Medicine
The ailment that often occurs during a travel trip is to catch a cold, especially in regions that are in unsettled weather. Ensuring you have a happy tour, some flu medicine should always be in your hands. You can either buy them at home or during your trip in China, but preferably store your drugs in your luggage beforehand, because you know what suits you best during unease and perhaps you will be quite difficult to find quality drugs especially in rural areas.
In the summer, it is needed to take some sunstroke prevention measures. For example, you can prepare a small bottle of mint cream or something else for external use that will help your head and body to feel better. You can also buy some sunstroke prevention or treatment medicine, called "Ren Dan" or "Huo Xiang Zheng Qi" (which are Chinese medicines) in the city or town that you are traveling. During heat wave, bring adequate drinking water with you on the road. If the illness occurs, the patient should leave the high temperature area, take off clothes, drink some water with small amount of salt added or take "Ren Dan" and "Huo Xiang Zheng Qi". If the problem persists still, the patient must be sent to the hospital.
Another common health problem in traveling abroad is you may not be accustomed with local environment e.g. food and water, during your first days of arrival. The main symptoms are low appetite, diarrhea and vomiting. There is no real and effective treatment for the sickness, but a well-prepared prevention is quite an ideal solution. You can bring a bottle of your hometown's water with you and drink it when you arriving your destination. It at least will reduce the chance of feeling unwell. Moreover, try best to eat clean local food, or have your meal in a restaurant that has good hygienic reputation. Not to eat seafood that is not, or you suspect it is not, thoroughly cooked, and do not buy food from street hawkers. Bring some stomach medicine in hands will give you extra reassurance in your tour.
Bandage, "Band-aid" and iodine are needed for active sports and hiking trips. In the countryside, especially in warm seasons, mosquitoes are many, so during camping tour, mosquito nets and some external drugs that will expel the pest, as well as treatment if stings occur, can be used.
Drugs for motion sickness are essential for those who are prone to feel unwell during travel by some transportation means like bus, plane and boat. You can take the medicine half an hour before you get on board that will be the most effective.
For travelers who have chronic diseases like heart problems, bring the required medicine before starting the trip. The hospitals in China, doctors may not be able to speak English well, if you have some health problems, it is advised to take the English tour guide with you as your interpreter. Moreover, try best to choose a large hospital is a better move in the country !
