103 Gastro patients in Multan hospitalized
Locals are advised to take precautionary measures in Sehar and Aftar timings.
MULTAN (Dunya News) – Multan witnesses an increase in Gastro patients. 103 out 192 patients who were brought were admitted to different government hospitals including Nishtar Hospital on Wednesday.
As many as 60 out of 108 patients of gastroenteritis who were brought to the Nishtar Hospital Multan were admitted to the hospital, 39 out of 71 in the Children Complex whereas 4 out of 13 patients were admitted to the Civil Hospital.
Since the commencement of Ramazan, the hospitals have been inundated with patients having dehydration and stomach troubles. Doctors have therefore advised the locals to take precautionary measures in Sehar and Aftar timings, they should drink boiled or filtered water and avoid eating junk prior Sehar and post Aftar as the eatable available in the market are all substandard and do not assure quality. All the vegetables and fruits bought should not be eaten without being thoroughly washed.
Gastro causes dehydration it therefore is necessary to intake a lot of purified water and fluid in order to compensate the loss of water content through vomiting and diarrhea.
Gastroenteritis is a food or water-borne disease caused by ingesting contaminated food or beverages. The symptoms of include vomiting, fever and diarrhea that leads to dehydration and low blood pressure.
A general precautionary measure that must be considered is to wash hands before eating anything.
