"Anemia" and "muscle rigidity" .. diseases can infect "cave children" after their rescue

"anemia" and "stiff muscles" .. Diseases can affect "cave children" after their rescue, according to the homeland, the newspaper's website, which contains news of "anemia" and the "muscle tension". In the last 10 days, 12 children aged 11 and 16 in Thailand, along with their 25-year-old coach, suffered in Tham Luang Nang cave, flooded with rain and floods. hundreds of meters from the surface of the Earth, until they are saved in a complex process that lasted a few days and was followed by the whole world.

The health status of children will inevitably be affected by their presence in a place where there is no good ventilation and lack of proper nutrition during their stay in the cave, as demonstrated by Dr. Shadi Abdulaziz, the world of therapeutic nutrition and physiotherapy.

The lack of a good diet rich in essential nutrients and vitamins will cause malnutrition, resulting in anemia and general weakness, which cause mental retardation of children and breathing difficulties.

The nutritionist pointed out that the lack of drinking water throughout the period when the floods occurred in the cave certainly made them dependent on dirty water, causing many diseases of the digestive system and of the urinary system. According to Abdul Aziz, the caves are poorly ventilated, making them fertile environments for bacteria, viruses and fungi, making cave children easily vulnerable to disease, especially with delayed immunity, general weakness and hypoxia . The world of nutrition and physiotherapy emphasized the possibility of tetanus and weakness of muscles, as well as the lack of flexibility of their detention in a limited area of ​​the cave, their lack of movement and passage in narrow corridors, highlighting the need for complete medical examinations.