What Should Be Your Actions If Getting Sick When Traveling?

We all want to plan the perfect holiday and enjoy that experience to the absolute maximum. But even though the trip is planned to perfection, you selected all the must-see venues and you have the perfect route for each day, there’s something you have little control over that can ruin your entire holiday or business trip. Sickness is the main threat to your perfect plans and in this article, you will get some insight on what you should consider when you identify the first signs of getting sick.

Identify the Cause of Sickness

When travelling, the most frequent health issues are either colds or stomach issues. And since the first one is pretty much out of your control with all the people you come in contact with, the cold air from the plane or even the sudden changes of temperature in the country you are visiting, you can be well prepared for any kind of tummy issues. What you can do about that is boost your stomach and entire digestive system’s health some time ahead of your departure through probiotics. This will expose your stomach to all sort of good bacteria and help prepare it for anything it can encounter during your holiday.

If you didn’t think about doing that in advance, at the first signs of digestive upset you should act with an activated charcoal tablet. This will help gather the bacteria causing the issues and help the body eliminate it for a quick recovery so that you can go back to sightseeing in no time.

Boost Your Immune System

If you know that your immune system is not exactly 100% all the time, it might be a good idea to start taking Vitamin D and C a month before travelling so that the risk of getting sick is lowered. Also, if you feel that your immune system is trying to take a break exactly when you’re travelling, having some natural treatments such as spirulina, E3 Live or astragalus will definitely make the difference between a holiday spent in bed or one enjoying the sunshine and the great touristic attractions.

Make Sure Your Dosha is In Check

Even though the ayurvedic medicine focuses more on prevention rather than treatment, there are a few remedies that can be applies in order to fight-off sickness while travelling. First of all you will have to determine your dosha, if it’s either vata, pitta or kapha and according to this, there are certain cures you can try. Some of the best weapons against travelling sicknesses from an ayurvedic point of view are:

• Eating cooked and warm food with a great focus of green and leafy vegetables, carrots, lentil, you name it
• Avoiding all cold food and drinks and drinking a lot of lukewarm water
• Preparing a tea mix of turmeric and ginger root with honey will pretty much get you back on your feet from any kind of travel illness.

So, there you go! Now you won’t have to feel bad about missing the perfect holiday because of illness. You can simply apply these instructions and get back on your feet quickly so that you can collect all those immortal memories and snapshots. – Thomas Nemel

About The Author

Cecil Lee

The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.