Monthly Archives: March 2016

Another Painful Incident –Smashed Finger!

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Last evening I invited my friends for a play date at my home and we decided to play a lot of games and have fun. Mumma once told me she played hide and seek with her friends when she was a kid, so we decided to play the same game. In the first turn, I decided to be the seeker and asked my friends to hide. As I counted one to 10, all my friends hid themselves in various places inside the home. I found all of them quickly and then it was my friend’s turn to become the seeker.

As she started counting, I looked for a nice place to hide, so that I could not be caught easily. I looked around and decided to hide behind the kitchen door. She finished counting and started looking for us. She looked behind the couch, under the table, inside the bathroom and caught everyone else other than me. I was watching her through the crack of the hinge. Then she realised she didn’t check the kitchen and came running towards the kitchen. She was so excited to find me that she didn’t notice my finger was inside the crack and she slammed the door smashing my finger.

The pain was severe and mumma came running as she heard me crying aloud. My finger was throbbing with pain. My finger became red due to bruising and swelled instantly. Mumma got afraid initially but she responded quickly. She got a bowl full of ice and soaked my finger in it. The moment she put my finger inside the ice the pain increased immensely but gradually the pain started to lower. Mumma soothed me as I kept on crying continuously.

Once the pain started to soothe, Mumma called my doctor, since some blood collected under the nail. Doctor told Mumma to give me some ibuprofen (Mumma told me the name later) to lower the pain further. He also asked to put some ointment to ease the pain and alleviate the blood clot. He also said that the blood clot might take some time to go away, but there is nothing much to worry about.

I am very afraid to visit the doctor, so Mumma said we don’t need to visit if the pain goes away by the night. The pain was still there and I couldn’t eat dinner. I prayed to god to take away the pain and went to sleep. Today morning when I got up the pain was almost gone and I was happy that I didn’t have to the doctor

My friend called me to say sorry as she was feeling guilty to hurt me. I told her I was fine and she doesn’t need to worry anymore. But Mumma said I should take rest for a day, so I didn’t go to school today. But I will be alright by tomorrow and will be fit to go to school and play with my friends.

 

Home Remedy for Stomach Upset

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Problem of upset stomach as well as diarrhea is very common in people of all ages. Various factors are there which gives rise to upset stomach problem and diarrhea like food poisoning, including stress, problems with digestion and food allergies. Mamma and Dadda always tell me to guard against the food that I am eating. Mamma keeps telling me not to drink water from anywhere as it might not be safe to consume.

Dadda told me usually many people suffer from this problem whether this problem is temporary or permanent. People often suffer from heartburn, diarrhea, gas, nausea and constipation also. The main cause behind this problem may be intake of improper food, oily and fatty foods, junk foods, due to some medication, living unhygienic ally, over eating, not eating in proper time, food poisoning, ulcers  due to some high fiber foods like beans, fruits and vegetables. So Dadda advised that we should have a balanced diet which is generally home cooked every day which has the right mix of all nutrients necessary for growth and development. This way the chances of food poisoning is

Nanu is the best person who has some wonderful home remedies for stomach upset. Very recently I suffered from food poisoning when Nanu came to my rescue. The first thing which she made me was Banana smoothie. I never knew that this smoothie could help my stomach so much. Later on Nanu told me that Banana is having the quality to soothe the upset stomach. It is also having the qualities to counteract the acid which causes the upset stomach. So she advised me to make a habit to eat a banana daily. It is also easily digestible and also eases in case of diarrhea.

I have seen Mamma having Ginger tea regularly. Upon asking her she told me ginger is also having the qualities to treat upset stomach. She said people can drink strong ginger tea or you may chew a piece of candied ginger to get relief from nausea. In China over 2000 years people are using ginger as a natural treatment for upset stomach.

Another very effective remedy is that of coconut water. It works wonders for healing stomach upset. It calms the stomach and provides vitamins and minerals. Nanu gets very upset with me if I play video games in the computer for than 1 hour at a stretch. She told me that too much eye strain can cause you to be nauseous. Take a break from the computer, walk around and get some fresh air. It is very important to take breaks for people who continuously work in computers as that way the mind remains calm and composed.

Ultimately I have learnt that stomach upsets can be lot more controlled if we maintain some basic principles of lifestyle. We should avoid stress and relax. Warm bath, listen to calming and soothing music can be wonderful options to relax. Keeping yourself hydrated and make it a habit to intake plenty of water as well as liquid items.