Be Responsible. Drink Clean Water.
Drink Clean Water
Thursday of last week, my sister and I brought my brother to the hospital. I didn’t know my he had been suffering from diarrhea two days ago. What I knew is he’s just suffering from cough and colds. My sister brought her to a lab for urine and stool test in the morning. I cut from work and assisted my sister in the afternoon until the doctor decided to have my brother admitted.
My brother’s initial diagnosis – severe dehydration with acute renal failure. Because he’s already super dehydrated, his kidney shut down. His organ can no longer produce urine even with the catheter. He’d undergone fluid challenge. Both arms with I.V. [dextrose solution] to rehydrate him plus he’s required to drink a lot of water. He’d undergone series of tests for creatinine [reaches to 800; not sure if normal is 150 or 200], potassium and etc.
He’s spent a week in the hospital. Final diagnosis – amoebiasis.
We drink distilled water at home. And I am not sure where he got his amoeba. Is it the water? or the balbacua he ate before he had diarrhea?
My family would like to thank those who have helped us and took care of my brother during our stay at the Southern Philippines Medical Center, from the emergency room to his own room at ENT pay ward. Thank you very much.
Tip:
- always bring your own water from home if you want it costless.
- if you don’t want to bring your own water, spend a few pesos to get a distilled, bottled water.
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agree..i prefer water than any other drinks with chemicals
water is a big factor for diarrhea especially Amoebiasis.He must have drink a contaminated somewhere.it is goood that he is well now.
oo nga. kaya sabi ko careful na siya kasi baka matrigger ulit ang amoebiasis niya…
We can never be too careful. Sometimes, no matter how cautious we are, some things like this still happen. Then, we just have to be a lot more careful. I guess it’s in the water, really. I hope your brother gets better soon..
I agree water is life. But let’s not be deceived by relying that water is clean. How clean is water? The point here it is potable; meaning it is safe for drinking. There are many ways making unknown water safe and ready for drinking. You ask any drugstore for this for there are commercial water purifying. They may take various form like tablet, drops or whatever as long as they deserve the purpose.
May ganyang instances nga. I remember my friend also had amoebiasis after eating at a well-known Filipino restau along Taft. Ayun, dahil sa water.
As you mentioned in your article, his diarrhea could have been caused by the food (balbacua) your brother ate before the incident. It could have also caused his amoebiasis but nevertheless, drinking clean water only could prevent having the disease.
Yeah, water is very important. It also tends to get taken for granted by people. They shouldn’t. Water can prevent so many illnesses.
Oh my, good thing your brother got medical attention before it was too late. Dehydration is serious. I hope he’s doing ok now. How about his kidney function?
I recently had a nasty bout of diarrhea too. My mother immediately put me on Hydrite medication so I didn’t get dehydrated. I recommend it to anyone who’s experiencing loose bowel movement. It can save you, not just money and time in going to the hospital, but also your life.
his organ already produced urine the night we brought him to the hospital. the doctors were happy when they knew his kidney started to go back to work. but the monitoring was still close that time to know if he needs dialysis or not. we already bought a shunt for his dialysis. When his urine came out close to normal, the dialysis was put on hold. then after few days, hindi na kinancel na.
Amoebiasis, once you have it will stay with you forever,the bacteria will not totally be killed, it will just hybernate and once triggered, there goes diarrhea again, the stool is having bubbles, my eldest son has it since he was 7 years old, he can never drink tap water or sago/gulaman bought in the streets or even in restos or malls. Eversince i only let him drink distilled water.
This is scary, this is one of the reason why sometimes eventhough I hate soft drinks. I’d rather drink it than water based drinks from regular restaurants. We can never be careful nowadays… ;-(
Get well soon to your bro! Thank you din for the reminders!
we always bring water wherever we go, if not we will buy distilled water just to be safe. =)
I make sure to bring water most of the time especially that my daughter’s tummy is very sensitive. un nga lang we never could tell kasi minsan nasasalisihan tayo ..bata yun eh..whenever she feels the urge of drinking di mo alam di pala mineral water ung nainom nya when we’re outside. Hirap pa naman pag bata ang merong sakit. Hope your brother is fully recovered now.
rest na lang kailangan niya… he will be back sa hospital by wednesday to see his doctor… thanks..
A very important thing we shouldn’t ignore. Thanks for reminding us!
I always drink clean water … mahirap na .. .costly tapos painful pa. Yikes! Hope he’ll be okay and there will be no long term effects.
once you have an amoeba, your stomach becomes sensitive na. gaya nga ng sabi nila, ang amoeba ay magstay na sa’yo na parang nag hibernate lang pag ok ka na. once makakainom o makakakain ka ulit ng contaminated food or water, matitrigger na naman siya na mas mabilis.
Korek girl! Dapat lagi uminom ng 8+ “CLEAN” water everyday… Para di tayo dapuan ng mga ganyang sakit, syempre balance diet and regular exercise diba?
Actually I was also hospitalized due to severe dehydration before and I was just subconscious most of the time. I sleep most of the time and also very weak and dizzy. With this, I didn’t get it from water but from food. So nice to know about this post. but everyone should also remember that food not prepared well could also be contaminated by these pathogens aside from water, but in all, water is a common place for pathogens to thrive so we should always be extra careful!
i never thought that amoebiasis can lead to kidney failure, i just thought it was more serious diarrhea lang…glad i came up with this post…
when you have severe dehydration, your kidney will be affected. you will have renal failure.
I always bring a bottled water with me whenever I go out. I’m not too sensitive naman but the problems which can be caused by drinking unclean water is just scary.
Base sa post mo, malamang hindi tubig ang source. Kasi kung yung tubig baka lahat kayo nagkaroon.
baka sa labas… kasi sa bahay, distilled water ang gamit namin kasi may history na din ang sister ko ng amoeba…
I always try to drink water especially from Davao City Water District – DCWD the world’s safest drinking water ^_^
hope your brother are okay now, you are right we need to drink clean water, my hubby suffer for amoeba too, so whenever he dines out he rather drink soda or bottled rather than take a risk of amoeba attack again
I agree with this! I try to save as much water as I can. I sometimes don’t take a bath… with the shower balde nalang
Clean water is very essential for us humans, because our body is compose of water. Up to 60% of the human body is water, the brain is composed of 70% water, and the lungs are nearly 90% water. We must always take care not to drink just anywhere so we would not find ourselves in the hospital.
Clean water is essential para di magkasakit. I had typhoid fever back in 2006 and it was probably from dirty water served in a carinderia near our office. An experience I’d rather do without.
Water is life. No doubt about it. I understand how it feels to be dehydrated and hospitalized. We experienced it last year, as in my three children and I were all patients when my husband brought us to the emergency room.
i’m just glad your brother is fine now. polluted na rin kasi karamihan ng water sources, sana me magawa tayo. nevertheless, be safe. Yahweh bless.
This is so alarming…water is indeed very important…That’s why I always see to it that I am drinking 2 liters of water per day.
Good to hear that your brother is better. A lot of people to tend to take water not that seriously since it’s everywhere. I know a lot of restaurants say that they use mineral water when they offer their house water, but it’s really hard to tell if what they say is true. Well, it’s either bring your own drink (if it’s allowed) or buy a real reliable drink while (bottled water or other drinks) your out. Thanks for the reminder, we all need it.