What to do if you suddenly get sick while traveling?

Abstract: The most feared thing during the journey is sudden physical illness, which seriously affects the time and mood of the journey. When we go to different places, we often experience symptoms such as acclimatization, altitude sickness, and may also suffer from insomnia, Heatstroke, allergies, etc., you may be at a loss for a while in a foreign country. These physical problems can actually be prevented. Let’s learn from the editor of 51Dongshi how to deal with and prevent sudden diseases during the trip. 1. Traveler's diarrhea

Treatment measures

1. Stay hydrated

If you unfortunately encounter a case of traveler's diarrhea, staying hydrated is the most important step. Fights water and electrolyte losses due to diarrhea.

2. Eat smaller meals

Eating smaller meals more frequently is a better way to ensure proper nutrition; include salty items such as cooked salty soups and sealed sports drinks It will also help you replace electrolytes lost due to diarrhea. Eat foods rich in potassium, such as bottled juices and cooked potatoes.

3. If your symptoms include fever or bloody stools, you can take alkaline drugs to treat traveler's diarrhea.

4. If symptoms worsen or do not improve, see a doctor to rule out the possibility of parasites.

Prevention

1. You must maintain good personal hygiene habits when traveling, especially when traveling to countries with poor environments such as India and Africa.

2. Ensure food and drinking water are hygienic and safe, choose restaurants with good hygiene conditions, avoid eating more raw food, seafood and roadside stalls, and drink bottled water as much as possible.

3. Vaccination can also prevent infectious diarrhea. The vaccines for infectious diarrhea on the domestic market include rBS/WC vaccine against ETCE Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae, and rotavirus against viruses. vaccine.

2. Travel insomnia

Treatment measures

1. Non-drug treatment

①Adjust the way of thinking, most insomnia is closely related to emotions , so let everything take its course, and keeping a peaceful mind is the most important thing.

② Make appropriate adjustments to the bedding. If the pillow is too low, you can use your belongings to raise it and try to keep it as close to your original habits as possible.

③Exercise and diet therapy are better than drug therapy. Food should be sufficient and exercise should be appropriate;

④Do not take drugs and foods that have stimulating effects on nerves; various foods and beverages containing caffeine It is best to avoid drinking drinks after dinner, as caffeine can excite the brain and cause insomnia.

2. Drug treatment

Prevention

1. Try to create a harmonious sleep environment. Try to put yourself to sleep in an environment that won't change instantly, for example, if the color of the light isn't particularly intense. When a person is sleeping, bright light can cause irritation to the eyelids and nerves, and inhibit the secretion of melatonin from the pineal gland. Therefore, the light in the bedroom should be dark rather than bright during sleep. "Quiet" and "darkness" are the two major elements of sleep.

2. Before going to bed, do not eat foods that are irritating to the brain. You should keep an empty stomach or eat some foods that can help you sleep, such as milk, millet, walnuts, dates, honey, vinegar, etc. .

3. If you really can’t sleep, it’s best to give some psychological suggestion. Use some language that can stimulate sleep, such as "sleep, want to sleep, really want to sleep, sleep in a while" and other words, and think about it repeatedly until you fall asleep.

3. Travel heatstroke

Treatment measures

1. The patient should quickly leave the hot spot and go to a cool place. At the same time, he should raise his head, unbutton his clothes and pants, and Dissipate heat as quickly as possible.

2. Frequently change cold water towels on the patient's head, and take cold showers or apply alcohol on the body.

3. Patients with mild heatstroke can drink some light salt water or Huoxiang Zhengqi water and other heatstroke prevention medicines to relieve heatstroke.

4. For patients with severe heat stroke, please call 120 immediately for emergency medical treatment.

Prevention

1. The best way is to strengthen labor protection. You must hold an umbrella and wear a hat when going out during the day, and extend your noon break.

2. Replenish body fluids at any time and drink more heatstroke prevention and cooling drinks.

3. It is forbidden to overwork, ensure adequate rest and sleep, and the room should be well ventilated.

4. Prepare ten drops of water, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, cooling oil, etc. for later use.

4. Travel allergy

Treatment measures

1. If allergic symptoms appear on the face or a certain part of the body, wash it with cold water first and then Wrap a plastic bag filled with ice cubes in a towel soaked in cold water and apply cold compress to the allergic area.

2. If the allergic symptoms do not completely disappear within 30 minutes after applying cold compress, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. It will take about a week to recover.

3. Do not take it lightly even after allergic symptoms have recovered. Individuals who have caused allergies should be avoided for a period of time or semi-permanently.

4. Foods containing eggs and milk, greasy, high-protein foods, coffee, wine, chocolate, etc. should be avoided. 5. If the allergy is caused by cosmetics, try not to use cosmetics for the first 1-2 weeks. When the external symptoms (redness, swelling, itching, rash, etc.) improve, use baby toners, lotions and sensitive skin products that do not cause skin irritation. products are suitable.

Prevention

1. Precautions can be taken in advance before traveling, such as taking anti-allergic drugs, injecting immune enhancers or desensitization injections; those who are allergic to pollen can wear masks as little as possible Go to the flowers and lush attractions where crowds gather.

2. When traveling, you should smoke less and avoid spicy, irritating and indigestible foods, such as seafood and wild foods, to avoid inducing allergic reactions such as nettle.

3. When traveling, especially when you need to walk through plants, wear long clothes and long trousers appropriately to prevent insect bites and scratches that may cause allergies, and avoid contact with poisonous plants; wash your hands and face frequently with soap , neck and other exposed parts.

4. Try to avoid excessive sun exposure, eat more vitamin A foods and fresh vegetables and fruits, and do not use too hot water, alkaline soap and rough towels when washing your face.

5. Try to use skin care products prepared for sensitive skin. It is best to use cosmetics of the same brand that do not contain irritating substances such as alcohol. Also avoid excessive sun exposure and try not to wear heavy makeup.

5. Travel Altitude Sickness

Treatment Measures

1. You can take some medicines to relieve altitude sickness: Sedum Red Flower Capsules, American Ginseng Lozenges, Novo Dikang Capsules, Baifu Ning, American Ginseng, Suxiao Jiuxin Pills, Danshen Pills, Glucose Liquid, etc. For people with strong adaptability to altitude, the symptoms of altitude sickness can generally be eliminated within 1-2 days, while for those with weak adaptability, it takes 3-7 days.

2. If you can adapt to the taste of butter tea, you can drink more butter tea, which will also have a certain effect on alleviating altitude sickness.

3. Most cities and towns have hospitals or health centers. For mild altitude sickness, it is recommended to adapt to it through self-regulation. For severe cases, you can see a doctor.

4. After altitude sickness occurs, you should rest more, exercise less, and keep eating.

Prevention

1. Have a correct estimate of your physical condition. Generally speaking, healthy people are more likely to adapt to a low-oxygen environment, while pregnant women, those with obvious heart, lung, and liver problems People with kidney and other diseases, stage II hypertension, epilepsy, severe neurasthenia, active digestive tract ulcers, and severe anemia are not suitable to travel to plateau areas.

2. Eat more staple foods to provide the body with the energy it needs. In addition, you can also eat some candies and sugar drinks to increase your sugar intake.

3. Eat foods rich in protein: such as meat, eggs, milk and dairy products, soy products, and small, high-quality foods such as chocolate and beef jerky. Because altitude sickness, the fatigue of traveling and mountain climbing will increase the body's protein consumption, if the protein intake is insufficient, a negative nitrogen balance will occur, aggravating altitude sickness.

4. Eat some fatty foods in moderation: such as nuts (walnuts, peanuts, melon seeds). In plateau areas, fatty acid synthesis and gluconeogenesis are enhanced, and the body's digestion and utilization of fat is increased. Therefore, eating foods rich in fat can speed up the body's adaptation to the plateau environment; but it is better to be non-greasy and easy to digest.

5. Eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins: The activity of enzymes in the human body decreases during hypoxia, so vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin PP in the body are insufficient. You should pay attention to supplementing various vitamins. If you have the conditions, you can eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, or you can drink multivitamin effervescent tablets with water.

6. Hypoxia at plateau will cause loss of appetite, so you can eat appetizers to increase appetite.

7. People who have just arrived in plateau areas should reduce their water and salt intake to prevent pulmonary edema.

8. Alcohol is prohibited.

6. Tourism acclimatization

Treatment measures

1. Drink honey before going to bed

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of acclimatization is related to the spleen and stomach Weakness is closely related. Honey can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach, but also calm and soothe the nerves, because the glucose, vitamins, phosphorus, calcium and other substances contained in honey can regulate nervous system dysfunction and promote sleep.

2. Drink more tea

Tea has a refreshing and diuretic effect, can accelerate blood circulation, help the excretion of allergenic substances from the body, and reduce the occurrence of urticaria.

3. Drink more yogurt

The lactic acid bacteria in yogurt help maintain the balance of intestinal flora and relieve abdominal pain, diarrhea and other discomforts caused by gastrointestinal flora disorders. . If necessary, you can take Modelin or Berberine Tablets, and those with nausea and vomiting can take Metoclopramide.

4. Maintain the original living habits

Whether traveling or visiting relatives and friends during the holidays, your daily routine may be disrupted, and irregular life may also easily cause Various discomforts, therefore, you should try to maintain your original living habits; when it comes to food selection, you should also try to choose foods that have a similar taste to the original and eat less spicy food.

5. Eat flavorful delicacies in moderation

In addition to gastrointestinal discomfort caused by changes in the environment, uncontrolled and unhygienic eating is also one of the causes of gastrointestinal discomfort. When you arrive in a new environment, you should eat some local specialties slowly and not eat too much at one time. When you first arrive in a different place, you can first eat tofu, soup, porridge and other foods that are easy to digest and less irritating. You can also eat some health foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as honey, red dates, lotus seeds, and peanuts.

Prevention

1. It is advisable to wear loose and comfortable clothes. It is not advisable to wear new shoes, leather shoes and high heels when traveling. Sunglasses should be worn in strong sunlight. It is better to carry luggage on your back than to carry it to reduce excessive fatigue of arm muscles.

2. Bring your own food when traveling, which should be made or purchased on the same day. Do not store it for too long to avoid food poisoning caused by eating spoiled food. It is appropriate to eat just after you are full, and you can eat it when you are sweating a lot. Add more salt to the vegetable soup.

3. People who suffer from motion sickness should not limit their food before traveling. They should eat as usual, tighten their belts while traveling, maintain a happy mood, and pay more attention to distant targets.

4. Make water with local tea or raw eggs to drink; bring some honey and drink more honey water; take anti-allergic drugs such as chlorpheniramine or diphenhydramine.