We tell you how healthy Germany’s families are
In a large survey, we wanted to know from you how healthy your families are. 200 mothers were willing to give us information and we would like to thank you very much for that. You can now read the interesting survey results.
As great as our own influence on our health is – at some point it will catch up with all of us. Especially in families, bacteria and viruses spread quickly from one family member to another. What our body then needs is plenty of rest, sleep and medicines that support our organism in getting healthy again and relieving stressful symptoms.
Only a few children are often and badly ill
According to our survey, the health of our children in Germany is quite good. In the last 12 months, 54% of the children were sick only 1-2 times. It is very gratifying that 15% of the children did not get sick at all in the same period. Nevertheless, 31% were still sick more than twice a year.
Less surprising, however, are the diseases from which the children have suffered. According to our survey, 39% had a cold – even the most common illness. 16% of the children struggled with gastrointestinal infections and 11% suffered from abdominal pain.
It is interesting that almost no child is ill with one of the classic childhood diseases such as mumps, measles, chickenpox or scarlet fever.
The doctor is not the first port of call
The fact that only a few mothers actually take their children directly to the doctor is in all probability due to the fact that the illnesses are minor. 18% of the mothers did not take their children to the doctor at all . This may also be the reason why 39% of children who have been ill in the past 12 months have not taken any prescription medication at all.
The results also made it clear that parents like to treat their children with homeopathic remedies. 67% of the children have taken homeopathic remedies, an average of 4 times over a 12-month period. In 28% of the children one can even speak of a regular intake (more than 6 times in the same period).
Mothers are sick almost as often as their children
Since not only children can get infected from adults, but also parents from their children, it is not surprising that 63% of mothers have been sick 1-2 times in the last 12 months. On average, however, they are sick just as often as their children. If they then get it, 31% of the mothers do not immediately seek help from the doctor.
In addition to the most common illnesses such as colds and gastrointestinal infections, the mothers also suffer from migraines, stomach pains, tension or heart problems. As with their children, the mothers make sure that they rarely take prescription drugs. In our survey , 41% of the mothers who were ill did not take any medication prescribed by the doctor.
Homeopathy is also popular with mothers
52% , ie more than half of the mothers, take homeopathic remedies. On average, mothers who otherwise treat their complaints homeopathically have taken homeopathic remedies 4 times in the last 12 months. 22% of these mothers also take homeopathic remedies regularly, i.e. more than 6 times.
Since only a few mothers actually go to the doctor, few of them are given sick leave. A proud 59% have not been prescribed bed rest by their doctor in the last 12 months. 28% were on sick leave due to their child’s illness and were absent for an average of 2 days as a result.
Germany’s families have their health under control
The results show that Germany’s families are mostly healthy. If the child or mother does get it, it is often only a mild illness that is cured after a short time and requires neither strong medication nor long bed rest prescribed by a doctor. We think that we should like to continue in this healthy direction. Take good care of you!