Thursday, April 13, 2006
Appreciating Good Health
Is it not amazing how the body recognizes spoiled food and ejects it so forcefully in both directions? We like to think that doctors keep us well, but without these God-given defense mechanisms, there would be no healing.
A doctor once told me potatoes are one of the worst offenders in food poisoning, and that seems to have been the case with my latest three-day episode of vomiting and diarrhea. When I finally had sense enough to read my medical books, they advised not eating anything until all symptoms had ceased. Simply add 1 teaspoon of salt and 4 teaspoons of sugar to a quart of water and drink a pint every hour to restore hydration. It tastes terrible, but the sugar helps the tissues absorb the water from the digestive tract. Immediate relief!
I remembered the time when Jay was a baby with a similar problem and we rushed him to a hospital in Amarillo. They fed him only very salty beef broth (perhaps containing sugar) and he was well in no time.
I also remember that during the time I was in the hospital after Vinita's birth, a baby died from dehydration due to uncontrolled vomiting and diarrhea. It can happen so fast in infants and the elderly.
Here's wishing you just enough misery to foster appreciation for your good health.
Cora Gail Trent
www.cgtrent.com
A doctor once told me potatoes are one of the worst offenders in food poisoning, and that seems to have been the case with my latest three-day episode of vomiting and diarrhea. When I finally had sense enough to read my medical books, they advised not eating anything until all symptoms had ceased. Simply add 1 teaspoon of salt and 4 teaspoons of sugar to a quart of water and drink a pint every hour to restore hydration. It tastes terrible, but the sugar helps the tissues absorb the water from the digestive tract. Immediate relief!
I remembered the time when Jay was a baby with a similar problem and we rushed him to a hospital in Amarillo. They fed him only very salty beef broth (perhaps containing sugar) and he was well in no time.
I also remember that during the time I was in the hospital after Vinita's birth, a baby died from dehydration due to uncontrolled vomiting and diarrhea. It can happen so fast in infants and the elderly.
Here's wishing you just enough misery to foster appreciation for your good health.
Cora Gail Trent
www.cgtrent.com
