India is an exciting place to visit but you can make the most of it only if you stay healthy all through your visit here. Variations in climatic conditions across the country or local spicy food can take a hit on your health and it might thus be a good idea to take a look at these precautions before you embark on this amazing journey

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Now that’s how you stay healthy in India
Sreenyanika Das
India is an exciting place to visit but you can make the most of it only if you stay healthy all through your visit
here. Variations in climatic conditions across the country or local spicy f ood can take a hit on your health and it
might thus be a good idea to take a look at these precautions bef ore you embark on this amazing journey
Bef ore you start packing your bags f or India, consult your doctor. You must take some health precautions.
Your routine vaccinations should be checked which includes measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheriatetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine etc.
In India you can get af f ected by Hepatitis A and typhoid because the outside f ood and water is not quite
suitable f or f oreigners. T here are more like Malaria- Like all other tropical countries, India too has a rich
mosquito habitat. So make sure you repel them anyway.
Japanese Encephalitis- T he vaccine f or this always depends on your travel plans like where you are going in
India, in what time and how long you will stay there. So it is better to consult your doctor especially if you are
planning to visit the rural areas.
Yellow Fever- T here is no risk of yellow f ever in India. T he government of India requires proof of yellow f ever
vaccination only if you are arriving f rom a country with risk of yellow f ever. T his does not include the US.
T here are some other precautions you must take:

2. Keep away f rom animals, unless you have one with you or you are not done with taking vaccines and
want to add anti rabies vaccine in the list.
Avoid sharing body f luids, if you do take the precautions.
Prevent bug bites, even if they are in your mattress.
Avoid exposure to germs.
Avoid non sterile medical and cosmetic equipments.
Take your travel medical kit and if you f all ill consult a doctor ASAP.
India consists of all kinds of natural environment. Mountains, oceans, desert, f orests etc. So you need to be
prepared as per your travel plans.
If your plan is to visit northern territories, drink enough water, beware of acute mountain sickness. You need
to rest on the f irst day to get used to with less air to breath. Take a vaccine f or diahorrea f or various parasites
if you are going to Ladakh range and beware of dehydration, snow blindness, cold, altitude trouble, f ood and
water quality and bed bugs if you are planning to go to the Kashmir side.
If your plans are f or western side and the deserts (Rajasthan, Gujarat etc.), you can get dehydrated and
need to carry f resh water with you all the time, always buy packaged drinking water. Instead of having juice f rom
roadside vendors, go f or branded juice-cans. Take care of your f ood; make sure it’s cooked well.
For South and Eastern India, make sure you drink plenty of bottled water; you can have coconut water as it’s
naturally sterilized.
Have plain rice or Khichdi as they are easily digestible.Don’t skip your daily exercise and it’s better to stick to
veggies but if you take non vegetarian f ood make sure it’s cooked well. It’s better to avoid spicy f ood soon
af ter you arrive in India, give time to get used to with the country of spices. Your Journey to India will be great if
you take the precautions mentioned above. Have saf e journey travellers!
PS: T hese are just some suggestions which would be good to keep in mind but there is nothing to be scared
about. Anyways, we here at Padhaaro will take good care of you.