Diarrhea Cases Appear Almost Every Day, Health Office Asks Palembang Residents To Be Alert For The Transition Season

Health services at the puskesmas in Palembang, South Sumatra. (ANTARA/M Imam Pramana)

PALEMBANG - The Health Office of Palembang City, South Sumatra (Sumsel), handled hundreds of residents who complained of diarrhea. Residents are asked to be aware of the transition season which can cause health problems such as respiratory problems to diarrhea.

"In 42 health centers in Palembang City every day, there must be those who complain about diarrhea during the transition season, sometimes it rains, sometimes hot weather," said Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Palembang City Health Office, Yudhi Setiawan, confirmed in Palembang, Friday.

According to him, there were hundreds of residents who complained about diarrhea from early January 2025 to mid-February 2025 at the Puskesmas in Palembang.

He invited residents to increase awareness in implementing clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS), such as routine washing hands, children should not play inundation of rain, also to keep food from being surrounded by flies.

"If we are not aware of PHBS, it will not only cause diarrhea, but it can also have an impact on upper respiratory tract infections (ARI)," he said.

Meanwhile, there has been no surge in patients in several hospitals in Palembang due to the transition season.

"The number of patients is still normal, there has been no increase in the number of patients due to the transition season," said Public Relations of RSMH Palembang Suhaimi.

The same thing was also said by the Public Relations of the Palembang Bari Hospital, Ruli, who said that there was no surge in patients due to the transition season.

Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicted that the transition season in South Sumatra (Sumsel) would occur in April and May 2025.

"Palembang has not yet entered the transition season, the weather is sometimes hot, sometimes rainy, currently it is still included in the rainy season and in the period April and May 2025, it has just entered the transition season," said BMKG Intermediate Expert Officer SMB II Palembang, Sinta Andayani.