JACKSONVILLE, Fla – This heat is really taking a toll on people and doctors say the key is finding shade and drinking water. In St. Johns County the doctors at Healing Arts Urgent Care say dehydration is a really big problem. They've had patients come in with slurred speech and vomiting. They say they'll typically give IV fluids and said if you're sweating you need to drink something with electrolytes like Gatorade or Powerade.
Also in Duval County doctors at the CareSpot on Southside Boulevard are treating pink eye, strep throat and Gastroenteritis. That's what people typically call stomach flu.
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Doctors at the CareSpot in Nassau County in Yulee are treating strep throat, sinus infections, and pink eye.
In Clay County at the CareSpot in Middleburg doctors are treating a stomach flu as well. They said they were treating about five to six people every day. Mainly adults experiencing vomiting and diarrhea. They were able to give medicine for nausea and suggest people drink water or Gatorade. But even when you start to feel better stay on a clear liquid diet and build up to solid food.