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Leave home with a plan: What to pack in your medical kit and when to seek care for symptoms abroad (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-27

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Claim 1 of 8Not checkedVaccines are important, but many of the health problems most likely to derail a trip cannot be prevented with a vaccine, including diarrhea, respiratory infections, motion sickness and flare-ups of existing medical conditions.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 8Not checkedThe CDC estimates that between 43% and 79% of travelers to low- and middle-income countries become ill during or after their trip, although most of those illnesses are mild.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 8Not checkedTravel health advice should be tailored to the itinerary, because risks differ by destination and activity, and travelers should tell their doctor where they will go, what they will do, how high they will go, how long they will stay and how easily they could reach a reliable hospital.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 8Not checkedTravelers' diarrhea is presented as the best example of an illness travelers can often manage themselves; it affects an estimated 10% to 40% of travelers during the first two weeks of a trip, and most cases clear up within a few days.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 8Not checkedFor travelers' diarrhea, oral rehydration salts help replace fluids, loperamide can reduce bathroom urgency, but loperamide should not be used alone when diarrhea comes with fever or blood in the stool; some travelers may also be given an antibiotic to carry and use only for moderate or severe diarrhea.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 8Not checkedA basic travel health kit should include pain and fever medicine, bandages, antiseptic, oral rehydration salts, loperamide, an antihistamine and any medication prescribed specifically for the trip, while people with chronic conditions should carry enough regular medicine for the whole trip plus extra.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 8Not checkedThe article says some popular travel remedies have weaker evidence than their reputations suggest: ginger has mixed results for motion sickness, acupressure wristbands do not beat placebos, probiotics are not recommended for preventing travelers' diarrhea, and coca tea, garlic, ginkgo and vitamin E do not have strong evidence for preventing altitude illness.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 8 of 8Not checkedPeople should seek medical attention for severe dehydration, persistent vomiting, difficulty breathing, confusion, severe abdominal pain, rapidly worsening illness, bloody diarrhea or diarrhea with a significant fever, and at high altitude for shortness of breath at rest, confusion or difficulty walking straight.View evidenceHide evidence

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