Traditionally most of us head to our home village to celebrate Eid with our families. Eid means lots of delicious foods. You have to be cautious about your health on your Eid journey, and should also be concerned about overeating. Otherwise, injuries and sickness can ruin your Eid holidays anytime
Children are always going here and there during a journey. So keep them in close contact with you as there is a risk of them going missing, and many kinds of accidents can happen. In a long journey, people, especially children catch a cold. To cope up with this situation, you need some tissue paper sand mufflers to wrap your children. You can USE sunscreen lotion to protect yourself from sun-burn. A small soap should be in your handbag for washing your hands anytime. It is good to keep an umbrella with you, to protect your children from sun and rain.
Bring water and dry food
It is very risky to drink water and food from outside during your journey. Contaminated water and food can make you sick very quickly. So, you should keep some bottled water and dry food like biscuit.
Make your First Aid box
Everyone should be conscious about First Aid treatment during Eid holidays. In these holidays, it can be difficult to reach a doctor and to get medicines. So, you have to prepare yourself to cope up with the general health problems in Eid vacations in a rural area. Before Eid journey you can make a list of a few medicines and some medical materials mentioned below, and keep them with you.
First Aid band to cover any cuts. Antiseptic solution and cream to wash the wounded area. Paracetamol tablets and suspension for headache and any sort of pain. Antacid, Ranitidin, Omeprazole to get relief from gastric irritation, dyspepsia. Cough syrup like Ambroxol, Codeine, Guaifenesin etc. Domperidon tablet or suspension for belching and bloating of abdomen. Chlorpheniramine, cetrizine, levocetrizine, fexofenadine for sneezing, rhinorrhoea and common cold. Ondansetron tab/ suspension for vomiting. Metoclopramide and Prochlorperazine to prevent motion sickness. Antibiotic like Ciprofloxacin, Amoxicillin and Metronidazole for respiratory infection and loose motion, dyscentry. Oral saline for diarrhoea. Blood pressure machine, thermometer Before collecting your medicines, talk to your family physician, to know about the dose and use of the above medicines.
Bring your prescriptions and regular medicines
Remember, to take your prescription with you. If you become sick when you are in your village or any other place other than your home, this prescription will provide the medical information to your doctor. You should take enough regular medicine with you, because it is difficult to collect medicine on your Eid vacation. If you have an extra spectacle, take it with you for emergency.
Save your Doctor’s phone number
During Eid, it can be difficult to meet your regular doctor. You should take his/her phone number so that you can call him/her to seek medical advice.
Keep heartburn at bay
Lots of food on the dining table will be waiting for you in every household from the Eid morning. Large meals can cause heartburn. Heartburn occurs when stomach acid backs up into your esophagus. To prevent heartburn eat smaller meals avoid over eating and add vegetables and yogurt.
Furthermore don’t drink water while taking food. It is better to drink water after 20-30 minutes of completion of meal. Avoid bending from the waist after meals; it puts pressure on the stomach. Don’t lie down after a meal. Wait at least three hours after eating before lying down or going to bed. Try to walk in your home for 15-30 minutes.
In nighttime heartburn raise the head end of your bed about 6 inches to prevent acid reflux against the gravity.
Don’t smoke. Smoking decreases the lower esophageal sphincter’s ability to function properly.
Few Medicines are helpful to combat heartburn. Antacids, the most common therapy, relieve symptoms in five to 15 minutes, but the effects don’t last beyond an hour.
Neutralise stomach acids, but don’t prevent heartburn.Omeprazole and Esomeprazole can relieve heartburn effectively.
