When you go to the plateau, what should you pay attention to when eating and living?

1.Before going to the plateau, you should fully understand your physical state. Patients with obvious brain and internal organs, as well as severe anemia or hypertension, should not blindly enter the plateau.

If you have never been to a plateau, it is recommended that you undergo a rigorous medical examination before entering the plateau. At the same time, ask more people who have experience in altitude to ask relevant questions.

2.Pay attention to rest before the trip, ensure adequate sleep, and avoid colds and flu on the plateau (reduce unnecessary bathing and hair washing). But at the same time, it is also necessary to avoid unnecessary psychological pressure and reduce psychological burden, so as to fully appreciate the magnificent rivers and mountains and folk customs.

3.The flight distance from Chengdu to Lhasa is 2,000 kilometers, the flight time is 2 hours, the altitude of Gonggar Airport is 3,800 meters, and the airport is 100 kilometers away from the city. On the first day of entering the plateau, please pay attention to rest; If possible, it's best to take a car ride up the plateau so that you can gradually adapt to the changes in altitude.

4.On the plateau, you should drink plenty of water, avoid alcohol and strenuous exercise, and wear sunglasses and sun hats for long-term outdoor activities to avoid ultraviolet rays burning you. At night, pay attention to open windows to maintain air circulation.

5.Please bring some small gifts, the children in the depths of the plateau lack stationery and toys; At the same time, please take the initiative to protect the snowy plateau of the motherland and reduce the environmental pollution brought by yourself. While appreciating the beautiful nature, you can pay your respects to the plateau and its owners.

Be sure to drink plenty of water, eat well at every meal at the beginning, and don't eat too much. The diet is mainly light. If you are in good condition, you can try to drink sweet tea.

Don't walk slowly, as for living, it depends on how you plan to go, there are many family hotels of that nature, you can meet a lot of backpackers here, of course, there are hotels of different prices or something, accommodation or pay attention to safety, you can read more travel notes or guides written by others before going, very helpful.

In a nutshell, don't get excited, don't exercise vigorously, don't eat until you can't walk, eat less, and remember not to drink! I started to eat Rhodiola 2 days before I went up, and there was nothing else, (it's better not to go if you are weak, altitude sickness will make you unbearable).

The area above 3000 meters above sea level is called the plateau area, which is characterized by low air pressure and low partial pressure of oxygen, which can easily lead to hypoxia in the human body. Including acute altitude sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema, high-altitude polycythemia and other conditions. Those who are new to the plateau or those who enter the plateau after a long interval should pay attention to the following issues.

1. A rigorous and comprehensive physical examination should be conducted. Those with obvious heart, liver, lung, kidney and other internal organ organic lesions, hypertension or above are not suitable.

2. Those over the age of 40, who are hungry and empty, who are fat or infirm, should not go. Excessive obesity will aggravate altitude hypoxia and easily trigger altitude heart disease.

3. If you have a severe cold, it is best to be cured in a plain area. Otherwise, it will aggravate altitude sickness and even induce pulmonary edema.

Fourth, it is best for those who go to the plateau for the first time to enter Tibet in summer and autumn, which can greatly reduce the altitude sickness, and the best way to go to Tibet is to take a car to get used to it.

5. After arriving at the plateau for the first time or entering the plateau at intervals, in the first few days, although avoiding strenuous exercise and activities, running and jumping less, should be properly bed rested.

Sixth, the temperature difference between the alpine climate is large, cool in the morning and evening, and hot at noon, so the problem of keeping warm is very important. In autumn, sweaters and cotton clothes should be brought to prevent colds and upper respiratory tract infections.

7. Those who have just entered the plateau should eat more rice food, especially sweet porridge with sugar to suppress nausea and vomiting; The supply of acidic beverages can be used to correct alkalosis, replenish energy and hydration; Due to the dry climate, the body's demand for water is very urgent, and you can often drink some tea or original drinks; Butter tea can effectively withstand the harsh climate of high mountains; You should also eat more vegetables, fruits, lean meats, chocolate sugars and other foods rich in vitamins, proteins, and high calories.

8. Tourists should also prepare sunglasses to prevent wind and sand and sunlight to prevent "snow blindness". Due to the direct sunlight on the plateau, ultraviolet rays are strong, which can cause damage to the optic nerve.

9. Alpine sickness is generally aggravated at night, and tourists should sleep in a semi-recumbent position to reduce venous return and pulmonary capillary congestion in the right heart. Prepare an oxygen bag by your side, and if you feel cardiopulmonary discomfort, it is best to inhale oxygen in time. You can prepare some drugs for cardiotonics, diuresis, and vasodilation, as well as some drugs for sleep, pain relief, motion sickness, etc., preferably traditional Chinese medicine.

10. Group travel must be equipped with medical personnel who are familiar with altitude sickness, and rescue measures should be prepared.

The main thing is to understand the Tibetan way of life and some taboos, the second is not to go to uninhabited places alone, the third is to pay attention to sunscreen, rain, ultraviolet protection and other protection, just arrived in Lhasa may feel uncomfortable, do not strenuous activities first, rest a day before starting the tour.

Drink more water: Due to the low humidity of the plateau air, the human body is easy to become dehydrated, and the increase in hemoglobin leads to an increase in blood viscosity, which is easy to form blood clots, causing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. Therefore, drink small amounts of water constantly.

Quit smoking: Cigarettes produce carbon monoxide with 250 to 300 times more affinity for hemoglobin than oxygen, and smoking a lot of cigarettes can significantly worsen altitude sickness. Learn the right way to breathe:

Exercise tests have shown that abdominal breathing is more regular and rhythmic than chest breathing, and when walking or climbing, visitors can place their hands on their hips to support breathing with the muscles of the arms, collarbone, shoulder blades and trunk above the waist to increase the mobility of the respiratory system. When you first arrive at the plateau, you should avoid strenuous activities and emotional excitement, and avoid taking hot baths, so as not to speed up the body's metabolism and aggravate hypoxia, resulting in pulmonary edema. Adhere to the principles of a diet high in sugar, high in plant protein and low in fat.

Sugars provide rapid calories, adapt to high-intensity activities, and increase oxygen exchange. Excess fat and animal protein can worsen altitude sickness. Altitude sickness can easily lead to insomnia, so you can take diazepam tablets appropriately to ensure adequate sleep.

In addition, people under the age of 16 and over 60 years old, people with anemia, diabetes, serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and chronic lung diseases, patients with mental diseases and pregnant women are not suitable for highland tourism.

Before departure, we have to make some preparations, including whether to choose a group, an understanding of the general situation of the plateau, the temperature and customs of the plateau, and the items to bring to the plateau. The altitude of the plateau is very high, the air is thin, our physical condition is suitable for traveling to the plateau, in summer, when the plain has a high heat yellow alarm, the highest temperature on the plateau is only a dozen degrees Celsius, and the snow on the top of some mountains has not yet melted!

When we set off, we should bring a change of clothes, shoes, socks, toiletries, spare food and necessary expenses for normal travel, as well as an extra winter jacket, UV umbrella and sun-protective clothing. The highest temperature season on the plateau is summer, the highest is more than ten degrees, if you happen to encounter a rainy day, it will be even colder, if you wear less clothes, you suffer from a cold, it is easy to complicate emphysema, the consequences are very serious.

On the way to the plateau, you have to go over a lot of mountains, you have to turn a lot of turns, if there are people with motion sickness, you should prepare motion sickness medicine, and people with heart and lung diseases should not go, because the plateau is high in altitude and the air is thin, and it is likely to cause hypoxia, and it may be life-threatening in severe cases. When we get off the bus on the way to the plateau, it is best to take a few deep breaths, exhale the turbid air in the body, and breathe more fresh air from the plateau, which is very beneficial to our body!