EMERGENCY LIVING: First-aid For an Upset Stomach
Do you ever feel like your body mirrors this photo? We all do at some time or another.
The following text is not for the squeamish – reader beware !!!
Did you know that diarrhea (especially if accompanied by vomiting) is one of the world’s leading killers? It is and it could be coming to a home near you !!!
I bring this subject up because a week ago I had food-poisoning that resulted in copious and frequent vomiting and diarrhea. Within 24 hours I was in the Hospital ER with severe dehydration. I actually lost 10 pounds of body weight in 20 hours. I also ended up unable to take my necessary and life-sustaining medications.The ER Doctor said there are several types of food-poisoning with differing degrees and manifestations of symptoms – all bad. He said I was not far from getting renal failure (kidney failure).
It would have been better for me if, after my body purged out the bad food, I had taken Over-the-Counter medications for nausea and diarrhea. (For some reading this it might be best if you consult your family doctor about what medications he/she could suggest or prescribe for you to have on hand.) To have stopped the dehydration process would have been much better for my body.From now on my wife and I will have medications on hand (OTC or prescribed) for halting what could become a life threatening event.
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