Hurt here and there 'Holiday Syndrome' to get over it
Sep 12, 2024
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In the meantime, 'holiday syndrome' has occurred a lot among housewives who make food and serve guests, and husbands who have to watch their parents and wives, and young people who are under pressure for marriage and employment are complaining of similar symptoms. It is easy to damage health before and after the holiday due to excessive labor such as long-distance driving and making food and changes in the holiday environment and diet such as greasy food.
Jeong Hwi-soo, a family medicine specialist at H Plus Yangji Hospital, said "Unlike in the past, when there were many physical symptoms due to housework, these days, the awareness of holiday stress is increasing and mental symptoms are treated as important."As the number of holiday syndrome complaints is increasing at various ages, family consideration is more important than anything else."
◇The cause of physical and mental pain during the holiday season
'holiday syndrome' is a phenomenon that complains of physical and mental symptoms such as headaches, low back pain, muscle pain, abdominal pain, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, and insomnia before and after the holiday, due to fatigue caused by long travel, stress caused by excessive childcare and housework, and family conflicts. It is known that symptoms usually start to develop a week before the holiday, and symptoms appear severely for two to three days before and after the holiday.
Housewives suffer from pain in their wrists, shoulders, waist, and knees as they increase their housework, such as preparing food and setting tables. Since men stay in one position for a long time when driving long distances, they can strain their spinal joints, so they need to relax their joints sufficiently by stretching and resting in the middle. Be careful, especially during the holidays, because late bedtime and heavy drinking can lead to sleep fatigue. In addition, stress can cause tension neurological headaches without any specific cause. The head is 'ting', and symptoms of heavy or wrapped neck tightness and stiff neck appear.
Recently, the number of cases complaining of mental symptoms has increased, with young people suffering from employment, marriage, and pregnancy pressure. In addition, when families who did not usually interact with each other gather and the competition begins, it often leads to unpleasant arguments, and topics that can cause conflict can cause stress, hurt, and depression. In particular, mutual consideration is paramount because high-income conflicts and gender inequality also cause stress.
◇ You should pay attention to maintaining your eating habits and lifestyle
In the clear season, it is easy to eat mainly fatty and irritating foods and drink too much, so it is easy to suffer from various digestive symptoms. In addition, the Chuseok holiday has a large daily temperature difference, so food can easily get food poisoning and enteritis, so the leftover food should be sealed and refrigerated, and hygiene management such as washing hands before and after cooking and eating should be thoroughly performed.
Park Jae-seok, head of the Gastroenterology Hospital at H Plus Yangji Hospital, cautioned, saying, "Excessive intake of fatty food can reduce digestion ability, lengthen digestion time, and cause reflux esophagitis. If you have irritable bowel syndrome, you can have an upset stomach or diarrhea."
On the other hand, if a chronic patient with diabetes or cardiovascular disease consumes excessive holiday food, it can increase blood sugar and blood pressure rapidly, which can worsen the disease, so special care should be taken.
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