With the rains, dengue cases rise due to mosquito breeding. Quick recovery needs rest, hydration, and the right nutrition.
Here are 5 important tips (precautions + foods):
🛡️ Precautions
1. Avoid mosquito bites
Use nets, repellents, wear full-sleeved clothes.
2. Prevent water stagnation
Don’t let water collect in pots, buckets, coolers
3. Rest well
Recovery is faster with complete rest.
4. Track platelets & hydration
Dehydration worsens weakness.
5. No painkillers like aspirin/ibuprofen
Only paracetamol (as advised by doctor).
🥗 5 Nutrition Tips for Faster Dengue Recovery
1. Stay Hydrated 💧
•Coconut water, ORS, lemon water, soups, vegetable broths.
•Prevents dehydration & helps flush toxins.
2.Boost Platelets 🍎
•Papaya leaf juice (small amount), pomegranate, kiwi, dragon fruit, guava, wheatgrass juice.
3.High-Protein Foods 💪
•Moong dal, paneer, curd, milk, lentil soups, soaked almonds & walnuts.
•Protein speeds up healing and tissue repair.
4.Immunity-Boosting Foods 🍊
•Amla, oranges, bell peppers, tulsi, turmeric milk.
•Vitamin C & antioxidants fight infection.
5.Easy-to-Digest Carbs 🍚
•Khichdi, dal rice, daliya, oats, idli, upma.
•Gives energy without straining digestion.