strengthens children''s immunity in winter
Consultant doctors advised the need to take into account the health status of children with the advent of the winter season and weather fluctuations, noting that the winter season is one of the seasons in which cases of seasonal flu or sore throats and the like increase, and we call for the need to strengthen children''s immunity with healthy nutrition.
At first, family medicine and allergy consultant, Dr. Khaled Obaid Bawaked, says: The winter season is the cold season, during which some children may be exposed to some diseases such as seasonal flu, colds, colds or sore throats, and this is normal in the winter season and there is no cause for concern. He stressed the importance of following asthma patients - especially children - and being keen to follow up with the specialist doctor, coinciding with the different weather in some regions. Bawaked described asthma as a chronic disease that is remarkably prevalent in society. The rate of its prevalence in the Kingdom varies from one region to another due to different weather factors, as the proportion increases in very cold cities and dry areas, while this percentage decreases in humid coastal cities.
For his part, Dr. Reda Matbouli, a consultant urologist and kidney transplanter, advised members of society, especially children, to take care to drink two liters of fluid per day, especially water. He pointed out that one of the most prominent wrong behaviors is that some people wait to feel thirsty to take water, and this is wrong behavior, especially with the entry of cold weather, as care must be taken to provide the body with water in all seasons, whether hot or cold. And he indicated that this applies to children as well, as most young children unfortunately do not care about eating water as much as they are interested in soft drinks and sweetened sugary juices that increase calories, and here comes the role of parents in guiding them to do so. In this context, pediatric consultant Dr. Nasr El-Din El-Sharif says: There are some diseases that may be recorded in children’s clinics with fluctuations and cold weather and the entry of winter, indicating that this is normal due to the different seasons of weather. He said that there are 4 diseases that children may be exposed to more than others in cold weather, which are: First: Seasonal influenza, which is a highly contagious respiratory virus. The onset of influenza is often sudden and accompanied by the following symptoms: high temperature, coughing, runny nose, nasal congestion. Muscle or body pain, mild conjunctivitis (red or irritated eyes), and in rare cases vomiting and possible diarrhea in children. The honorable children''s consultant advised adherence to the doctor''s treatment that is determined after the diagnosis of the case, and he also advised to provide fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals that help immune cells to work better, and guide children to rest.
