How to Protect Yourself from Diarrhoea ?

8 Nov, 16

	Drink water from safe sources or drink boiled or chlorinated water
	Eat properly cooked food
	Wash vegetables before cooking; avoid fruits that are cut and left in the open
	Ensure proper disposal of waste and human excreta
	Always wash hands well, both before and after consuming food
	To prevent dehydration take as much fluids with salt and sugar viz Salted yoghurt drink Vegetable or chicken soup with salt Salted rice water Commercially available oral rehydration salts (ORS)
	Do not self-medicate with antibiotics

Visit a doctor if you are suffering from diarrhoea.

Reference

An information booklet: Seasonal Communicable Diseases and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance. WHO. www.searo.whoint/en/section10.htm or www.searo.whoint/cds