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Masuk Angin: What and How to Treat It

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Masuk Angin: What and how to treat it – Masuk Angin might be the most common sickness you’ll hear about in Indonesia. But what is it really? And how to treat it? Masuk Angin translates to “the wind entering us”, some of the symptoms are not feeling well, feverish, nausea, and bloating stomach due to spending too much time in the rain or outdoor activities.

Medically speaking, masuk angin is not a real thing but most Indonesian like to associate this type of sickness as such due to how common and easy people caught it, though it might be similar to influenza or cold.

Masuk angin symptoms

As stated above, some symptoms are similar to influenza or the common cold. While the locals believed that the major cause is due to the rainy weather or being drenched in the rain, it’s actually more to our immune system weakening during the rainy season because of the lack of vitamin D.

Vitamin D is crucial to keep up fit and healthy, as well as maintaining our immune system to counter any other sickness. Other factors resulting in masuk angin include the lack of sleep or rest and not paying attention to our nutrients intake.

Some other symptoms are headache, sore muscles, lack of appetite, fatigue, stomach ache, and diarrhea.

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How to prevent masuk angin

The most effective way to prevent it is to maintain our immune system. Here are some ways to do so:

1.      Eat food with enough nutrients

2.      Drink enough water (8 glasses of water daily)

3.      Sleep adequately (7-8 hours)

4.      Exercise daily

5.      Wash your hands before eating or after going to the bathroom

6.      Wear jackets or wind-resistant jackets during windy days

7.      Consume some vitamins to keep our immune system well

How to treat masuk angin

It’s recommended that you take the whole day to rest. Taking a doctor’s prescription or common medicine to counter your illness like taking some paracetamol if you’re feeling feverish will usually get you up in no time. If you feel like the symptoms isn’t getting better in a few days, we recommend you go to a doctor.

With how unpredictable the weather is in Indonesia, taking care of our body is important. Typically, masuk angin is not a life-threatening sickness but if you let it be it can. So, remember to have adequate rest, eat healthily, drink lots of water and if needed, consume vitamins to keep you fit and well during your activities in Indonesia.

Hope this helps to understand further about this particular sickness! For more information about Jakarta or Indonesia in general, check more of our articles from the section above!

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