The heat has been a major discussion for everyone as of lately. Bloggers carry this news around, and some medical practitioners give advice to people on how to survive the heat.
This is the period where, due to the hot weather, the body would tend to lose a lot of water. In some people, the body may lose more water than it takes in, while some would try to keep the fluid intake and output at equilibrium by taking lots of water and avoiding things that would make them sweat a lot. If you are taking in lots of water and you are not voiding as required, check for oedema around the ankles, check for crackles when you breath and then, go to the nearest hospital for them to assess why you are not voiding as required.
Many people talk about how hot the weather is for them, but the weather over here is not that hot, to me. Maybe it is because I grew up in the Northern part of Nigeria, and I got used to the harsh and hot weather they have there, or maybe the heat is not hot enough, I don't know.
I base in Umuahia, but the weather here is just acting differently. On a normal day, this time is supposed to be when we start experiencing the dry season, however, it is still raining here. it rained this week, and yesterday night, the weather changed as if another down pour is about to happen.
Though the crazy thing is that, during the mid morning to early evening, the weather tends to get quite hot, sun shines really bright and its rays are quite harsh but not something that I would consider as hot as people describe the el-nino to potentially be like. Again this is, probably because I stayed in the North and I got used to their harsh and hot weather.
There are a few things I tend to do to aid my internal environment, if the weather eventually gets really hot.
On a normal day, I do take copious fluid. I love drinking water. It is something that is natural with me. I buy water every now and then. I could finish say, a bag of water in 1.5 days (1 sachet is about 50cl. 1 bag contains 20 sachets).
So, when the weather is hot, I tend to take enough water. During the timeframe when the sun gets hotter, I don't notice myself taking more water than usual. My body don't really demand for it, but most of the times, I still take water to avoid dehydration.
Another thing I do is to bath regularly. I could bath a could of times in one day. Sometimes, it is not necessarily with a soap or sponge, I just go into the shower and allow the cold water touch my skin.
I can't really rely on my fan for cold air because at times, when the weather is hot, it blows hot air rather than cold air. I think this is the time when people need to go get themselves an air conditioner.
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