What to get if diagnosed with Covid-19

Vitamins are organic compounds that people need in small quantities. Most vitamins need to come from food because the body either does not produce them or produces very little. Most people do not need to take vitamin supplements and can get all the vitamins and minerals they need by eating a healthy, balanced diet but if you think you are still deficient in some areas, supplements can help.

According to Shmerling (2021), supplements might help in the fight against COVID-19 even though there is no proof yet they do but we can stil consider it since the additional research could show a benefit in certain situations. However, we should not refuse the findings of negative studies. Above all, check with your doctor before starting a supplement. For sure we do not want thing that can cause harm than good. 

Assalamualaikum. Semalam papa suruh tengok mesej Pharmacist Hiew from Doc2us. Dia ada senaraikan “what to get and what to do if infected with COVID”. Ini antara tips yang dia bagi:

*Must have if diagnosis with Covid-19*

*1. Oximeter 血氧仪*

💉 Reading below 96% requires oxygen assistance

💉 Don’t buy cheap stock. Get brand that cost around RM100 

*2. Thermometer 温度器*

💉 Fever must be control under 38°C. 

💉 Monitor once every 2-3 hours

*3. Cool Fever*

💉 Used cooling down. Prepare for children & adult 

*4.Paracetamol (Panadol or similar)*

💉 Usually in 500mg or 650mg form

💉 Do not take more than 6-8 capsules a day

*5. Vitamin C-1000mg*

💉 Both effervescent and chewable are ok

💉 Adults once in the morning and evening (2000mg), Children once a day (1000mg)

*6. Flu Medicine* 

💉 Buy from pharmacy, for adults and children

*7. Sore Throat Medicine* 

💉 Buy from pharmacy, for adults and children

*8. Promune MBG 500mg 60s*

💉 Beta-glucan to increase immune system

💉 Adults take 2 capsules in the morning and evening

💉 Children take Promugen Kids 2 packets a day

*9. Powerlife Vitamin D3 1000iu 60s*

💉 Vitamin D3 also helps in immune system

💉 Adults take 1 tablet each morning and evening, children not required

*10. Powerlife Anelsa*

💉 Andrographis, Elderberry and Siberian ginseng helps with cold, fever and cough symptoms

💉 Adults take 1 capsule each morning, afternoon and evening, children not required

So ada beberapa barang la papa nak. So beli la yang mana papa nak antaranya vitamin C, sore throat medicine, vitamin D3, zinc ngan tiger milk mushroom tu. Pastu tanya la pharmacists mana yang ok dan dia suggest: (kira semua yang papa nak ada dalam ingredients vitamin2 ni) 

Duoleaf Vitamin C Plus : suitable for immune system, bone and antioxidant

MegaLive BrevEase: suitable for people with breathing problems (cough & cold), people with sinus / allergic rhinitis, smokers, asthmatic patient, senior citizens with weak health, people who always exposed to air pollution

MegaLive Eggshell Calcium Plus: for joint and bone health

Lain vitamin tu sedia ada

Adakah supplements membantu mencegah COVID-19 atau untuk cepat sembuh?

Since COVID-19 ni has no known cure, so ramailah orang yang bagi perhatian dekat supplements sama ada untuk mencegah atau merawat. Antaranya supplement yang orang ambik adalah zinc, melatonin, vitamin C dan vitamin D. Tapi adakah ianya berkesan?

Supplements kemungkinan membantu mencegah dan merawat COVID-19

Sebabnya ialah supplement ni ada fungsinya sendiri. Contohnya:

• - Vitamin C is an antioxidant that has long been promoted as a key player in healthy immune function.
• - Zinc may have antiviral activity, whether by improving immune cell function that counters viral infections or by reducing the ability of viruses to multiply.
• - Some evidence (see this study and this study) suggests that combining vitamin C and zinc may limit the duration and severity of cold symptoms.

Apa evidence supplements membantu untuk COVID-19?

Seperti yang kita tau COVID-19 ni wabak baru. Memang ada clinical trials yang explore the possibility yang supplement ni berkesan tapi tula evidence tu masih unconvincing. Sebabnya ada jugak study yang showed no benefit pun kalau ambik supplement ni. Apapun researchers masih perform trials untuk supplement sebab evidence masih tidak meyakinkan.

Walaupun tak meyakinkan, kenapa tak ambik je?

Ya kadang kita mempersoalkan benda ni sama ada benefit ke tak. Tapi kalau tgk skrg pun sejak pandemik ni doktor2 pun recommend la jugak supplements ni. Kita kena dapatkan nasihat daripada doktor ok sebab supplements mungkin bagi side effects, allergic reaction, interaction with other drugs and the dangers of taking too much. Apa2 pun kita kena consider pasal health concern kita. Memang recommended untuk orang yang lack of balanced nutrition untuk ambik supplements. Pilihlah vitamin yang meningkatkan our immune function. Yang paling penting kalau ambik supplements, please ambik recommended amounts je ye melainkan doktor nyatakan dosage yang perlu ambil.

Sebenarnya papa suruh beli ni semua sebab bysha dah demam hampir 11 hari dan masih tak kebah. Sebab demam on off gitu dan baru harini papa suruh pergi buat swab test PCR. Result akan dapat dalam masa 2-3 hari nanti. Sebenarnya ambik masa yang lama jugak nak gi swab tu sebab sedar tak sedar rupanya dah 11 hari dia demam. Sebab tula buat PCR la terus. Memula dia je demam pastu sekarang hampir semua cam infected. Orang rumah ni memang jarang sgt keluar cuma papa mama la gi beli barang dapur. Kami pun kuarantin sendiri jela. Cuma nak tau result la jugak sebab nak tau what’s next to do. Harapnya semua baik saja2. Insyaallah.

Lepas swab tadi kakak suruh bawak bysha gi jumpa doktor sebab waktu swab tu takde cakap pape. So waktu nak masuk klinik tu, clinic assistant tanya kenapa. Jawablah demam pastu dia straight away kata kena swab. Then cakap dah swab cuma kena buat apa. Dia kata just kena kuarantin sampai result keluar. Sebab andai kata positif kena kuarantin jugak ataupun kkm ambik tu je. Dia kata kalau jumpa doktor pun just bagi ubat demam dan tanya apa symptoms je. So ya memang kalau covid ni just rawat symptoms saja. So buat masa sekarang just tunggu result sajalah. Harapnya semua keluarga saya sembuh seperti sedia kala. Insyaallah.