A Dysphagia occurs when the trachea is swollen, blocked or constricted due to choking on your food when having a meal. During this instance, the patient is unable to breath and experiences a painful sensation at the base of their throat. Home remedies can be applied until medical assistance is deemed necessary.

 

Symptoms of Dysphagia

When an individual’s throat is blocked, the patient has difficulty in swallowing food particles, which turns to gagging and inability to speak clearly. Their faces turn on a bluish or purple color due to lack of oxygen. They feel pain in the chest, neck or abdomen. They will later feel the need to vomit, and have sudden dislike of solid foods. 

 

Other symptoms are increased drooling and high-pitched breathing. 

 

Causes of Dysphagia 

 

Key causes of Dysphagia are due to eating too fast, swallowing food immediately without chewing them properly, food consumption despite intake of alcohol, and eating unconsciously.

 

Home Remedies / Natural Treatment for Dysphagia

 

Egg:

Swallow an uncooked egg yolk and egg white. It can help remove Dysphagias. 

 

Drinking:

Drink plenty of liquids or water, or swallow whole bread. Wait for 30-60 minutes to remove Dysphagias.

 

Rice:

Swallow a lump of boiled rice if the patient has fish bone trapped in their throat. The fish bone will sticky to the boiled rice and add more weight to the bone, pushing it downwards the throat to the stomach to be digested. Swallow a bread if rice is not available. 

 

Vinegar:

Gargle with a vinegar when choking on a larger piece of chicken or fish bone. The vinegar will make the bone soften and easy to swallow. Follow with swallowing a whole piece of bread or rice. 

 

Root of clematis:

Mix clematis root with vinegar and brown sugar. Sip while still hot. It will remove the trapped bone in the throat and will provide relief from irritation. 

 

Heimlich maneuver:

Wrap your arms around a person’s waist while standing behind him/her. Make a fist on one hand. Place the thumb above the person’s navel, just below the breastbone. Place your other hand on the fist and make an upward and inward thrust quickly. This movement will compress the lungs and expel any food particle that is trapped in between the airways. Do this treatment until the trapped object inside the throat is removed. 

 

For obese or pregnant people:

Wrap your arms around the person’s chest. Make fist and place it in the middle of breastbone. Make a quick backward thrust.

 

Another method is to pull the tongue forward and try to reach for the trapped bone using your hand.

 

 Diet Suggestions for Dysphagia

Eat your food carefully especially if the meal had fish and meat in it. Drink plenty of liquids or swallow lumps of rice and bread to clear the throat of any possible obstructions.

 

Further Suggestions for Dysphagia

Eat food slowly. It let you appreciate how the food tastes and will make you enjoy your meals.

Avoid eating in haste. It will lead to Dysphagia and indigestion.

There is usually stomach pain in diarrhea, and continuous passage of watery stools which can be very uncomfortable, and embarrassing, more so if you are off to an important meeting or engagement when it happens.

It is essential that you treat diarrhea before it worsens to prevent dehydration and loss of electrolytes which can lead to very serious complications.

Loperamide is always the drug of choice in treating diarrhea. Then again, there are natural and healthier ways of getting rid of it. Here are a dozen of the most common home remedies for diarrhea:

1. Drink a cup of chamomile tea. Chamomile has anti-inflammatory effects and has been found to work wonders in reducing the pain associated with diarrhea.

2. Blueberries and bilberries (minus the seeds) can stop diarrhea naturally.

3. The root bark of blackberry is said to be very powerful in treating diarrhea. Mix one teaspoon of the blackberry tincture with water every two to four hours to relieve yourself of the manifestations of diarrhea.

4. Vinegar is another miracle cure for diarrhea. Take one tablespoon of vinegar every hour until the diarrhea stops.

5. Ginger tea or juice can reduce stomach cramps associated with diarrhea.

6. Mint juice is also effective in treating diarrhea. Mix a teaspoon of mint juice with a teaspoon of lime juice and another teaspoon of honey.

7. Green bananas are also effective in treating diarrhea. Try eating a piece of green banana every two to four hours until you feel an improvement in your condition.

8. Cooked carrots can help a lot in providing the much needed bulk and in replenishing your body of the lost nutrients.

9. Some have sworn to have been relieved of diarrhea by drinking a cup of black coffee.

10. Others recommend drinking cooled water with a teaspoon of cinnamon and sugar to taste.

11. Hydration is very important when you have diarrhea. Drink water mixed with one teaspoon of salt and one teaspoon of sugar to restore the lost electrolytes.

12. Rest your stomach. Avoid taking in milk and milk products (with the exception of yogurt), beans, cabbage, bread and pasta.

Green (Mung) bean dessert

Green beans (also known as Mung beans) has properties to remove the inner heat, similar to Green Tea and Chrysanthemum Tea. To prepare the Green beans, first wash and strain it like washing rice. Boil a pot of hot water and add the Green beans. Lower the temperature and slowly cook the Green beans for about an hour or until you see the beans open up. Afterwards to add flavor, either use soya milk with cane sugar or honey. Soya bean milk not only have isoflavones to prevent testosterone from being converted into DHT (dihydrotestosterone) resulting in breakouts, but some soya milk will also have lecithin which gives nutrition to your brain for improving memory. Keep in mind, Red beans on the contrary does not have the same properties as Green beans and will put stress to your liver. So be careful and avoid the Red bean with icecream dessert drinks in most restaurants. Green bean with hot soya milk, is a good way to keep warm and enjoy the winter rather than drinking hot chocolate. But since it’s the summer, it tastes just as good when served chilled. You can also add some small chunks of watermelon to also help fight acne while giving the drink more texture, and a pinch (only a pinch) of coconut powder to give it a unique smell and taste.

Enjoy the rest of the summer!

It causes pain, swelling and reduced motion in your joints. It may occur in any joint, but usually it affects joints in the hands, knees, hips or spine.

Symptoms of Degenerative Arthritis

Common symptoms are:

• Warmth
• Swelling,
• Stiffness of the joints
• Pain in the affected joints
• Creaking of the affected joints

Osteoarthritis does not affect any other organs of the body.
Osteoarthritis of the spine causes pain in the neck or low back

Osteoarthritis of the knees is often associated with obesity or a history of repeated injury and/or joint surgery

Osteoarthritis causes the formation of hard bony enlargements of the small joints of the fingers which is called a Heberden’s node. Another common bony knob occurs at the middle joint of the fingers in many patients with osteoarthritis and is called a Bouchard’s node. Osteoarthritis of the fingers and the toes may have come from the genes and affects women more than men.

Causes of Degenerative Arthritis

Breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of one or more joints

Osteoarthritis commonly affects the hands, feet, spine, and weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees. Most cases of osteoarthritis have no known cause and referred to as primary osteoarthritis. When the cause of the osteoarthritis is known, the condition is referred to as secondary osteoarthritis.

Type of causes:

• Primary – mostly related to aging.
• Secondary – caused by other factors or diseases

Hormone disturbances like diabetes and growth hormone disorder are also associated with early cartilage wear and secondary osteoarthritis.

Treatment / Home Remedies for Degenerative Arthritis

Onions:
Chopped and wrap in a clean cloth and wrap  in the affected area it helps in relieving pain

Turmeric Powder:
Put one-half teaspoon of turmeric powder with warm water twice a day.

Apple cider vinegar:
Take apple cider vinegar at least 2 tablespoon a day, it is beneficial in long term basis

Almond and garlic oil:
Apply topically, massage evenly in affected area

Honey:
Drink raw honey it is beneficial in long term basis

Turmeric Juice:
Put one teaspoon in hot milk, drink before bedtime, it helps reducing pain

Ice Pack:
Apply in affected joint until swelling reduced and pain subsided

Hot compress:
Apply in affected joint until swelling reduced and pain subsided

Cayenne creams:
OTC, apply topically in affected joints to relieve pain from osteoarthritis

Ginger Tea:
One grated teaspoon of fresh ginger to a cup of hot water. Take two times daily.

Castor oil hot packs:
Apply to affected joint to reduce pain

Angelica Oil:
Add 5 drops of angelica oil to a hot bath to reduce spasms.

Prevention for Degenerative Arthritis

Regular rest and exercise
Avoid foods that aggravates the symptoms like beans which produces uric acids

Causes of Dry Skin

• Excessive bathing
• long-term use of air conditioning or central heating
• exposure to hot or cold weather with low humidity levels

Symptoms of Dry Skin

• Redness
• Rough Skin
• Skin tightness
• Itching (pruritus)
• Fine lines or cracks
• Flaking, scaling or peeling
• shrunken or dehydrated skin
• Deep fissures that may bleed

Treatment / Home Remedies for Dry Skin

Severe or chronic dry skin problems may require a dermatologist’s attention for it may cause by some underlying illness.

Moisturizers:
One of the tested home remedy for dry skin is readily available in form of lotion and moisturizers, apply in dry skin areas at least twice daily. It provides a seal to the skin to keep water from escaping.

Baby Oil:
If your skin is extremely dry, baby oil is one of the best immediate home remedy for dry skin . It is best to apply after bathing while your skin is still moist. Oil stays more in the skin to retain its moisture than that of moisturizers.

Warm water:
Bathing with warm water is much better than hot shower since hot water removes oils in the skin. Use warm water in bathing and limit bathing time up to 15 minutes to avoid drying the skin.

Prevention for Dry Skin

Avoid harsh drying soaps
Use bath gels and cleansing cream in bathing
Use a humidifier in hot, dry indoor
Limit using perfumes since it irritates the skin
Pat dry skin after bathing rather than thoroughly drying

Symptoms of Dyspepsia

Symptoms are abdominal pains, acid reflux, chronic burping, flatulence, heartburn, nausea, and stomach bloating.

Causes of Dyspepsia

Dyspepsia occurs dues to certain body disorders or lifestyles such as anxiety, ant-inflammatory drug intake, excessive alcohol consumption, pregnancy, peptic ulcer, smoking, stress, and digestive tract-related diseases.

Treatment / Home Remedies for Dyspepsia

Lemon juice:
Mix lemon juice or apple cider vinegar in a glass of water is a very good home remedy for dyspepsia. Take it before each meal to prevent stomach acidity.

Mint essence:
An effective home remedy is, every 3-4 hours, mix 2-3 drops of mint essence in a glass of water and drink it.

Garlic:
Mix 2-3 drops of garlic oil in ½ cup of soy oil and massage the mixture in the stomach.

Ginger:
Prepare some ginger tea and take it after meals to promote good digestion.

Herbal teas:
Blackberry, raspberry, mint or chamomile flavored herbal teas are effective home remedies for dyspepsia.

Honey:
Another home remedy is by mixing equal parts of honey and lemon juice to make one glass of this mixture. Add baking soda in a glass of water and drink to get instant relief.

Diets tips for Dyspepsia

Break down the usual 3 large meals into several small ones.

Prevention of Dyspepsia

Limit chocolate intake.
Avoid hot and spicy, and fatty foods.
Drink plenty of water and also herbal teas.
Quit smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.
Avoid tea, coffee, or any drinks that contains caffeine.

Other suggestions about Dyspepsia

Avoid wearing tight-fitting clothes.
Take plenty of rest to prevent stress.
Set aside some time for a 30-minute walk everyday.
Eat your meals regularly on time and chew food properly.
Exercise regularly to stimulate digestive tract activities.
Avoid physically challenging sports immediately after taking meals.

• New eyeglasses
• Nerves problem
• Head concussion
• Rapid motion
• Illness (e.g. Fever)
• Dehydration
• Not eating on time
• Low Blood Pressure

Symptoms of Dizziness

• Unstable motion
• Ringing in ears
• Spinning sensation
• Falling sensation

Treatment / Home Remedies for Dizziness

Just by drinking required amount of water everyday is one of the good home remedy for dizziness. Be sure to consume at least 8 glasses of water everyday

One of the noted best home remedy for dizziness is drinking a mixture of 1/8 teaspoon of salt, apple cider vinegar, mustard, nacho cheese, pepper, and cayenne. Dissolved in one cup of water

Mixing lemon juice with water black pepper and salt is another good home remedy for dizziness

Diets Recommendation for Person Experiencing Dizziness

Eat food with high protein content such as egg white and lean meat

Prevention for Dizziness

Eat meals on time
Practice proper hygiene
Maintain your suitable blood pressure
Make sure that when you get up from bed, you did slow manner.

This kind of disease is highly contagious. Which means, it can be easily passed from one person to another by means of:

• Sneezing
• Coughing
• Kissing
• laughing
• Sharing glass in drinking

The incubation period of the diphtheria virus is from 2 to 4 days.

Causes of Diphtheria

• Lack of vaccination
• Living in unclean and crowded condition
• Undernourishment

Symptoms of Diphtheria

• Sweating
• Sore Throat
• Anxiousness
• Nasal discharge
• Neck Swelling
• Slurred speech
• Double vision
• Rapid heartbeat
• Low-grade fever
• Breathing difficulties

Treatment / Home Remedies for Diphtheria

Since Diphtheria is a serious disease that can cause death. It is much more advisable to seek doctor’s attention first than dealing it at home. However there are homemade remedies that can help in speedy recovery from Diphtheria.

Orange Juice:
Should be given solely on the first day of the disease, consume at least 3 glasses a day

Hot pack:
Application of hot pack in the throat areas once every two hours

Garlic:
Chew a raw clove of garlic, 2 to 3 times a day, it helps in reducing temperature caused by the diphtheria fever

Ginger:
Make a cup ginger tea and add some drops of honey to taste

Prevention of Diphtheria
Exercise regularly
Eat balanced and healthy foods
Be sure to undergo vaccination during childhood years
Maintain a clean and toxic free environment

Symptoms

• Itching
• Burning
• Irritation
• Redness
• Excessive producing of tears
• Blurred vision that can improves with series of blinking the eyes
• Discomfort after long periods of reading, or working on a computer

Causes

The most common cause of this condition is the aging process, older people majority are women, who tend to have drier skin than men. The oil deficiency of oil in the eyes also affects the tear film. Without much oil to seal the watery layer, the tear film evaporates its moisture in rapid manner, leaving the areas on the cornea dry.

Other causes:

• High altitudes
  Air-conditioning
  Cigarette smoke
  Thyroid condition
  Vitamin A deficiency
  Parkinson’s disease
  Sjogren’s disease
  Hot, dry or windy climates
  Side effect to medication (such as antidepressants, and antihistamines)

• Some people also find their eyes become irritated when reading or working on a computer monitor.

• Use of contact lenses can also cause dryness due to absorbance of the tear film by the lens, this causing to form proteins on the lens surface.

• Women who are entering the menopausal ages can have frequent eye dryness due to hormonal changes

Treatment

Water:
Drink eight (8) or more glasses of water everyday this prevents dryness of the eyes

Artificial tears:
An eye drop, use as directed, it helps to maintain fluid in the eyes.

Bilberry Tea:
Help to facilitate delivery of essential oxygen and nutrients to the eye, drink 2 to 3 cups a day

Prevention

Eat healthy foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids which include: walnuts, purslane, ground flax seeds, cod liver oil, cold-water fish that are typically low in mercury, such as wild salmon and sardines.

Avoid drinking coffee
Eat lots of green leafy vegetables
Avoid sugar and/or artificial sweeteners
Avoid air conditioning, smoke, and direct wind
Blink and rest your eyes at regular intervals
Use a humidifier in the winter if you live in an area that requires indoor heating

Causes

It is acquired if bitten by striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that has previously bitten an infected person. With just one bite of the Aedes mosquitos can inflict the disease.

The virus is not contagious and mode of transfer from person to person is through person-to-mosquito-to-another-person cycle.

Symptoms

• Cough
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Abdominal pain
• Continuous fever

Shock usually occurs two up to six days after the start of symptoms with sudden collapse, cool, clammy extremities, weak pulse, and blueness around the mouth.

Treatment

There is no available vaccine or drug available that specifically intended for dengue fever. However, there are numerous clinical researches specially conducted and focusing on developing a drug that can cure DHF.

Patients affected with DHF must be monitored closely for the first few days since shock suddenly may occur.

Immediate fluid replacement is required for vascular collapse. Blood transfusions may be necessary to control bleeding.

Neem (Azadiractha indica):
Prepare a Neem tonic, using leaves; apply in the body using warm damp cloth

Kakamachi:
In syrup form, consume two cups of the said product everyday

Basil Leaves:
Boil Basil leaves and drink as tea; it can help in prevention of dengue infection.

Prevention

Always drain stagnant waters in your surroundings
Rarely used gully traps must be covered most of the time.
Change water in flower vases every three (3) days
Use protective clothing if going to the areas with known outbreak