Travel medicine kit made easy
Regardless of whether you are off to Bavaria, Sweden or South Africa – there are just some things that you should have with you for your health when travelling. We provide you with tips on what a travel medicine kit should contain.
Be prepared for minor injuries
An antiseptic for cleaning wounds in case of minor injuries and sterile dressings are absolutely essential as are plasters for emergencies. Where medicines are concerned, we certainly recommend a remedy for diarrhoea and a painkiller. If your destination is in an exotic region, it also makes sense to take a thermometer, as well as a sterile syringe kit and extra-strong protection against mosquitoes and insects.
If you have small children travelling with you
Small children tend to react more sensitively to loss of fluids (with diarrhoea for instance). So you should include medicine for them to counteract loss of fluids. Of course, depending on your holiday destination, sun cream and protection for their heads are also particularly important. Tablets or chewing gum for motion sickness may stop your child feeling sick, depending on their age. A calming tea may help to lessen travel stress in small children. There are medicines for bloating and flatulence too.
Our advice
When going on holiday with children, the following applies: suppositories are often better than tablets.
Buy medicines while you are still at home
If you had a well-stocked travel medicine kit last year, you probably won’t need to restock it much at all. Most products will still be alright. Be careful with open tubes of cream and with suncreams, since the sun protection factor (SPF) deteriorates over time. Incidentally, you should buy medicines for the travel medicine kit at home so you can be sure that you are getting the right products.
