1. SOME COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS AND TRAVEL HEALTH ADVICE:

4 most common problems when moving away from home include the motion sickness, heat stroke, diarrhea, and fatigue due to time zone difference (if traveling abroad). Here are some travel health advice for travellers to prevent and deal with some common health problems during a trip.

ANTI-MOTION SICKNESS:

Before going on the trip, you will need to eat light, not let your body to feel too hungry or too full as it can easily stimulate the gastric mucosa. Say “no” to fizzy drinks and alcohol before and during travel. You can take travel sickness medication: 30 minutes before departure, you should take one pill. If needed, four hours later you can take another pill; or place a piece of anti-motion sickness behind your ear.

SUN STROKE:

Bright sunlight can make you lose vitality along the long way. So when exposing to the sun, you should go with brimmed hats. Always bring a bottle of water to drink when feeling thirsty.

DIARRHEA:

Getting diarrhea while traveling can be a serious problem, as the trip will become tired with you. This situation occurs when a bacterium that causes diarrhea infiltrate your digestive system, often when you eat or drink strange things, without hygiene ensure. The best way to prevent diarrhea is very careful with food and drink along the trip.

FATIGUE DUE TO TIME ZONE DIFFERENCES:

The moving across multiple time zones will upset your biological clock; thereby can lead to bloating, insomnia and fatigue. To cope with this situation, after a long trip, take a walk, breathe more air and avoid staying in a closed room.

2. OTHER TRAVEL HEALTH ADVICE TO NOTE:

Remember to wash your hands before eating. Always remember to bring a water bottle, a bar of soap, and towels to use if they are not available in the travel place.

Prepare some dry foods to eat whenever feeling hungry.

You should wear neat clothes, but also comfortable and easy to move. Do not wear clothes that are bunch or too tight because it can affect the blood circulation. About materials, clothes with cool, good in sweat wicking will be beneficial to health.

Just get sunbathing before 10h00 and after 16h00 of the day. Use sunscreen to rub onto the skin 30 minutes before sun exposure and massage once again after 2 – 3 hours later. You also need to wear eye protection (glasses can select UV filter).

When visiting places with cold climate, you need to keep the body warm; wear socks and scarves to prevent flu.