Aggravation of sinus and migraine: For those who are already suffering from migraine or sinus disease, this condition can be extremely painful. Cold air directly affects the nerves, triggering pain immediately.

• Weakening of immunity: By suddenly going from hot to cold environment, the risk of cold, cough, sore throat and viral fever increases manifold.

What to do and what not to do after coming back from summer?

To avoid this problem, you need to make some small and easy changes in your daily routine, which can be easily understood from the table given below:

Important advice from experts:

The simplest rule to stay healthy during summer is to protect your body from any sudden changes. When you come from outside, allow yourself to acclimatize to your normal environment for at least 5 to 10 minutes. Only after this enter the AC room or switch on the AC. Similarly, when you are going out of an AC room directly into the bright sunlight, turn off the AC 5 minutes before leaving the room so that the body can prepare itself for the outside temperature. These small precautions will keep you from falling sick again and again in summer.