Dr Meghna Shah, Dean of 'the other song' talks about how to tackle monsoon ailments...
When the first drops of rain fall on the ground, it brings a
relief from the heat and we heave a sigh of relief.
But monsoon also bring with it food and water contamination and
the resultant illnesses.
Monsoon sees a rise in infections with fever, colds, cough,
diarrhoea, dysentery, typhoid, malaria, dengue, pneumonia among others.
Let us simply list out infections and
how to tackle them...
Common cold:
Obviously most common, symptomised by runny nose, constant
sneezing, headache, and recurrent sore throat.
How to avoid cold...
· Wash your hands regularly.
· Do not share towels and handkerchiefs.
· Cover your mouth when you sneeze.
· Do not get wet in the rain.
· Avoid cold foods.
· Gargles, steam inhalations and a simple brew of mint, ginger, basil and lemon grass works best along with medication.
Typhoid: If you have fever, severe abdominal pain, headache with diarrhoea
or constipation, check for typhoid. Eat clean and hygienic food.
Drink bottled water.
Malaria: Water logging results in more mosquito breeding and that brings
Malaria. Fever, shivering, muscle pain and weakness are symptoms of
Malaria.
Dengue: Dengue Fever, intense headache, muscle pain, vomiting,
tastelessness, weakness, dry tongue, constipation, puffiness on face and a
characteristic skin rash symptomises dengue.
To avoid both Malaria and Dengue, keep away conditions that
breed mosquitoes. Use a mosquito net or repellent for safety.
Hepatitis A and E: Spread through fecal-oral method, that is ingestion of
contaminated food and water, this is a short-term (acute) infection. Also, avoid street
food and water.
Allergic asthma, Amoebiasis, Fungal infections,
Conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, ear ache, pneumonia, diarrhoea, dysentery,
vomiting, Gastro enteritis are other few infections that can be kept at bay
with hygienic food and water.
During monsoons, go for Ginger and herbal teas, warm water, coconut water helps best.
As a rule, avoid roadside food and water.
Wash hands frequently.
Homeopathy for monsoons
1. Curative:
any and all forms of infections are very much curable with homeopathic
medicines. All you need to do is to contact your homeopathy doctor and take the
right homeopathic medicines.
2. Preventive:
Diseases like Chikungunya, Dengue and Malaria are know to spread fast. If you
live in a locality where people have been affected with these illnesses, your
homeopathy doctor will give you a preventive line of treatment as and when
needed.
3. Developing
long term immunity: If you are on regular homeopathic medications, you are
less likely to fall prey to monsoon illnesses as homeopathy also helps in
improving and maintaining good immunity.
