Recommendations change frequently, however, so again we advise direct consultation with a travel medicine specialist. There are a few medicines we might suggest you take along. So we pack antacids, cold and cough remedies, throat discs, and pain remedies like ibuprofen. With the changes in environment and toilet habits women also frequently get urinary infections and vaginal yeast infections. A note about birth control pills.
Travel often causes some unpredictable spotting, which is harmless.
But skipping pills or combining them with antibiotics and some other medications can reduce their effectiveness. You may get a lot of advice regarding jet lag. The simple measures the best. The stress of a long trip, too little sleep along the way, dehydration from the dry air in the plane and a host of other factors all play their part. Try to drink so much fluids that you have to make frequent bathroom trips.