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The heat wave has the entire peninsula on alert with suffocating temperatures and maximums that can reach 46 degrees and that place Andalusia at extreme risk. Faced with this fiery outlook, with the worst forecast for this Saturday, it is more important than ever to stay well hydrated, especially this year: the pandemic continues unabated and faces us with respiratory diseases, episodes of fever -also associated with the essential vaccines- and to other pathologies that cause poor hydration to be very dangerous.

For this reason, the traditional health campaign promoted by the National Board of Food of the General Council of Pharmaceutical Colleges has just started, which promotes correct hydration in the face of high temperatures through the

'Hydration Manual from the Community Pharmacy 2021',

a document that in this This occasion focuses, among other issues, on people with COVID-19, the elderly and those with eating disorders.

"This manual is a reference for the entire health community on the correct hydration guidelines, and its approach to COVID-19 could not logically be absent," adds

Aquilino García

, national

spokesperson

for

Food for Pharmacists.

Recognize the signs

According to the experts in this document, "it is important to drink water and clear drinks - fruit juices without pulp, defatted broths, infusions, etc. - to replace both fluid losses and to make respiratory secretions more fluid, which they become denser, increasing the risk of pneumonia, when there are signs of dehydration. "

And how do we recognize the signs that we are beginning to dehydrate?

"The main signs of dehydration are increased thirst; fever; a reduction in the volume of urine, which turns a dark color; dry mouth; increased heart rate, fatigue and confusion", explains

Felipe Mozo Alonso

, provincial member of the Official College of Pharmacists of Cádiz.

Keys to being well hydrated

They are not many, but they are decisive.

Loreto Pérez Pérez,

provincial board member of the Official College of Pharmacists of Guadalajara, summarizes them in these four.

  • It is very important to drink fluids frequently, even if you are not thirsty.

  • It should be drunk between meals and not during them: fruit juices are better than soft drinks.

  • If you have dry lips and mouth, it is very useful to suck on ice cubes and apply moisturizing lip cream.

  • And we must avoid alcoholic beverages, especially between meals: although it may seem that they hydrate, they do not, rather the opposite.

And if you have been infected by Covid ...

In addition, according to Felipe Mozo Alonso, those who have been infected by COVID-19 should follow these other recommendations during convalescence:

  • Increase fluid intake as necessary to ensure urination every 3-4 hours and urine is light yellow in color.

  • Take frequent sips of liquid, every few minutes, in case you cannot drink a lot of water at one time.

  • Vary drinks to encourage intake.

  • Keep fluids next to the bed to drink at night.

  • If there are vomiting or diarrhea, take, in addition to water, an oral rehydration solution.

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