Preventing gastroenteritis in summer

The summer is very hot and humid, which can make people very irritable. At this time, many people will choose to eat cold drinks, drink cold water, take cold showers, etc. to achieve the purpose of coolness and refreshment. However, this is very bad for the stomach and intestines, and it can easily cause gastroenteritis. If you have gastroenteritis, you may experience vomiting and dizziness, which is very uncomfortable. So in the hot summer, how can we prevent gastroenteritis?

People with weak stomachs should eat less cold drinks as much as possible. In the hot summer, eating a popsicle or some cold drink seems to be able to cool you down and make you feel briefly cool and thirst-quenching. However, you may not realize that while enjoying your mouth, you are actually hurting your stomach, which will cause stomach pain. So try not to drink cold drinks, and drink warm water or room temperature beverages if you are thirsty.

Eat less roadside barbecue. It is well known that roadside barbecues have no food safety guarantees and are mostly unhygienic. If you eat unclean meat, fish, shrimp or grilled food, you will develop gastroenteritis, and in severe cases you will need to get an IV drip. So it is better to eat less at roadside stalls.

Don’t eat overnight food. Many people are reluctant to throw away the leftovers from cooking the night before, so they take them out of the refrigerator and heat them up the next day. However, they don’t realize that there are a lot of bacteria in the refrigerator. If the refrigerator is not sterilized and cleaned regularly, eating from it for a long time will cause gastroenteritis. For the sake of your health, it is better not to eat overnight food in summer.

Eat fresh meat. When you go to the market to buy meat, be careful. It is best not to buy meat that is dark in color, and do not buy meat that has a smell, as it means it is not fresh. If you eat stale meat, it will not only lack nutrition but also easily cause diarrhea and gastroenteritis.

Wash the salad ingredients thoroughly. People have a poor appetite in summer and like refreshing cold dishes. However, if the vegetables are not washed cleanly and eaten raw, it can easily induce gastrointestinal diseases.

Do a good job in killing flies and insects. In summer, flies are the main source of unclean food. Eating things that flies have crawled on will directly cause gastrointestinal discomfort, so you should do a good job of killing flies, cockroaches and other insects at home.

Keep the cutting boards for raw and cooked meat separate and dry them after use. There are still many invisible bacteria on the cutting board that has been used to cut raw meat. If you use it to cut vegetables or fruits, it is easy to eat the bacteria into your mouth and cause intestinal diseases. So keep them separate and try to dry them after use.