NHS web site data on ingesting whereas breastfeeding noticed the best improve in visits at Christmas final yr, new figures present.
Among probably the most visited pages on Christmas and Boxing Day in 2023 have been recommendation coughs, colds and chest infections.
But some folks additionally needed to learn about drinking and breastfeeding, alcohol poisoning and rabies, NHS England stated.
Page views on burns and scalds and how to treat them additionally elevated.
In phrases of well being circumstances, probably the most generally considered web page after Covid-19 was for the winter vomiting norovirus with 19,170 visits over the 48-hour festive interval in 2023.
Some 17,398 different visits – round one each 10 seconds – have been for chest infections, whereas pages on diarrhoea and vomiting had 11,789 views.
Overall views on pages of the NHS web site regarding breastfeeding and ingesting alcohol have been decrease, however elevated by 146% – from 1,028 to 2,526 – in comparison with the week earlier than Christmas.
Alcohol can go into your breastmilk after which into your child while you feed them, the NHS advises.
An occasional drink is unlikely to hurt your child, particularly for those who wait at the least two hours after having a drink earlier than feeding, it provides, however warns: “Regularly ingesting above the really useful limits may be dangerous for you and your child.”
There was additionally a 60% rise in folks looking for data on alcohol poisoning in the course of the festive interval in comparison with a standard 48 hours, with hits up from 1,268 to 2,008.
And visits to pages about animal and human bites elevated by a 3rd to 1,494 from 1,128.
Hits on NHS pages about rabies elevated by 123% to 1,564 over Christmas in comparison with 700 per week earlier.
Page views on burns and scalds and find out how to deal with them elevated by 50% in comparison with the week earlier than Christmas to 2,748 from 1,782.
Prof Sir Stephen Powis, NHS England’s medical director, stated accidents and accidents can occur and that the NHS web site and the NHS App can be found across the clock to supply assist and data.
“So for those who do burn your self placing the roast potatoes within the oven, otherwise you decide up a winter virus and wish some assist to handle the signs, the NHS web site is one of the best place to search out helpful recommendation on what to do.”
He stated NHS employees could be working onerous all through the festive season to supply look after these most in want.
Anyone in want of emergency assist ought to contact 999, or 111 for much less pressing well being wants.
