ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): Citizens should avoid eating
unhygienic food and fruit being sold at makeshift stalls at all
costs, health expert warned on maintaining hygiene.
Talking to private newz channel channel, Senior Physician Dr Yasmeen
Qazi was of the view eateries at school, colleges or other points are
not hygienic and one can get infected very easily by them.
Stomach infection and abdominal pain are the instant
problems that individuals might face after eating at road-side
food stalls, she said.
She further mentioned that diarrhoea and gastro, especially
among children, was caused by unhygienic conditions prevailing in
the cities.
Unhygienic food might lead to more serious problems like
urinary tract infection, abdominal cavity infection,
gastroenteritis, vomiting and stomach cramps, Dr explained.
She reiterated eating cut fruits from roadside vendors that
are either not washed properly or are washed with impure water can
also be very harmful.
Typhoid, hepatitis A and E, cholera and gastro affected
children most in this searing weather, she highlighted.
“There is a need to take extra care when it comes to
children. They, being young, can’t express their fatigue and
dehydration. So parents have to supplement them with more fruits
and fluids,” Dr added.
Dr Yasmeen suggested people must thoroughly wash vegetables
and fruit with clean water before consuming them.
Children must not use unhygienic beverages, ice creams and
lollies being sold outside schools, Dr advised.
Doctor recommend people to avoid eatables sold on roadside.
According to them, water and food served outside are not hygienic,
and can lead to food poisoning, infections and other serious
ailments.
“It’s not only food, but also the place and the person
serving the food need to maintain hygiene,” she advised.