Thursday, 21 August 2014

THE DISEASE BERI-BERI: SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION - Family Health tips

Learn About The Symptoms

The disease beri-beri is caused due to deficiency of vitamin B body. this disease Generally strikes people with the staple food rice such as Indonesia, China and Malaysia. This disease knows no age or gender. Beri-beri can also attack the babies who are still drinking breast milk. This case happens when nursing mothers lack vitamin b. give-give the baby the symptoms similar to tetanus, among others the body rigid, uptight and face turn blue.

A result of this disease is brought about is the inflammation or swelling on both calves. If not immediately treated, sufferers can die. Give-give symptoms like swelling of the legs, shortness of breath and heart palpitations may occur suddenly without any activity. These symptoms usually occur with severe cases and patients in a short time can be passed away.

Prevention and treatment through food


Good nutrition can prevent and treat the disease beri-beri. Many consume foods such as fish, eggs, meat, tempeh, oncom, tomatoes, eggplant, seladabayam and gnetum proved to be able to prevent this disease. Most of Indonesia's many people consume these foods. But there is no harm if we are alert to this disease.

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