Cholera, Symptoms & Home Remedies for Cholera Treatment
Cholera is a condition wherein the patient suffers from intense diarrhea, vomiting and leg cramps. It is cause by the Vibrio Cholerae bacterium. This may lead to dehydration and even death if not treated properly and immediately.
How can you acquire Cholera?
A person get acquire cholera by drinking water or eating foods that are contaminated. The cholera bacterium lives in the stool of infected person, brackish river and coastal waters. Unusual sources are uncooked shellfish, just like what happened in the Gulf of Mexico. Flies can also carry cholera bacterium, so make sure your foods are always covered and secure.
Although direct contact with people with cholera won't harm you but sharing their food and water can. So if you are to visit infected person you must take some simple precautions:
Bring your own bottled mineral water, this way you are sure that you are not drinking contaminated water.
Eat foods that are thoroughly cook and are still hot. If possible eat only food that you prepare and cook.
Avoid street foods and beverages.
Symptoms of Cholera
If you suspect someone you know or even you have acquired Cholera, you can watch out for these symptoms:
Mild diarrhea that comes with violet purging - this is the first sign of Cholera.
Loose and watery stool accompanied by vomiting and nausea
Restlessness, fever and dehydration
Falling blood pressure and agonizing cramps.
How to Avoid Cholera
First is to take note of the water in your area. If you noticed that the water is dirty and you suspected that it is contaminated, make certain actions. You can buy purified and distilled water. Be sure that you clean up your water container; you can wash it with soap and warm water.
Second step is to prepare yourself from possible contamination. Take essential vitamins and supplements to restore your energy and increase you immunity this way you can protect yourself and avoid other complications and underlying disease, viruses and bacteria. Eat necessary food so that you could be healthy and your body cells so that they can defend and protect you.
Home Useful Remedies for Cholera Patients
As we all know, oils such as lavender oil and rosemary can help in treating and relieving colds and muscle and joint pains. This may also be helpful in fighting Cholera.
There are lots of other home remedies you can use in treating Cholera. The most popular and can be easily found in your kitchen is lemon. Lemon juice can easily kill cholera bacilli and regular consumption can helps in preventing Cholera. You can also use guava's root bark it is rich in tannins which can aid vomiting due to Cholera; simply boil the bark and take it twice daily.
Another useful herb is onion; simply pound finely thirty grams of onions and seven black peppers and give it the patient two-three times a day. It helps in treating restlessness and dehydration.
Other herbs you can use are drumstick leaves, bitter gourd, cucumber, nutmeg, clove and rough chaff. Don't forget the best and most affordable remedies for Cholera; clean water. A patient suffering from cholera must constantly replace and replenish water he lost due to vomiting and diarrhea thus preventing restlessness and dehydration.
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