Show Vacation Guide To Good Health By ALISON GODDARD Travel to faraway places can lift the and broaden the But if you don't feel well you'll wish you never left home in the first YOU'VE ever had in Mexico City or a hemorrhoid as I once did in it can be pretty says Patrick J. director of Medical Affairs for Alexandria Hospital and co-author of How to Travel the World and Stay His prescription for a happy and healthy vacation includes seeing your family getting appropriate packing a personal medical and living wisely while DOYLE advises an appointment with your physician least three months before the to work out a convenient He points out that since vaccination requirements from day to day and country to it's best to consult with your local health department to find out what you should- carry a mini-medical kit to treat aches and says His basic list would antacid something for diarrhea recommends something for constipation keep thinking all you get overseas is You'll find more people tend to be constipated because you're off your and you're not drinking enough antiseptic eye and sleeping pills ir your doctor prescribes DOYLE is quite strict on the care and feeding of the North American including don't drink water out of the I drink the carbonated Local beer and soft drinks are usually good because most of those are Never use ice If you have to have a mixed use ice cold carbonated with your The traveling physician also steers clear of creamy is cautious about and never eats raw vegetables without completely peeling Having experienced the ill effects of foreign foods he says he'd rather chance offending someone than eating food that might make him think there's a happy medium between being a hypochondriac and being completely The main thing is you want to enjoy your DESPITE all you do get sick Doyle says call the American embassy in the country you're All of them maintain lists of local the major hotels retain doctors on call you can't guarantee what kind of care you'll get and usually they're fairly he ANOTHER alternative is signing up in advance with a service For a nominal fee will give you an up-to-date list of physicians practicing overseas who either speak English or who have had part of their training in this country and who have agreed on uniform says |