So That You Don't Get Sick Easily, Here Are 7 Ways To Maintain Health In The Rainy Season

Illustration of how to maintain health in the rainy season (Pexels/Ali Pazani)

JAKARTA – Even though the proverb says rain is a source of sustenance, but if it rains where you live every day, it is necessary to anticipate preventing diseases that usually attack in the rainy season.

Diseases that often come during the rainy season such as colds, flu, coughs, dengue fever, digestive diseases, and even dehydration because the temperature tends to be cold. To stay healthy, you and your family can do several things, including the following:

1. Always bring an umbrella or raincoat

Stuck in the rain in one place makes us impatient and forced to go through the rain without protection such as an umbrella or raincoat. Reported by Smarter Health, Tuesday, November 2, to keep the body warm, when cold the body will limit blood flow to the nose. This explains why your nose runs when it's cold.

Well, what you need to do is stay protected from the rain so you don't catch a cold or catch a cold.

2. Consumption of vitamin C

Vitamin C helps speed up recovery when you have a cold. Vitamin C also helps support the immune system and reduces the risk of the flu getting worse. Vitamin C can be obtained from natural sources, such as papaya, papaya, oranges, and pineapple.

3. Take a warm bath

After the rain, the body temperature gradually increases because it fights germs and protects against infection. To help keep your body temperature stable and not have a fever, you can soak your feet in warm water after it rains, you can also take a warm bath.

4. Eat warm dishes

When the days get chilly because it rains every day, you may prefer to drink a warm drink. There are various choices of hot drinks such as green tea, tisane, hot chocolate, or a bowl of hot soup.

5. Keep it clean

During the rainy season, you spend more time indoors, but be aware that germs may be spread. This means that you need to ensure that the environment remains clean, healthy and well-sanitized.

6. Sufficient body fluid needs

Cold temperatures are quite deceptive, because you feel thirsty less often but your body's fluid needs still need to be met. In order not to cause dehydration, make sure to drink enough water when the temperature tends to be low in the rainy season.

7. Use mosquito repellent

Stagnant water around the house is unavoidable especially when it rains every day. What can be avoided is mosquito attacks, including disease-carrying mosquitoes such as turning on mosquito repellents.

In addition, the way to keep your body healthy in the rainy season is to try to cook your own food at home to meet your nutritional needs and avoid fast food and processed foods. Also avoid spicy food during the rainy season and increase the portion of healthy menus such as fruits, vegetables, foods containing protein.