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            Diarrhea is a common symptom of gastrointestinal disease, characterized by increased frequency and fluid consistency of the stool.
How to control
1. Withhold food and liquid if possible, for 4 hours. Sips of 7-Up or buko juice may be taken every 30 minutes. Take small amounts at a time, but frequently.
2. For nursing babies: Replace milk with rice water or buko juice for feedings. Withhold all solids and other liquids except the rice water or buko juice.

3. If controlled within one day, consult the physician.

Athlete’s foot is an eruption on the skin characterized by the formation of itchy small vesicles with cracking and scaling on the hands and feet, especially between the toes.

Preventive measures

1. Keep feet and toes always clean and dry.

2. Always wear clean and dry socks and shoes.

3. Don’t wear other slippers, sneakers, socks, and shoes. Don’t let others wear your footwear.

4. Don’t go barefoot in the bathroom. Wear you own rubber slippers n public bathrooms, swimming pools and river beds.

5. If your feet are infected, put your slippers and shoes under the sun for one hour everyday for one week when not in use.

Definition:
            A cloth wrung from cold or ice water which may be applied to any part of the body surface.
Effects:
            1. Relieves pain due to edema or trauma.
            2. Prevents and relieves head congestion.
            3. Slows heart rate if applied over the heart
            4. Constricts blood vessels, decreasing local blood flow.
            5. Decreases tendency to bleed due to vaso-constriction.
            6. Lowers body temperature when applied over at least one fourth of body       surface, or when applied on the forehead or nape.
            7. Stops nosebleed when applied on the nasal area.

Things needed
            1. Washcloth or face towel or any clean piece of cloth. The size should be proportionate to the area to be treated. For convulsions used bath towels.
            2. A basin of ice water, 2/3 full.
            3. One bath towel.

Procedure
            1. Wring compress cloth from ice water. Be sure it does not drip.
            2. Apply snugly on the area to be treated.
            3. Change or renew compress every 2-3 minutes.
            4. Treatment time: for decongestion-20-30 minutes; for fever-continuously, or as long as there is fever.
            5. At the end of the treatment, dry body part thoroughly with the towel and avoid chilling.