(photo courtesy to rachelwithdoodles.tumblr.com)

This week after dancing, leaping, singing and almost doing cartwheel in the class I experienced excessive sweating, nausea, uber tiredness, headache, muscle cramps and I felt llike I couldn’t breath and like going to faint! Oh no, I experienced heat exhaustion due to the temperature across the country hitting 40 degree Celsius!

Fortunately, heat exhaustion rarely causes serious problems and can be treated relatively easily. What did I do? I just rest in a cool place. I went to the school’s office which was just air-conditioned. I sip cold water. It’s ideal to sip drinks especially designed for rehydration (e.g., electrolyte replacement sports drinks). They’re useful because they contain a good balance of different salts. Fortunately on that day I bought extra blouse and towel. I took a bath and this helps me felt better .

I shared what happened to my hubby and he told me to be extra careful cause what I experienced may lead to heatstroke ! The Public Health Ministry of Thailand issued a warning advising people to stay indoors and avoid getting a heat stroke – a life threatening condition that claimed seven lives over the past two years. We need to do the following:

• Stay in the shade as much as possible
• Drink lots of cool drinks
• Avoid alcohol or caffeine which are dehydrating
• Take it easy on hot days – don’t overexert yourself ( a reminder to myself )