How to Manage Traveler's Sickness

Adjusting to another country's food can cause queasy discomfort. Here are some suggestions to help you get through it.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• bottled water
• rehydrating salts
• bread
• a bucket
• pain killers
• a friend

1. Go back to your hotel room. It's virtually impossible to get comfortable in a public bathroom.
2. On the way back to your hotel, buy bottled water, re-hydrating salts, pain killers, and bread (bread helps "plug" diarrhea).
3. Tell a friend or someone at your hotel reception that you are not feeling well and may need their help. Inform them of any medication that you have taken or will take, as well as any allergies. This will be helpful if you lose consciousness and they call a doctor.
4. Put a trash bin or bucket next to your bed, just in case you don't make it to the bathroom.
5. Lie down and rest.
6. If your sickness persists for more than three days, or if it involves blood, see a doctor.

Tips & Warnings

• Drink plenty of water, avoid dairy products, and do not attempt to accomplish anything physically taxing.