The rainy season brings in its wake epidemics. Much care should be given to what you consume during the rainy days. Often stomach infections occur due to faulty eating habits. One can reduce the chances of such health complications easily by making a few alterations to their daily diet.
Here are some tips on how to prevent and take care of infection during the rainy season:
- Include garlic, pepper, ginger, asafoetida, jeera powder, turmeric and coriander in food as they help enhance digestion and improve immunity.
- Always go for boiled water during rainy season because germs could be present in normal or cold water. Have medium to low salt in food and avoid heavily salty food as they are responsible for high blood pressure, bloating and water retention.
- Non-vegetarians should go for lighter meat preparations like stew and soups. Be careful about consuming fish and prawns during the season.
- Include warm dal or soup in your diet. Add spices like turmeric, clove, black pepper and sauf in it.
- Consuming hot soups during monsoon can reduce inflammation and help fight infection.
- Avoid taking food and vegetables in raw form and this includes raw sprouts. They can trigger indigestion and lead to gastric problems.
- Turmeric is not only a great antibiotic but is also known to have anti-inflammatory and healing properties which can really help in reducing inflammation in the digestive system.
- Sauf water can be consumed after every meal in order to aid digestion and reduce the chances of gastric problems.
(With inputs from agencies)
