A lot of warm clothes on the body can cause a greenhouse effect.
In winter, it is important to dress properly when going outside, when the risk of catching a cold or hypothermia increases due to the cold. Of course, everyone knows such a common truth, but at the same time people do not always realize another dangerous moment — Due to excessive warming, the threat of thrombosis increases, the Chronicle.info is reported with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
A cardiologist Dmitry drew attention to the risk of provoking the formation of blood clots inside the blood vessels due to excessive wrapping in warm clothes Simakov.
The specialist emphasizes that due to the large amount of warm clothes on the body, a greenhouse effect may occur, which significantly increases the risk of blood clots.
The doctor also indicated that for some people the desire putting on more warm clothes is a habit, and a dangerous one.
«The greatest risks appear in people who are constantly afraid of freezing and wrap themselves in scarves, wear warm hats and pants», — says the cardiologist.
In addition to overheating, frostbite of the limbs, injuries of the arms and legs can also contribute to the formation of thrombosis, and more recently, coronavirus disease has been added to the list of provoking factors, the doctor adds.
To not to miss the time when you can still eliminate the problem without harm to health, the cardiologist recommends paying attention to the signals given by the body.
The specialist said that one of the significant symptoms of thrombosis is the occurrence of pain in the place where the blood clot has formed in the vessels (sometimes, instead of pain, numbness or coldness of the part of the body where the problem arose may be felt).