Homeopathy while travelling

The way we are progressing towards modernization and our hectic way of living we don’t have time for our self to relax and enjoy. One of the thing which really helps is travel, this is also a break from our routine and helps to reboot our system. Everyone looks for such outings or vacations to spent and get experience.

These outing or vacation are by and largely away from your natural environment and livings, many times people go to extreme habitat to experience nature. When we are visiting various places many things affect the body, the change in place, in climate, food habits, water and amount of exertion etc. Sometime the change in this is so drastic for the body that it doesn’t give time to get adapted we fall sick

At times it becomes challenging to adapt quickly to these changes. Everyone wants these outing be hazel free and their health should be at its best so that we can enjoy to the fullest and add memories to our library.

In India itself if we take we have 4-5 extreme climate changes in different regions. It is not same everywhere there is vast diversity in it too.  Like we have hilly areas, coastal area, extreme dry and cold – mountains, jungle which are humid and hot, we have desert which is again dry and hot, dry and cold. So you can see these extremes definitely take a toll. We face issues like nausea vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, motion sickness, sometimes at high place the most common is breathlessness. So these all call for urgent medical help and also before visiting if we are prepared to deal with such issues it will be more benefited. So how to manage I will here share some thoughts.

Should take care when you are visiting such places

General pointers:

1.     Drinking enough water to avoid dehydration: drinking adequate amount of water, as dehydration is one of the most common problem which people get affected. The symptoms – cramps, pain in body, tiredness, and fatigue.

2.     Avoid drinking water from tap water or from outside. Avoid having some juice with ice which you get around streets. These are the major source of infection.

3.     Be more light diet, so heavy food while traveling, adds to your already exertion and there are chances of feeling weak, tired and drained.

4.     While traveling through road and in your own car, take breaks

5.     Take proper clothing as per the region you are visiting.

Homeopathy is based on individualization and law of ‘like cures by like’, remedies are selected based on symptom similarity. However there are certain condition which call for very specific indication of these remedies. If these indication match then you will be able to help the ailment.

These indication cannot be used in general, for on going issue. For this you need to consult the homoeopath and he will be able to guide you further.

Common ailments that arise while traveling and camping respond well to homeopathic treatment. When my family and I travel, I like to bring a limited selection of remedies that can take care of the most problems that could arise. Firstly, I bring remedies that would be useful as a mini first-aid kit: minor accidents, cuts or bruises, a fever, cold and food poisoning.

1.     Cocculus indicus: This remedy helps in case of motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, head pain while on the car or in hilly areas where there are lots of turns while driving. This remedy works as an prophylaxis and for treatment

2.     Arsenic album: indicated in food poisoning – loose motions, and vomiting. The character of stools are watery, exhausting, and very smelly. Generally the person will feel very thirsty and cold. The vomiting will be incessant after every food or drink. Calls for arsenic album as a remedy.

3.     Arnica: bruises after a fall, or any blunt injury causing bruises. There is a lot of soreness in body after a fall or injury.

4.     Gelsemium: Head pain due to exposure to sun, or sun stroke, leading to dull heavy head pain, with extreme weakness, and sleepiness. This remedy helps.

5.     Pulsatilla: lot of heavy food if had, fried food, oily and then you start having pain in abdomen, gases, and indigestion. Pulsatilla can be indicated and it will help

6.     Rhus tox: Pains, stiffness, in joints, fatigue in muscles person describes the pain as if the entire body is jammed, and stiff. Generally he says pain is as if you have walked or ran 5-6 km and then the muscle pain and are fatigue. Lot of stiffness and he is very restlessness in bed, as he doesn’t find relief in any position, he feels better by warm bath or warm application. (You can get such symptoms after you have trekked, or had an uphill walk, or climbed stairs for darshan)

7.     Hepar Sulph: Throat infection with fever, intense pain in throat as if there was a fish - bone in the throat. Swollen tonsils, pain is worse on swallowing anything, cold and better by warm or hot drinks.

In sore throat you can do warm gargles with turmeric that will help to clear the throat and heal faster. Eve you can take a pinch of turmeric powder and ginger juice twice a day that too helps to heal an recover.

Other are some home remedies that you can keep handy

These indication of the remedies are just the guideline if in case you land up with such issues, it will always be important that you should consult your doctor and take remedy.