Rainy diarrhoea - few tips

Every body is welcoming rainy season. Climate becomes cool and surrounding lively green. Birds chirps, rain drops and colorful flowers adds to the whole new world.

Some times its has another part. Flies and mosquitoes are in abundance. Thus promoting water born diseases like diarrhoea.

Usually diarrhoea is not a threatening disease. But if uncontrolled can bring one to severe problems. Dehydration is one of them.

Diarrhea causing pain in abdomen accompanied by nausea is the commonest picture. It gets in control within three days with minimal medicinal help. But if the symptoms persist and the pain in abdomen is marked then suspect hepatitis. Pain in abdomen with vomiting, no desire to eat food or looking at food brings nausea, mild to moderate fever with weakness and yellowish urine are the signs for consideration. In severe cases yellowish eyes (icterus) and dark yellow urine are prominently seen.

Diarrhea can be controlled with some homely tricks. Mix of Salt lemon water and sugar is most widely used. It restores the electrolytes which stops the further disease progress. In case if the child does not prefers the solution one can try single ingredient at a time one by one. It is easily palatable by the child.

Avoid giving oily, spicy or sour food stuffs even there is no taste in mouth. It can worse the condition. Also avoid eating or drinking full at one time. Stomach is in distress and cannot hold the regular amount to food stuffs or water. This eventually may get vomited. Thus making the condition more dehydrated. 

Keep the drinking water sterile by boiling before drinking. Keep the utensils dry to avoid contamination. Maintain hygienic surrounding with fresh open air as per patients preference.

These small precautions can bring you all the enjoyments of the rainy season. "Because prevention is better than cure."

Change of weather = time to change health strategy

As the change of weather is happening, we have to change the strategy at home and out side to remain happy and healthy.

Few are the tips for the same

- cold coryza don't need medicines unless complicated. Complication like fever, sever weakness and weight loss brings in doctors consultation.

- keep kids well hydrated. Cause less of hydration makes a child irritable, loss of concentration and cranky.

- its never wrong to get wet in rain. But don't get wet for a long time. Hypothermia can bring different health issues like pneumonia etc.

- sensitive person and kids should remain aloof from getting wet. If unavoidable then try to keep head dry and covered.

- avoided eating oily stuffs. Also avoid over eatings. It may bring pain in abdomen and acute gastritis leading to medical intervention.

- avoid wetting your skin conditions or wounds. Infections may spread speedily in such condition. Diabetics and skin sensitive should take strict precautions. If necessary take doctor's consultation.

- avoid using wetting clots and undergarments as they are likely to bring sever fungal infections. Such infections if spread for bigger area may bring asthmatic complaints.

- asthmatics and bronchitis patients should take special precautions for humidity. Humid air and close places or getting wet may trigger the acute symptoms of attack.

- rheumatism patients should take precautions for avoiding cold. Stiffness and swelling are the common signs which get aggravated. But keeping joints warm fomented helps a lot. Gentle massage increases circulation.