7 tips for traveling healthily

• April 26, 2024

If you have any disease and you are going to make a plane trip take into account some preventive health measures, especially if it is a long flight or if you have chronic conditions such as diabetes , asthma , hypertension or convulsive type.

So that you have a comfortable and safe journey, Jorge Baruch Díaz , responsible for the Traveler's Preventive Care Clinic , presents the following recommendations:

1. It is necessary to follow the treatment indicated by your doctor to the letter.
2. Take the medications at the designated times.
3. Make some physical activity , at least 30 minutes daily.
4. Take with you the necessary amount of medicines to cover the entire trip. Remember to ask your doctor for a prescription that indicates the amount to take, schedules, as well as the doctor's professional card and how to contact him.
5. Ask for the airplane seats that are located in the corridor, because they allow a greater mobilization of the passenger in case of suffering any discomfort.
6. Do not fall asleep for a long time (no more than four hours), because this decreases mobility and prolongs the frequency of breathing
7. The patients diabetics Insulin dependents should contemplate and carry the sufficient amounts they will use during the trip; must carry a meter to measure and constantly monitor their sugar levels in the blood

Avoid the trip if you do not feel well

The specialist points out that when a person has hypertensive uncontrol or severe hypertension with symptoms like dizziness , headache or ringing of ears, it is preferable not to travel, because it can be very risky.

Meanwhile, if the pressure is above normal, it is also advisable to postpone your trip until it regularizes.

In case of having an acute respiratory infection, with infection by ear, you may be exposed to a perforated eardrum, so it is advisable to postpone the flight and attend immediately with your doctor.

It is also not advisable to travel if you underwent surgery less than three months ago, you suffer from some obstructive disease such as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) of a severe degree or that requires oxygen.

Finally, if you suffer from some of the above symptoms, it is advised to consult your doctor, before leaving, in order to have a trip without complications.

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