JAKARTA - Clinical nutrition specialists remind Indonesian Hajj members to be aware of signs of dehydration when they are active in the midst of extreme hot weather in the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
"The signs of dehydration are actually weak, then if, for example, before the weakness, we can see what the color of our urine is," said Dr. A. Yasmin Syauki, M.Sc., Sp.GK(K), MHPE when contacted by Antara on Tuesday.
A lecturer at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hassanuddin University, said that the color of urine can be an early indicator of the body's hydration status.
"When it is thick, then it is likely that we are dehydrated. So it is not too yellow, not clear yellow, so the yellow is thick, then it has been dehydrated," he said.
Another clinical nutrition specialist, dr.Pande Putu Agus Mahendra, M.Gizi, Sp.GK from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, previously conveyed that dehydration can be characterized by symptoms such as body weakness, feeling tired, headache, nausea, and blurred vision.
If you find signs of dehydration, then it is recommended that members of the Hajj congregation immediately increase their fluid intake so that their condition does not get worse.
"We immediately increase our fluid intake to avoid dehydration," said dr.Yasmin.
In addition to being at risk of dehydration, he said, pilgrims have the opportunity to experience heatstroke while carrying out activities in extreme hot weather.
"Heatstroke means heat that the body can't control, so we feel like we're out of breath, then dizzy," he said.
"Then our body can't compensate, it can suddenly be suffocated, limp, dizzy," he added.
To prevent the effects of exposure to heat, he advised pilgrims to wear head protection when they are outside.
Because the hot weather can enter the tent, he continued, pilgrims can use wet cloth or kanebo to reduce the impact of heat when inside the tent in Mina.
"By wetting the kanebo with water so that our heads stay cool, not hot," he said.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
