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Dr. Saeed Explains Best Medications to Take When Traveling


Fri 19 Jul 2019 | 02:20 PM
Hassan El-Khawaga

People are traveling everywhere during summertime or heading for the holy sites in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj rituals. Any traveler should know that carrying his main pharmaceuticals is very important.

Here is Dr. Baher El Saeed, a famous pharmacist on social media, talking during his weekly interview with InBox TV program aired on Sada El Balad Two channel about the emergency pharmaceuticals which any traveler should take with him.

Dr. Saeed stressed that wearing cotton clothes, sunglasses, and a mask is very essential for anyone who travels as well as drinking water and using sun protectors.

"The umbrella can protect a lot from the sunrays, so using it in such hot weather isn't luxury," Saeed pointed out.

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For diabetics, the pharmacist underscored that doctors should give them a system to follow while traveling abroad.

"They should take a blood glucose meter with them to measure and display the amount of glucose in their blood periodically," he asserted.

He also noted that any diabetics should have candies or chocolates with him in his luggage, adding he should eat many-mini meals.

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"Foot care is very important for diabetics in addition to having enough sleep and drinking much water," Saeed said.

Over the whole, any diabetic should have his full medicines and medical report in case of traveling to protect himself from any coma.

Regarding which kinds of pharmaceuticals which any traveler should take, Saeed pointed to the ordinary medicines, sun protectors, wipes, and antibacterial soaps, saying they are needed on any trip.

For women, if they are traveling especially for Hajj, they can take tablets before one week of their period twice daily to delay it.

Health Tips Note

Dr. Saeed called on the pharmacists nationwide not to give anyone any medicine containing pregabalin without medical prescription as it causes addiction like tramadol.

For anyone who takes antibiotics, eating yogurts is very essential from him as it contains probiotic which compensates the beneficial bacteria killed by the antibiotics and maintains the immune system and the digestive system's functions.

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He warned of giving an intramuscular injection in buttocks of children whose their ages range from three to five years because it could cause paralysis for them, as the injection could harm the sciatic nerve.

"It is better to give them the injections on the lateral side of the hip," he further pointed out.

Homos Al-Sham is very good for bone strength and joints as well as helping in slimming, as it is a rich source of vitamin K-2, manganese, and potassium.

"Underarm Odor's reason is bacterial. I recommend using the antibacterial ointment for twice a day two weeks to get rid of it," he said.

The best way to get rid of such a bad smell is using potassium alum as well as deodorants.