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Have you been enjoying the shiny sun and warm weather lately in Sayulita? Have you been sweating a lot? WATCH OUT! Because you might be also dehydrating!
This last month I’ve noticed that 9 out of 10 patients coming to consultation where having some degree of dehydration that actually worsened the symptoms of the different illnesses they were having, and instead of having 2-3 days of recovery they went up to 5-7 days.
How would you notice you are having dehydration?
One or more of the following symptoms might appear: thirst, discomfort, dry skin, dry mouth, dry lips, headache, loss of appetite, dizziness, muscle cramps, constipation, decreased urine volume, insomnia, and they can become as severe as seizures, loss of consciousness, fainting, and death.
Dehydration comes when we have reduced water consumption and an increase in the loss of it (sweating, sun exposure, exercise, fever, etc)
This is a very easy issue that can be prevented and solved by drinking enough plain water (tequila and beer doesn’t count) and don’t forget about getting some electrolytes too!
Let’s keep enjoying our nice and beautiful town with enough water in our bodies. Salud!
Healthy tip of the week: Drink 2-3 liters of plain water by day and at least on bottle of liquid electrolytes (Pedialyte/Electrolit/Gatorade) that can be easily found in grocery stores and pharmacies in town.
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new Pharmacy!
You are welcome to visit us and get a special discount when you mention this website.
www.thenewsayulitapharmacy.com
Open Daily from 9am to 9 pm
52-C Revolucion Ave, Sayulita
Phone: (329) 291-3947
Here are some pictures of our pharmacy:
I’ve been asked lately to confirm if there’s dengue in Sayulita and how bad it is. Unfortunately the answer is YES there is dengue in Sayulita, and it has been running from the mild symptoms to the hemorragic dengue. The only way to avoid the infection is by avoiding the mosquito bite, so please follow the recommendations stated here.
In case of having any of the symptoms, don’t hesitate in seeking medical attention inmediatly.
The hurricane season has already started and I believe that there’s a high probability that the present tropical storm “Andres” becomes a hurricane, so please take all your PRECAUTIONS ASAP!
Here’s a list of thing to do BEFORE, DURING & AFTER a hurricane:
- Stay informed via official radio/television ads delivered by the National Weather Service.
- Try to find out where the closest shelters are located.
- Make a place to protect animals and their team work and as appliances.
- Arrange previous agreements with your neighbors and provide an alarm in case of transport evacuation.
- If you decide to stay home, keep on hand the following kit:
- AM / FM radio
- flashlight with spare batteries
- bottled water
- canned food
- can opener
- candles
- matches
- watches
- personal floating device
- Protect important documents with plastic bags
- Close doors and windows.
- Inside your house protect all the glass and windows with an adhesive tape placed as “X”.
- Secure all loose objects that could be launches by the wind.
- Remove television aerials, signs or other hanging items.
- Keep at hand warm and waterproof clothes.
- Seal with cement the reserve water tanks.
- Keep fertilizers and insecticides in water-proof areas to prevent the contamination.
- Make sure your relatives know where you will be.
Hopefully nothing wrong will happen. The following links can help us to understand more about hurricanes and the importance of prevention:
- http://www.statefarm.com/learning/disasters/learning_disaster_hurricane.asp
- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?epac
Last Saturday, we participated in the big Sayulita beach cleaning call from “Grupo Pro Sayulita” and “Punta Sayulita” development.
Starting at 2pm, all volunteers grabbed a pair of gloves, a big plastic bag, and started collecting all sorts of trash in the north and south Sayulita beach and in “Los Muertos” beach. read more…
Please spread the word, all this area is Flu free!
Fortunately, in these weeks we did not have even a single case of influenza A/H1N1, where the majority knew what to do, however, this week we did have a patient that required emergency medical service and hospitalization who did not know what to do. And this is not the first time.
In 2 ½ years of medical practice in Sayulita, I have dealt with two sad realities: the hospital of San Pancho does not have all the resources all the time to deal with an emergency, and the transport of critically ill patients to good hospitals in PV is very slow (up to 3 hours) or very risky as it is done in cars without proper medic or paramedic care.
I wonder: Are we really ready as a community to deal with an emergency, an epidemic, hurricane, fire, etc.? read more…
I’ve just came across with this interactive maps to follow the Influenza distribution worldwide. I don’t know how accurate and updated are, but I think it’s worth to take a look at them:
Source:
http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com
http://swinemap.org
This is by far, the most Frequently Asked Question to me on this days, and my answer remains the same: There’s NO reported case of Influenza in Sayulita and it IS SAFE to come to Sayulita at this moment
As stated in the official websites for Influenza info in Mexico read more…
Please read completely before spreading the word.
According to Nayarit Health Department website, so far 11 cases of Influenza have been confirmed in the state, 5 of them are of Influenza type B and 6 of type A (NOT YET confirmed if they are subtype H1N1 aka swine flu).
Of the known patients with Influenza type A, just 1 is in the hospital (they don’t say why).
If you want to read the full update follow the next link:
http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?u=http://www.ssn.gob.mx/saladeprensa/abril2009/285.html&sl=es&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8
