Romancing in The Rain

There’s something peculiar happening between your toes. Whitish boggy areas on the webs of your last two toes, are the first signs of athlete foot, caused by fungi which thrive in warm, moist areas.This, if left unchecked, can result in scaling, itching, redness all over the soles with the toenails becoming blistering and crumbling. The important thing is to keep your feet dry apply an antifungal powder with clotrimazole (Surfaz) every morning and the same cream every night while it disappears. See a doctor if your skin cracks.

The rains make you ravenous. You pig olut on channa bhaturas and jalebis and feel podgy, sluggish and totally gross. Chew on a piece of ginger. Drink some antacid (Digene, Gelusil) – liquids are more effective than tablets to neutralize stomach acids. Try placing a cold cloth on your ear. This stimulates a branch of vagus nerve that runs through the digestive tract to relieve the bloat. Cross out hearts. ODing slows down your digestion,  triggering bloating, biliousness, nausea, constipation. Extra blood goes straight to your gut. But don’t skip your next meal. Go light with a soup or some pasta and spinach.

Your pav bhaji and bhel are fighting back with the runs. Rainy day flies are carriers of diarrhea. Take 2 tablets of lopamide or lomotid for symptomatic relief. There is no need to take any more. Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration, e,g. boiled water with salt, sugar and lime juice; teas colas. Take the probiotic econorm (available in sachets and in tablets)  which produces lactose that kills harmful bacteria and improves digestion without side effects. Plenty curd also has the same effect. Don’t starve a runny tummy. The activity of the digestive enzyme is intact and strength. Have small frequent bland non fatty meals. Bananas contain kaolin which is a binder. A couple of apples will also do the trick. Notify your doctor if loose watery stools continue for more than 3 days, if there is blood or mucus in the stool, or if you also have a fever or vomit.

Somebody’s suffered an electric shock. Switch off the power sujply or separate the victim from the current using a clean dry non-conducting object such as a wooden stick, a thick roll or newspaper while you stand on dry ground warning shoes or chappals.

You’ve romanced in the rains and worry that a pregnancy is in the offing. Take an i-pill as quickly as possible to delay or stop ovulation. And the next time-be careful.