Business trip? Vacation? Travel?
It is often necessary to travel far away, but for patients with chronic diseases, some things should be planned before traveling. Eight travel tips I hope you will remember to make travel smoother and healthier.
STEP 1 Bring adequate medication
Medicine cannot be stopped. Taking medicine may be annoying, but the benefits of medicine cannot be ignored. It is under the control of medicine that you can play healthily and happily for a day.
Calculate the drugs needed for the whole trip, bring twice the drugs and store them separately.
One is to be prepared for emergencies, but if something is delayed or has fun, you need to stay for a few more days and don’t have to worry about drug problems.
2. Bring the prescription and take a picture of your medicine bottle.
It may not be enough to bring the medicine. It is safer to bring the prescription list and take a picture of the medicine you are taking.
If the medicine is lost or cannot be taken for some other reason, bring these to help you buy the original medicine more conveniently.
Step 3: Don’t put the medicine in your checked baggage
When taking trains or planes, do not put drugs in checked luggage, but take them with you.
Although checked baggage is rarely lost, it is safer to carry drugs with you. In addition, the place where checked baggage is stored, temperature and humidity may not be suitable for drug storage.
Therefore, take it with you and make sure it is convenient to take the medicine with you.
4. Set the time for taking medicine
During the journey, I may forget to take the medicine because I am too tired, too busy and have too much fun. I will set an alarm clock to remind me of taking the medicine in advance.
Dr. clove can set [medication reminder] in the App. After turning it on, remember to ensure that the message push function of the App is on and the mobile phone is not muted.
5. Remember to replenish water at any time during the journey.
For example, the cabin of an airplane is very dry, which may cause discomfort such as dry eyes and dry skin.
- If you wear contact lenses or have dry eye, you can consider changing your frame glasses and using eye drops during the trip. To deal with dry skin, you can use skin care products such as moisturizing lotion.
In addition to the reasons for dry air, water shortage can also lead to these symptoms, and it is also necessary to replenish water at any time.
There are toilets on trains and planes. If you choose a long-distance bus, there will be a rest stop every other distance. You can also inform the driver or flight attendant in advance to ensure that the next rest stop will stop for a rest.
6. Move your legs to prevent edema.
The edema here is not the cause of drinking too much water.
Edema may occur if you need to ride for a long time or if you are already prone to edema. Avoid wearing tight shoes when riding, and if convenient, you can change into light slippers on the car.
No matter which way of travel you choose, you should relax. When you get up and move at intervals, shaking your feet and legs will help, and it can also prevent venous thrombosis of lower limbs caused by sitting for a long time during travel.
Step 7 Bring a small blanket
Sometimes, buses, trains and planes may be unusually cold. Bring a blanket to keep out the cold just in case.
I got sick and caught a cold during the trip, which affected the following trip and was unpleasant.
8. Prevention of seasickness and motion sickness
This is what worries me most during the trip. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, I am not in the mood.
- Choose the seats in the front row of the car, the middle of the ship, the wing of the plane, These seats feel less relative [bumpy], It helps prevent carsickness. Try to distract yourself, Or focus on the distance. Of course, Don’t do things that make you uncomfortable for the time being, For example, read books, listen to music, and choose a relaxing way that suits you. Don’t eat too much when taking transportation. Although experts suggest so, some people must eat too much to avoid carsickness. Choose a diet that makes you comfortable, and it is better if it happens to be healthy. If you are not healthy, you need to make your choice. Take some anti-carsickness drugs and consult your doctor or pharmacist before using them to see if they have any influence on the drugs you are currently taking. In addition, you should also pay attention to the side effects of some drugs that may also have [drowsiness] and be careful not to oversleep.
Holiday home?
Dr. Clove does not recommend it. It is also good to invite two friends to get together. It is pleasant to be physically and mentally, and to exercise your muscles and bones by the way.
Start planning now.