Homeopathy for the International Traveller

We are coming up to travel season for many. YEAH! Maybe your child is off to a foreign country for a couple of weeks or months or you yourself are off to see the world. Maybe you are doing a semester abroad. Whatever reason you are travelling you want to ensure that you stay as healthy as possible. No one wants to deal with illness while abroad, especially when the country you are travelling to does not have the same access to resources you have in your home country or there is a language barrier that makes it difficult to communicate your needs and expectations.

We all expect that when we travel to certain countries (especially in Asia, Africa, Latin & South America) we are at an increased risk of developing certain health problems. Parasitic illnesses can be acquired from the ingestion of contaminated food or water, by vector-borne (think mosquito or rat) transmission or through person-to-person contact.
The most common infections include giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis,, malaria, leishmaniasis, chagas disease, lymphatic filariasis, African sleeping sickness and more.

We are all familiar with the need to get vaccinations and medications to prevent certain diseases before we travel. We know to avoid contaminated water by buying bottled water and trying to eat at approved restaurants. But what do you do if you get sick or injured while travelling? Is there anything you can actually do yourself besides staying hydrated (if you can even do that)?

Did you know that in addition to the required vaccines for travel to certain countries that you can use homeopathic medicines to prevent and fight off infection developed during travel? Homeopathic medicines support your bodies healing abilities and can decrease the intensity of symptoms as well as speed up the healing process.

That's right! Homeopathy has a proven track record of being an incredibly important part of international travel disease/sickness prevention and treatment. I know of many a person who has used homeopathic remedies to treat parasites, halted the symptoms in their tracks and made an amazingly quick recovery.

If you are interested in purchasing a small travel kit containing 36 homeopathic medicines and a small instruction booklet you can PM me . These kits are multi-purpose and easy to travel with. They are cost effective and can be used safely for all ages and in many health conditions.

If you want to read a bit more about specific homeopathic remedies for giardiasis and malaria - continue reading!

For giardia -

China is indicated when loose stool with undigested food particles is the prominent symptom. The diarrhoea gets worse after eating. Weakness follows diarrhoea, together with bloating, flatulent and colic. The entire abdomen can be bloated and movement can relieve the bloating. Often their will be colic (spasms of pain).

Arsenic Album is indicated when the stool is watery and highly offensive. The urge for stool appears after drinking or eating anything. Weakness is also marked. Burning in the abdomen may also be present. They person may complain of nausea and vomiting along with the diarrhoea.

Lycopodium can be taken in case of excessive gas, mainly in the lower abdomen. Bloating is also present and eating a little food worsens the condition.

Carbo Veg is indicated where the person experiences rancid, bad and putrid tasting belching. The belching gets worse with eating and drinking.

Natrum Mur offers help for giardiasis in case of emaciation and prominent weight loss.

For malaria -

Nux Vomica is indicated when there is marked chilliness and shivering (cold stage). The person feels chilled on being uncovered, yet will not want to be covered.

Eupatorium Perfoliatum is useful during the sweating stage. All complaints, except headache, are relieved by perspiration. The person experiences chills, mostly between 7 am and 9 am, preceded by strong thirst and aching bones.

Arsenic Album is indicated when there is high grade fever with marked periodicity. Great restlessness accompanying high fever that gets worse around/after midnight.

China is effective for malaria when there is great weakness. Often the person will experience a high temperature that returns every week at around the same time/day. The person complains of chill in the morning with debilitating night sweats.

Natrum Muriaticum is prescribed in case of continued chilliness along with the headache, especially on waking in the morning. A headache that persists from sunrise to sunset.

Pulsatilla is indicated when the person has chill with pains in certain spots, especially in the evening. They will complain of pains in the head that travel around. wandering stitches in the head during sweat are also treated well with Homeopathic medicine Pulsatilla.

If you are interesting in purchasing a remedy kit for international travel - PM me.