Medicines to keep at home during Tet

(Baonghean.vn) - During Tet, every family should stock up on some common medicines and medical equipment so that family members can feel more secure about their health. However, it is best to try to protect and maintain your health so that you will not have to use medicine during Tet.

Here are some household medicines you should have in your medicine cabinet during Tet:

Antipyretic, cold and flu medicine

Due to the frequent travel, and the unusually cold or sunny weather during Tet, symptoms of headaches and runny noses are very likely to occur. It is essential to stock up on fever-reducing, flu-reducing, and antibiotic medicines during Tet.

If you have a mild cold, you can drink a cup of hot ginger tea to relieve the cold.

You should stock up on Rhumenol containing PPA to prevent colds and vitamin C to prevent this disease. Many cold medicines (such as Tiffy, Decolgen...) also contain PPA. If you have a mild cold, use 2 packs of ginger tea mixed with 60 ml of boiling water.

Digestive medicine

Eating a lot of high-protein foods, soft drinks, alcohol, candy, etc. at the same time can easily cause digestive disorders, especially in children. Therefore, families should stock up on digestive medicine to prevent bad situations from happening.

Common medications include berberine (anti-diarrhea, dysentery), digestive enzymes, electrolytes ORS (Oral Rehydration Saltisorezol, Oresol), laxatives, indigestion medications, bloating medications, etc.

If you have diarrhea, dehydration will definitely occur. Therefore, it is advisable to replace the lost water with oresol. Every family should always have 10-15 packets of oresol in their medicine cabinet.

You always need Oresol to rehydrate when you have diarrhea (illustrative photo)

Allergy medicine

Tet is the time when families often take long trips or return to their hometowns and enjoy many different dishes. The risk of allergies to strange foods or to the weather, changes in living environment, etc. also increases.

Prepare anti-itch topical medications such as Crotamiton & I - menthol and anti-inflammatory medications such as Prednisolone Valerate Acetale, Chlopheniramin, Polaramin in case of allergies due to eating strange foods or allergies due to insect bites.

Burn medicine

During Tet, the cooking needs of families increase. In addition, there are also some risks of burns due to exhaust pipes, hot pots and pans, charcoal, etc. Therefore, in addition to learning basic first aid, you should buy additional burn medications such as Pantenol in cream or spray form.

In addition to learning basic first aid, you should buy additional burn medicine just in case.

Nasal and eye drops

During Tet, traveling a lot in cold weather, wind, and dust can easily cause discomfort to the eyes and nose. You need to stock up on 0.9% Sodium Chloride eye drops, which are indicated for use in cases of dry eyes or discomfort, to wash eyes due to dust, wash away small foreign objects stuck in the eyes, and reduce symptoms of congestion and runny nose.

You need to stock up on 0.9% Sodium Chloride eye drops (illustrative photo)

Antihypertensive drugs

High blood pressure is the killer that leads to stroke and myocardial infarction. During Tet, many people feel comfortable using food and alcohol, which puts the disease at risk of recurrence or worsening.

Therefore, families with people suffering from blood pressure or cardiovascular disease should prepare blood pressure medication to avoid the risk of sudden increase in blood pressure, which can lead to stroke or cerebrovascular accident. Regarding this type of medication, you should consult your doctor.

Liver tonic

Tet can be considered the “enemy” of the liver because the frequency of alcohol and beer consumption increases, especially dangerous for people with a history of infection. Therefore, liver tonics should be supplemented during this holiday.

People who have had liver disease need to remember that fatty foods are not good for health. In addition to taking medication, they need to control their diet.

Some common medical instruments:

Thermometer is a must have (illustrative photo)

- A thermometer is an essential thing to have, so you can check and monitor the temperature of family members when they have a fever.

- A standard dropper, spoon or cup to measure the medicine is also necessary because the teaspoon you usually use is not always accurate.

- Hot / cold compresses help relieve abdominal pain, reduce swelling, and lower fever.

- You also need a blood pressure monitor, nasal aspirator, fever-reducing patches, clean scissors, tweezers...

- In addition to the above medicines, you should stock up on urgo in case you cut your hand while preparing food; bandages, diluted saline solution to wash wounds, hydrogen peroxide, 70-degree alcohol and some other medical tools such as thermometer, scissors...

In addition, before the Tet holiday, you should also consult your doctor about necessary information for your health and your family's.

Wishing you a happy and healthy Tet holiday.

Thu Tra

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