The most common health risk, which one faces in this blistering heat, is on the stomach. The Delhi summer is cruel and there is considerable damage that it can do to your health. At times, we may ignore stomach problems that may become a regular feature of one’s daily life during summers. However, if not treated properly and in a timely manner, then it may lead to bigger problems related to other inter-related systems.

While we spend fortunes and invest energy to stay fit, what many forget is to look at some basic essentials—to keep our digestive system healthy. For, it is through our gut that all our other systems are interlinked, be it the nervous system, immunity system or our heart.

“The various functions of our body are related to the digestive system. The gut has a strong immune system that guards us from pathogens trying to enter through that route. As an extreme example, patients with HIV disease, who have compromised immune systems, often suffer from diarrhoea,” says Dr Gourdas Choudhuri, Director and Head, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepato-Biliary Sciences,  Fortis Medical Research Institute (FMRI) in Gurgaon.  For most of us, disordered immunity of a mild nature causes frequent tummy upsets. Attention may often have to be given to the body’s immunity rather than to the symptoms alone...............Read more

Source web page: The New Indian Express