With the beginning of winter and drop in temperature, scores of people are falling ill with upper respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, flu and skin-related problems.
The numbers of patients is increasing rapidly in the city. Proper precautions should be taken to avoid illness, said doctors. City doctors advise wearing proper warm clothes as the fog and dust may increase chances of contracting chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), allergies and other respiratory issues.
Diabetics and high blood pressure patients need to take extra precautions as there is higher risk of heart and cardiac attack. Those suffering from arthritis and asthma are also more at risk to seasonal infections. A child specialist Dr. Rajeev Kumar Shrivastav said that during winters pneumonia is common among children. Parents should take precautions by keeping their children covered in warm clothes.
He also said that Children should not be made to sit in sunlight without clothes and daily bathing can be avoided. Number of child patients are increasing daily as around 30 patients are coming daily to my clinic, said Kumar. A physician Dr. Usha Sharma said, eating habits should be taken care of as for avoiding stomach cramps and food should be cooked with less oil and spices.
Cardiologist and Heart Specialist Dr. Gopajee Sharma said that the winter is high time for heart attacks. People who are suffering from high blood pressure should always conduct their routine check up during winter time and should avoid much exercise and take proper medicine. He also said that mostly people get careless toward their health in winter season and consumes more oily and spicy food which causes in serious health problems.
He said that number of patients have doubled due to continuous drop in temperature. People should always wear warm clothes and should make sure that there is adequate humidity in their home through winter months, he added.