HEALTH ESSENTIALS THAT CANNOT MISS IN YOUR TRAVEL KIT

Holiday travel is always an exciting experience, but to be completely sure of enjoy them, we must also care our health while we are away from home. When traveling and packing, it is essential to prepare a small basic kit with medicines that might be needed.

On a trip, is always convenient to be prepared for potential health problems, and even though the things we’re going to need to depend very much on the place, here are some of the most important things you should include in your kit to meet minor emergencies.

• Analgesics: useful to cure headaches and muscle pains, for calming general malaise and even pains caused by sunstroke.
• Cold drugs: to treat the symptoms of cold and flu, which are very common due to drastic changes in climate.
• Dizziness medication: If you have long bus rides or plane, and you are prone to feel dizzy, it is always good to have these pills.
• Allergy Medications. If you are allergic, take some antihistamines. Allergies might be controlled at home but may appear once altitude or climate change. If you are allergic to certain foods, bee stings, or other specific conditions requiring medication, be sure to bring large supply of them before your trip.
• Hydrogen peroxide: To prevent cuts or blisters become infected.
• Laxative and antidiarrheal: when traveling, alimentation changes drastically, which can cause constipation or diarrhea in some cases.
• Material for basic cures: as a bandage, sterile gauze pads, scissors, tweezers, bandages, and antiseptics such as iodine.
• Thermometer: to check how severe fever, if presents.
• Insect repellent: to reduce the chances of gnat bites that transmit diseases.
• Sunscreen: to protect against UV rays.
• Condoms: Depending on where you travel may not be available at the place you are traveling to.
• A memory emergency contacts: You must have the phone numbers of local police, hospitals, and emergency contacts.

Similarly, it is important that if you have a chronic illness, and need to take medication every day, be sure to pack enough medicines for everyday during your trip and even more.

Travel to some countries also implies the need to be properly vaccinated to prevent serious infections, such as yellow fever, typhoid, and hepatitis. Such vaccinations and health recommendations concerning the country of destination, are carried out in international vaccination centers under the Ministry of Health of each country.

Remember that your health care is vital and when a trip is planned. If you have already taken these considerations, you are ready for a well-deserved, and carefree vacations!