Specialists of the World Health Organization conducted a corresponding study. They concluded that sea water has a negative effect on the body. It contains a lot of salts, so this liquid is unsuitable for drinking.
The negative impact of sea water on the human body
Salts present in sea water irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive organs. The liquid contains sodium sulfate. This substance has a laxative effect on the body. In addition, sodium sulfate can cause vomiting and nausea. Therefore, poisoning with sea water often leads to dehydration.
The liquid may contain various harmful microorganisms. Therefore, accidental ingestion of sea water often leads to the occurrence of gastroenteritis. With this disease, the mucous membrane of the digestive organs becomes inflamed. Young children are most susceptible to the disease.
Using sea water, a person harms his health. First of all, kidneys suffer. They begin to work in a stressful mode, as they try to remove excess salts from the body.
Seawater poisoning can be fatal. Due to an increase in the salt content in the body, the nervous system is disrupted, and the state of internal organs deteriorates.
How to escape in an emergency?
Adventure lovers can get fresh water in various ways:
• condensation forms at the bottom of the vessel. It consists of fresh water. It can be collected with a sponge or a small rag; Travelers can squeeze fresh water out of fish. For this, small holes are made on her body. The French doctor Alain Bombard managed to survive precisely because he regularly drank such fresh water;
• during rain, draw as much rainwater as possible. Liquid will help quench your thirst;
A person can eat plankton. It contains vitamin C and other beneficial substances. When eating plankton, the likelihood of scurvy is reduced.
The benefits of sea water
Sea water contains calcium. The substance increases the strength of connective tissue, accelerates the healing process of wounds on the skin.
Magnesium, which is part of the fluid, reduces edema, helps normalize metabolism. The substance is endowed with calming properties. It helps to cope with nervousness and irritability. Magnesium prevents allergies.
Silicon improves the structure of tissues, increases the elasticity of cells. Sulfur contained in sea water has a beneficial effect on the skin. Iodine normalizes hormonal balance in the body, improves a person’s mental abilities. The liquid also contains zinc. It prevents the occurrence of tumors, improves the function of the immune system.
Therefore, seawater favorably affects the body with external exposure. Therefore, experts advise not to wash off the sea water immediately after swimming. It should be left on the skin for several hours.
What are the signs of seawater poisoning?
Following accidental ingestion of sea water, the following symptoms may appear:
• nervousness;
• weakness;
• pallor of the skin;
• problems with urination;
• diarrhea;
• unpleasant urine odor;
• increased body temperature.
In some cases, signs of poisoning disappear on their own within 24 hours. Therefore, when these symptoms appear, you need to visit a specialist.
How to provide the necessary assistance to the patient in case of poisoning?
A person who drank seawater needs first aid. Rinse the stomach:
1. To do this, you should drink 1.5 liters of warm liquid, in which potassium permanganate is preliminarily added.
3. Then you need to provoke an attack of vomiting in the victim by pressing on the tongue.
To replenish the supply of fluid lost during diarrhea or frequent vomiting, drink a solution of "Regidron". The medicine contains a large amount of salts.
At high temperatures, you need to take antipyretic medicines. Children are advised to give medicines that contain a substance such as paracetamol. To reduce body temperature, wipe the baby with a wet sheet. Perfectly knocks down heat 9% table vinegar. Before rubbing it must be diluted with water.
The drug "Smecta" for poisoning with sea water
Many tourists take Smecta. This drug removes harmful substances from the body. The medicine has an enveloping and adsorbing effect on the intestines. "Smecta" helps with diarrhea, it eliminates pain in the abdomen.
The duration of the drug is approximately five days. The medicine is allowed to drink during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
The drug is forbidden to take with bowel obstruction, the presence of fructose intolerance in a person. It is necessary to strictly observe the recommended dosage of the drug. For example, babies under one year old should drink no more than two sachets per day. The daily dose should be divided into several doses. The powder is diluted in a small amount of liquid (approximately 50 ml).
In the first day after poisoning, a person is shown hunger. In the future, he should adhere to a sparing diet. The patient is recommended to eat mashed vegetable soups, astringent cereals.
How to reduce the likelihood of poisoning with sea water when swimming?
In order to avoid poisoning, tourists need to relax on clean beaches. You should not swim in places with a large accumulation of plankton.
Parents of young children must have a special first aid kit with them. In it, you need to put drugs for fever, adsorbing agents.
