Does hot drink cools us down??

I've been told that when I'm sick with a fever, to have some hot soup as it'll make you sweat and help break the fever. I personally don't like hot drinks when I'm already hot. If you're just feeling warm and want to cool down, room temp water is best. I like to place a cool cloth on the back of my neck too. It feels amazing.

Hello, Yes I think this is very true, hot drinks do help cool you down. I think what happens is, when you drink a hot drink your inner body temperature rises,so to compensate for this your skin pours (pors) open so allowing more air into your system and also to enable you to sweat. Most people love an ice cold drink when they are hot for refreshment but it is only a short term solution to the fact that your inner body is over-heating. I'm not a doctor so I maybe talking rubbish, but it's my point of view on the subject. Have a cool day here in myLot fellow member.

i hate being hot so i would much rather drink something cold than something hot even if it does help me somewhat.

Hi, ankit620. I don't think that a hot drink will cool me off. I will be more even hotter. And I will sweat more. I have to have a cold icy drink. Drinking a hot drink when it is hot, will only make me feel much hotter.

I believe hot drinks will make our body hotter. Whenever I want to cool my body down, I drink cold drinks. I'm just speaking from experience.

I don't think it is that it cools you down, but it can refresh you more

I always felt the best drink in how weather is lukewarm. If the drink is too cold, I think your body feels the shock of the difference of temp..If it is too hot, I think that would just be too hard to get down comfortably..If you want to cool down, the best advice I can give is lukewarm water..

Well, in the hot weather, I like drinking both hot and cold drinks. I still drink lots of tea, 10-20 cups a day. But when it is hot, I drink lots of bottled water too which is good for me to rehydrate myself when I'm sweating in the heat.