Health Tips for Umrah

Each year, millions of people from all over the globe come to Makkah in order to perform an Umrah. These people gather at the same place and spend some time together. They offer prayers while standing adjacent to each other and they perform Tawaf and Sai together. Because of a lot of people staying close to each other, there are chances that a few diseases may spread from person to person. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you should try to be medically fit while performing an Umrah. By doing so, you can ensure that other people who came to perform an Umrah will not catch any disease from you.

Weather at Makkah

People from all parts of the world came to Makkah with the intention of performing an Umrah. There may be a huge difference between the climates of Makkah and the place from where a person came from. This abrupt change in climate and temperature may cause health issue and problems. Therefore, before actually going to Makkah, make sure to inquire about the current weather at Makkah and keep suitable clothes as per Makkah's weather with you in order to minimize the chances of any adverse effect of weather.

Drink Adequate Amount Of Water

When you are at Mecca for performing an Umrah, make sure to drink a reasonable amount of water to keep yourself hydrated in order to eliminate the chances of water-borne infections. Also, if the weather is hot it will become more important to have an adequate quantity of water in order to guard against sunstroke and dehydration. By ensuring the proper intake of water, you are very less likely to suffer from any heat related problem.

Wash Your Hands Regularly

Throughout your stay at Mecca, make sure to keep washing your hands after regular intervals in order to prevent the various type of viral diseases. The best way is to use a good quality sanitizer in order to wash your hands so that maximum protection against viral diseases can be achieved. Try to wash your hands before and after each meal and even after counting the currency notes. The main idea is that whenever you touch something which you think is a source of transmitting microorganisms, try to wash your hands at earliest.

Take Necessary Medicines With You

 It will be awesome if you can keep the necessary medicines for common health issues such as a headache, diarrhoea, flu, cough, sneezing etc with you because in case you catch any of these diseases, you can get immediate treatment so that the disease can be cured in a minimal amount of time. However, make sure not to bring such a medicine with you which is prohibited in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. If you have any banned substance in your possession, you may have to face serious legal action which may include the death penalty. Keep in mind that various sorts of drugs are strictly prohibited in Saudi Arabia and if someone found guilty of keeping the banned drugs in his or her custody, he or she will be executed immediately once proved to be guilty.

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