THIRST

The body regulates its water balance by the amount of urination and thirst. Thirst indicates that the body needs more fluid, because the salt concentration increased in the body or the fluid volume has decreased. In rare cases, excessive thirst also be the signs of serious disease (e.g. diabetes). Old people often lose their natural sense of thirst. Care must be taken that won at least 1.5 liters per day are consumed.

Common causes:
* Heavy sweating.
* Salty foods.
* Diabetes (diabetes).
* Diarrhea or vomiting.
* Fever.
* After high alcohol consumption.
* Endocrine disorders.
* Kidney disease.
* Extensive injuries, high blood loss, burns.
* Dry mouth.

What can you do?
Drink plenty of fluids (E.g. mineral water, still water, herbal teas). Replace if heavy sweating and the lost minerals (e.g., apple juice after exercise is mixed with mineral water rates).

When you need a doctor?
* If you have any explanation for the thirst.
* If there are other symptoms such as fatigue or adding large amounts of urine and urinary frequency.

What your doctor can do?
Determining the serious illness, the cause of the thirst sensation.

Prevention:
In the event of extreme heat, strenuous activity, fever, diarrhea or vomiting sufficiently liquid.

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TRAVEL TIPS

* Travel Pharmacy
* Vaccination schedule

Important when traveling in tropical areas

* After a long flight schedule with the time difference as a rest day.
It makes sense to the daily rhythm of the local population to adapt or leave the country, eg keep in warm countries, a long lunch and rest before the evening again become active.

* Eat only peeled or cooked or fried or grilled foods (no fruits or vegetables that are not peeled, can any salad - Cook it, peel it or forget it!).

* Drink only bottled drinks ready (not tap water, not even to brush your teeth, no ice, no ice cream).

* Regularly and drink plenty of fluids is especially important in the tropics. Quiet on the normal thirst also drink (bottled water is best, because of the salts). The bright yellow urine should not be dark. Ice cold drinks do not drink too fast (risk of diarrhea)

* Wear light and airy clothing from sweat-absorbent cotton again.

* Do not walk barefoot (insect stings, the risk of hookworm infection or bites by poisonous animals).

* Evening, long-sleeved clothes and long trousers (risk of insect bites, for example by the malaria mosquito).

* Avoid swimming and bathing in rivers or lakes (freshwater) in Africa and South America. Here is threatening infection by flukes (schistosomiasis).

* Mosquito nets should be well fixed under the mattress. sleep so that the body does not affect the network.

* After a tropical stay of more than three months after the return you should necessarily a medical examination of blood, urine and stool can perform, even if there are no complaints.

Important:

Who suffers after returning from inexplicable complaints such as fever, nausea, diarrhea, nausea, rash, cough, should definitely consult a doctor and inform him about the trip (risk of malaria and other infectious diseases).

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