The Spring Festival is approaching. In this auspicious and festive festival, family reunion has become a happy event that everyone expects. But at this time, there will be some "uninvited guests" to join in the fun and affect people's health. Every family member should pay more attention to this and take good care of his body and mind.
Health care for the elderly-four major concerns
Don't eat too much food during the Spring Festival, which often tempts people to have an appetite. However, the digestion and absorption function of the elderly is poor, and overeating is harmful. It is better to eat less, and eat less greasy, sweet and spicy products. Diabetic patients must carefully calculate the calories and sugar content of food to avoid the increase of blood sugar.
The recreational activities during the holidays are rich and colorful. The elderly should make choices, do what they can, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and don't disturb their normal work and rest. Song and dance activities should be enough, and movies should not be watched all night, which is harmful and useless. Walking should also be measured and adjusted appropriately. Patients with hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases must pay attention to controlling their emotions and avoid taking part in strenuous and strenuous activities to avoid accidents such as stroke and myocardial infarction.
Don't break the medicine. Everything in the Spring Festival is intertwined, with frequent visits, fewer rules of life and a lighter concept of time than in the past. Patients with diseases should pay attention to follow the doctor's advice, take medicine on time and treat them on time. Don't let festivals affect the treatment of diseases, keep the continuity of disease rehabilitation and prevent the recurrence of diseases.
Avoid the cold. Spring is still cold, the temperature is still low, and "late spring cold" often appears. So keep warm at home or when you go out. Don't take off your clothes at the sight of heat. Wear or prepare winter clothes when traveling, and pay attention to avoid cold places to avoid catching a cold.
Health care for young and middle-aged people-two major disciplines
Drink less during the Spring Festival, and it is inevitable to raise a glass to celebrate family reunion. However, don't be reckless, drink to your heart's content, get as drunk as a fiddler, or even have acute alcoholism. Alcohol is a mild toxic substance and an inhibitor of the central nervous system. In severe cases, it will lead to respiratory and circulatory failure. 90% alcohol is decomposed by the liver, so it can also cause liver damage. You must drink in moderation and never overdo it.
On tight-lipped festivals, food sources are constant and food is frequent, making people "eat" too much. When you are full, it will often lead to diseases from the mouth and induce many digestive system diseases, such as acute gastroenteritis, acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, food poisoning and so on. , and even cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even life-threatening. Therefore, we must be "compassionate", not overeating, not eating greasy food, eating moderately, eating regularly and eating healthily.
Children's Health Care-Three Preventions
To prevent foreign bodies from visiting relatives and friends during the New Year, adults are often too busy to attend to their children. With a little carelessness, the child may swallow or get stuck in the pharynx, trachea, esophagus and other parts. These foreign bodies include fishbones, bones, stones, nuts, shells, beans and some small daily necessities. Serious foreign bodies in trachea and esophagus can cause suffocation, shortness of breath, nausea, pipe perforation and even suffocation. Therefore, children should not eat, drink and have fun together, nor should they chase and fight while eating. Parents should also take good care of their children in case they don't eat what they shouldn't.
Anti-firecrackers Many children often celebrate the Spring Festival by setting off fireworks, but a little carelessness will cause personal injuries, the most important ones are hand injuries and eye injuries. Therefore, children should be extra careful when setting off fireworks and firecrackers, stay away from them and do their own protection.
At the turn of winter and spring, epidemic diseases alternate between cold and warm, windy and cold, and the climate is capricious, which creates opportunities for the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza, mumps, meningitis, rubella and scarlet fever. Children and parents need special vigilance. Pay attention to washing hands frequently, changing clothes frequently, and don't touch your eyes and nose with your hands; Keep indoor ventilation and fresh air; Be diligent in sunbathing and accept "sunbathing" more; Go to crowded or crowded public places less to avoid or reduce the chance of infection.
It should be reminded that if family members have diseases or accidents during the Spring Festival, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time.
(The author is the deputy chief physician of Chengdu Second People's Hospital)