You’ve been looking forward to this family vacation for months. You’ve made your lodging reservations, plane tickets are in hand, luggage is packed, and you finally arrive at your destination. And then you get sick or injure yourself… Unfortunately, this is a pretty common situation and, well, it’s no fun.
Inevitable Woes During Family Vacation
When my family and I were in Florida a few weeks ago, this same thing happened to us. We were all excited to be enjoying Walt Disney World together and even booked an extra day outside of the conference to just have fun. Then, on day three of five, Munchkin got sick. We left Magic Kingdom after just a short time and headed back to the hotel. There she, uhm, let it all out. (Notice that bag she was holding onto tightly for a couple of hours?)
For the rest of the trip she was nauseous. Then, when we arrived back home, Frans got sick and it took a week for him to get over it. So, when people ask us how our vacation was, it always goes something like, “Good, but Munchkin and Frans got sick.” Yeah, total bummer.
Avoiding Sickness & Treating Injuries
So, when it comes to any traveling we do this spring/summer, I’m hoping we can avoid any mishaps. Or, in the worst case scenario, at least try to lessen the impact it has on our vacation. When scouring the aisles at CVS, I found a ton of items that would be useful to have but small and portable enough to pack.
We always like to assemble our own kind of travel first aid kits. However, it’s just as easy to get a pre-assembled first-aid kit that has everything from finger splints and burn cream to aspirin and bandages. I found this awesome kit for only $17 but I had to resist the urge from buying it since we already have way too many of these already (I must have some weird first aid kit obsession).
If you’re doing a combination of flying and driving, other items might handy. All you need is someone coughing or sneezing like crazy on the plane or a rough unpaved road to put set off the sickness alert warnings. Let’s not even talk about trying to have a good time with flesh eating bugs swarming around your kids and blisters filled with puss. Oh, the joys of travel 😛
No, but really, it doesn’t have to be all that bad. Just be prepared and hope for the best. The important thing is that you have a good time together!
What are your travel must-haves to keep healthy on the go?
Disclosure: I’m proud to partner with CVS/pharmacy for this springtime campaign. I am being sponsored by CVS/pharmacy for my posts and activities, but all opinions expressed are my own, and all product claims or program details shared should be verified at CVS.com or with the appropriate manufacturers.
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I have trouble with my ears when I fly and I fly frequently so my ENT doctor told me to use Sudafed one tablet the night before and one in the morning and a nasal spray when the plane takes off. Works great, previously had lost much hearing for weeks after flying but since I started this no more problems with my ears.
hand sanitizer and vitamin c
It used to be Dramamine, for car-sick kids, but that is done with. Now, it is a basic first aid kit, with blankets and fluids available.
I would have to take car sick pills and all of my daily required medication.
Water bottle. One of my biggest challenges is to stay properly hydrated when traveling. Changing time zones, flying, and shaken-up schedules take a toll, and remaining hydrated is key in fighting fatigue as well as staving off hunger. I never leave home without my glass water bottle. Healthy for me, my wallet, and the environment!
I would have to say my hand sanitizer and wipes.
Definitely hand sanitizer, vitamin C, motion sickness pills, and Pepto!
I take along my vitamins and car sickness pills for the kids.
My must haves is bandaids, neosporin, asperin, pepto, tissues and wipes.
Aspirin, bandage wraps, bandaids, sunscreen!
Always have sanitizer, aspirin, vitamins and more on my trips
I always take a first aid kit that includes aspirin, antihistamines, band aids, neosporin, and ant acid. 🙂 Thank you.
Hand sanitizer and wipes
I love taking trail mix and jerky with me
I have to have granola bars so we don’t snack on gas station junk food
Hand sanitizer and tylenol
Hand Sanitizers, Pain Relief Meds, and Pepto.
I definitely need car sick pills.
I always pack my medications, sunscreen and sanitizing wipes.
Sunscreen and a water bottle are always on the go with me
I always take my exercise bands and vitamins with me while traveling.
thank you
antibacterial gel, water
Directions to a 24-hour drug store, list of local doctors on our insurance, and insurance cards for everybody is all that I need.
We always have a first aid kit in the car, and we always pack sunscreen.
I take 1st fit kit.
I never leave home without Immodium, ibuprofen and allergy medicine.
Our big must haves are sunscreen and bug spray. Those 2 things can help prevent a lot of discomfort. We also try to take along some advil and pepto!
hand sanitizer and vitamin C
I never travel without Ibuprofen and bandaids. Thanks for the giveaway!
Snacks, water, ibuprofen, thermometers, heat packs and some type of hand wipes
Hand sanitizer and aspirin!
i like to make sure I have sunscreen to have a safe healthy vacation.
Must haves are sun screen, hand sanitizer, tissues and plenty of water.
I like to bring my gallon of ice water
I must have Saline nasal spray, nail clippers, band aids, pain reliever, aloe vera cream, antihistamine, Pepto, and hand sanitizer wipes.
Kleenex, Tylenol, lip balm, hand sanitizer, and baby teething tablets.
My travel must haves are Airborne, Excedrin and Aleve.
I always carry sunscreen with me!
Hand sanitizer airborne and immodium
We have to have Motrin, baindaids, Dimetapp allergy and some kids pain medicine when we go somewhere. Thank you!
I keep plently of headache medicines available and my multi-vitamins.
Advil, Ivy-Dry, and hand-sanitizer for camping 🙂
We have to take band-aids, ibuprofen and sunscreen.
It is important to have bandaids and Advil
I always need pain reliever PM when I travel.
Hand Sanitizer and Benadryl
water, almonds, hand sanitizers, bandaids!
Tweezers and bandaids
Allegra, hand sanitizer and ibuprufen
I must have bandaids, pain medication, sunglasses, sunscreen and hand sanitizer.
Always bring lots of water and healthy snacks!
I have to have hand sanitizer and sunscreen.
I have to take Advil with me everywhere I go in case I get a serious migraine.
Band-aids, water, tissues, Wet Ones, Tylenol
I always bring a first aid kit, anti bacterial gel, and pain reliever
I take different types of sunscreen with us.
My main travel must have is imergen-c
I always bring Tylenol and Dramamine.
band aids is a must
I need to have water everywhere I go!
I usually have to have wet wipes, tylenol and bandaids.
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My on the go must haves are hand sanitizer and asprin.
I’d say kleenex, hand sanitizer, and pain killers.
I must have water and hand sanitizer
Always take hand sanitizer and daily vitamins.
I bring hand wipes to wipe tables and shopping carts and to grab door handle so I won’t get sick as I travel.
Sunscreen and advil
Gotta have my daily vitamins and sunscreen.
Tylenol and sunscreen are my must haves when traveling.
I pack meal bars and water to stay fed and hydrated.
I always have handsanitizer and fever reducer meds.
Mine are hand sanitizer, band aids, advil and tylenol.
bandaids, hand sanitizer, water
Tylenol, bandaids and sunscreen are must-haves.
Hand sanitizer and chapstick
We always take antibiotic cream, bandaids, wipes, tissues, and fever medicine.
We have a tote bag in the car with the essentials. Ordinary things like cups, plastic tableware, paper towels. That way if we get hungry on the run we can get something from the supermarket instead of fast food.
I take everything from antacid, to sanitizing wipes, aspirin, bandaids, etc etc.
My toothbrush and toothpaste, and my contacts case and contacts cleaner.
I usually have to have sunscreen, Tylenol and bandaids
As an avid germaphobe I don’t go anywhere without hand sanitizer, wipes and little bottles. My meds, tissue, makeup bag of course and bottles of voss, and my cane.
We make a small first aid kit.
My travel must haves are hand sanitizer, tissues, sunscreen, band aids, water.
Advil, a blister stick, and bandaids.
I always make sure to bring a first aid kit, vitamins, bottled water and healthy style snacks.
With 2 small kids, we must travel with band aids and neosporin when we’re away from home.
Mine are baby wipes, sanitizer and a camera.
I need Tylenol and water. when I travel.
I would have to say my hand sanitizer and wipes.
for me it is sunscreen, bandaids, and blister bandaids. oh and ibuprofen!
I make sure we have antibiotic cream and bandaids
Ibuprofen & icy/hot back patches!!
I like to have the basics including band-aids, a small tube of antibiotic and emergen-c to keep us feeling our best!
When I travel I must have Vitamin C tablets, hand sanitizer, and decongestant.
water , medicine , and hand sanitizer
My travel must haves are ibuprophen, vitamins, bandaids and hand sanitizer
I always carry hand sanitizer, bandaids, first aid cream and headache pills.
water and hand sanitizer
I must have wipes and sunscreen.
I like to always have my water bottle with me 🙂
My must-haves are sanitizer, band-aids and headache medicine.
Wet-ones, bandaids, and antibacterial ointment are my must haves.
Bandages, hand sanitizer, wipes and sunblock!
Water, snacks, wipes, sunscreen.
Thanks for the contest.
Thank You for the giveaway…must have sunscreen & generic Claritin-D allergy meds when I travel during the summer !
I always carry Sanitizing wipes, ibuprofen, sunscreen, bandaids, and antibiotic ointment with me.
a healthy snack,sunscreen,water, and first aide stuff as well !
healthy snacks and water
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