Symptoms, treatment, and prevention for common monsoon ailments

 The summer heat is relieved by the monsoon. The flu, cough, cold, malaria, typhoid, dengue fever, and pneumonia are among the numerous infections and diseases that are prevalent at this time of year. This year's monsoon poses a greater challenge than usual because the entire world is already battling a pandemic.

Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Yoga, Sowa-Rigpa, and Naturopathy are just a few of the Ayush systems that all agree that this time of year, with changes in weather and an increase in microorganisms, our body's immune system weakens. This increases our susceptibility to bacterial, fungal, and viral infections of all kinds. We can easily boost our immunity and get ready by taking a few simple preventative measures and changing the way we live.

We'll talk about some typical monsoon illnesses today, along with how to avoid them and treat them.

1. Common Cold and Cough: 

Signs and symptoms include headache, sore throat, runny nose, and sneezing.

Maintaining body heat and frequently washing hands can help prevent these. Immunity is boosted by consuming warm foods, concoctions, and golden milk (haldimilk). Kapalbhati and pranayama are yoga asanas that enhance respiratory health.

Treatment options include gargling with warm saline water, inhaling eucalyptus oil steam, and taking a hot foot bath to relieve chest congestion, headache, and inflammation. A homoeopathic doctor should be consulted before taking homoeopathic medications like Aconite, Belladonna, and Euphrasia.

2. Stomach ailments, such as amoebiasis:

Stomach ache, diarrhoea, vomiting, constipation, headache, fever, and lack of appetite are typical symptoms.

Avoid eating out, stick to drinking only purified water, and wash your hands before every meal to prevent this.

Treatment: Drinking plenty of fluids is necessary to maintain hydration. Ginger can be consumed by putting it in food or tea to help with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Pain can be reduced by putting hing (hsafetida) or hingwater on the area around the naval. Ipecacuanha and NuxVom are two homoeopathic medications that can be used to relieve pain.

3 diseases spread by mosquitoes

Due to the buildup of water, mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue, malaria, and chikungunya are quite prevalent during the monsoon. Fever, fever with chills, muscle pain, and weakness are common symptoms.

Prevention:
Preventing diseases spread by mosquitoes is the best defence against them. Neem oil, or karpooradi thailam, works wonders at keeping mosquitoes away from exposed skin. Mosquitoes can be repelled from a home by using a fumigant made of lemongrass, nochi, and neem leaves. Other methods of prevention include using a mosquito net, not allowing water to collect around you, and spraying DDT down drains.

Treatment:
Resting and consuming plenty of fluids are part of general treatment. You can consume papaya and giloy juice because they boost immunity and platelet count. Fenugreek water is also advantageous because it is known to lower fever and strengthen immunity. In consultation with a homoeopathic doctor, homoeopathic medications like Natrum Muriaticum and Eupatorium Perfoliatum can be taken.