How to cope with the intestinal disorder in the journey

In full swing it's time to leave, and some of us, being away from home, faced with food poisoning varying degrees of severity. What can you do yourself to overcome the disease, or at least reduce the discomfort? This - in our article.

Anything so does not paint life as a journey! And nothing overshadows travel as bowel disorder, or, quite simply, diarrhea. Unfortunately, faced with this problem, almost all the tourists. Even experienced nutritionists and their families are no exception. This article is written not only on smart textbooks, but also on the basis of their own experience.

bowel disorder can overtake any of us, even the most cautious and seasoned travelers with a strong immunity. The only question in the amount and aggressiveness of unfriendly microorganisms that come our way. Someone "lucky" is not a joke, and people worn out on holiday more than once or twice, over time, begin to take a trip to the pharmacy arsenal.

How to be? Stop driving? Well, I do not! Offers instruction in a series of "before, during and after the" anti-diarrhea and other intestinal disorders

risk areas

To get started on high-risk areas. Namely, in some countries, the probability of poisoning is highest.

These include (descending)

• all countries in Africa;
• all countries in Asia;
• All countries in South America;
• Middle East;
• Southern Europe.

Although you never know! Frankly, "lucky" is everywhere. Not long ago my family and I were poisoned in Moscow. And just to travel outside of their native land, you can pick up harmful bacteria. Yet the risk of poisoning the country's statistics are distributed exactly as indicated in the above list. Therefore, if you go to Africa or Asia, be extremely careful to what you eat and drink.

How to prevent poisoning

Now let's talk about safety measures. What can you do yourself to prevent poisoning.

before the trip you can drink a course of probiotics. Yes, this is not confirmed by scientific studies. But! Probiotics stabilize and improve the intestinal flora (and this has been proved), and she, in turn, pledge of strong immunity. After all, a strong immune system - this is one of the main factors in our defense, especially when it comes to food poisoning, confrontation bacteria, parasites and viruses. For good reason two people can eat the same chicken, and one will be the most severe poisoning with fever, hospitals and corrupt days of life, while the second could not care less! And many such examples.

Personally, I have enough of this argument. Jar of probiotics will cost you much cheaper bills for doctors in a foreign country, not to mention the damage by spoiled vacation. After all, not everything in this life is measured by money, agree.

How to take probiotics, I wrote here.

on the spot it is best to take the following precautions:

• Drink only bottled water. If possible, choose products of famous brands. After all, no one can guarantee the quality of water from a local producer, even though she and packaged in a bottle.
• In addition to plain water, prefer hot drinks (tea and coffee), because they are made from boiled water, which means that the risks of poisoning are minimal.
• If you're a fan of soda and beer, do not drink directly from the bottle and / or cans. It is better to pour the drink into a glass. Even better - in a disposable.
• Avoid ice in drinks. As a rule, these ice frozen from ordinary tap water. If you prepare yourself drinks with ice, buy ice at the store (in large supermarkets, often sold ice have portions packed in plastic).
• Trite, but wash your hands! With soap and water more than once a day. Generally, on trips make it a rule to wash their hands every time the opportunity presents itself. The fact that the hands should be washed before eating and after using the toilet, even somehow uncomfortable and writing - it is banal. But you never know! I recall for show. You never know ...
• Do not forget that all fruits and vegetables should be washed well with bottled water. Not from the tap in your hotel!
• When brushing teeth using the same bottled water.
• Avoid fish, seafood and meat, which lay under the open sun for a long time (for example, on local food markets or at the buffet in the hotel).
• Of course, street unpretentious dining - an unforgettable experience for tourists. But, trying to dish them, you do so at your own risk. The fact that the Russian well, the Germans - death. Therefore, if in the Philippine fun dining dinner all the local village, this does not mean that your tummy white man with the same enthusiasm to take this meal with all the microorganisms in it. If you do decide, choose deep-fried and steamed dishes, in order to minimize risks.
• If you can, take a look at the kitchen facilities, where you are going to dine. If it was full of flies and dirt, then look for a better place. Even if this restaurant menu differs cheapness, and the interior is pleasing to the eye.
• Consume only pasteurized milk and its products. The same goes for yogurt and ice cream (this is also dairy products).

What if you still have poisoned

As you can see, you can do enough to prevent the attack. But from food poisoning and diarrhea no one is immune. Therefore, if you have suffered this fate, I propose measures for a speedy recovery:

• Drink as much pure water (bottled) to display all harmful microorganisms and their metabolic products.
• In addition to water, you must drink more something sweet and something salty. For example, juice, fruit drink, juice or the like. Well you can use any herbal tea with jam or honey.
• Warning: do not drink coffee, black and green tea and other caffeinated drinks. They dehydrate the body and hinder recovery.
• If you do not turn up on food, eat as much fruit (do not forget to wash them well with water from a bottle). Fruits saturate the body with necessary moisture and minerals to help us recover faster. Plus they just digested. Bananas are particularly well suited, apples and kiwi.
• When you are again able to eat any food, prefer porridge on the water and boiled food. No dairy products and even more personal beef. All this food is poorly digested and takes our strength, and that is lacking from an illness. Spare your exhausted body at least a week.

What not to do

Do not take antidiarrheal medications. They artificially stop your gut, not letting him get rid of malicious microbes. The consequences of such a stop can be dire. The exceptions are the extreme cases, when you, for example, an urgent need on the plane, and the other will be a few more days.

Antibiotics? Not. Just do not own. In general, antibiotics in the treatment of diarrhea and other eating disorders are used in extreme cases when the state really heavy (high temperature, which lasts for more than two days, fever, dehydration and severe abdominal pain for more than 12 hours). Normally, our body will be able to help themselves. It is only necessary to give it a little time.

When to seek medical advice

• If the diarrhea lasts more than two days.
• If the main factor is not disturbing diarrhea and / or vomiting and severe pain in the abdomen, with such a state continues for more than 12 hours.
• If there is an admixture of blood feces.
• If the diarrhea had stopped, but increased sharply vomiting and / or the temperature rose above 38 degrees.

Here are tips to help you if you do not prevent the attack completely, or at least alleviate their condition as soon as possible.

Good health to you!