Perhaps the least exciting part of planning your honeymoon is the health aspect - finding out whether you need to have inoculations before you travel, packing medical essentials and being aware of staying healthy while you're away.
As soon as you have an idea where you'd like to travel on honeymoon, it's a good idea to make sure you're well protected against any diseases, from typhoid to malaria. Arrange an appointment with your doctor who will insure you have all the necessary injections. It's important to have these at least two weeks before you travel as some inoculations take time to become effective. You may also suffer a slight side-effect, which you really don't want to be experiencing on your wedding day.
If you don't like the idea of inoculations, it's worth investigating homeopathic alternatives. This isn't necessarily the ideal, but it is something you could look in to. Contact Ainsworths homeopathic pharmacy www.ainsworths.com
If you're concerned about any other diseases in the area that you're visiting, it's wise to do your homework. Read through the ‘health advice for travellers' on the website for the Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk.This will tell you how to get medical treatment abroad and will give you medical alerts on outbreaks around the world.
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Useful contacts
We recommend www.netdoctor.co.uk which has loads of advice on all your travel health queries.
The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) www.nathnac.org. This is a valuable source of health information for travellers with advice on insect repellents, sun protection and food and water hygiene
The British Travel Health Organisation www.btha.org
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office www.fco.gov.uk. Visit the travel health section of the website.
