For Tibet Travel the most common factor that comes to everyone’s mind is altitude sickness. After reading so many articles or getting information from your friends, you probably become very confused. There is no such thing to worry about. This blog is just for you, how you can cope up with altitude sickness.

 

With the right preparation, you can easily reduce this sickness problem. Before your departure take mountain sickness medicine. Don’t be afraid - as this altitude sickness can happen to anyone. This is a very common thing for any high altitude location.

 

Symptoms of sickness –

 

Headache

 

Dizziness

 

Weakness or tiredness

 

Breathing problem

 

Swelling

 

Disinclination for food

 

These are the very common sickness you can feel at high altitude.

 

How to deal with the sickness –

 

Before you go for this trip, you should keep yourself fit. If you or any of your family members has serious heart disease then you should avoid this trip.

 

Stay away from strenuous exercise.

 

Try to eat light foods in Tibet and drink lots of water.

 

Skip alcohol and if you are a smoker then you should avoid smoking.

 

After reaching your destination try to skip shower at least the first 2 days. Otherwise you shall catch cold easily.

You may not feel any sickness just after your journey in train or a plane. But after wandering around you may feel some sickness. You can stay 3-4 days at the same altitude. This will help you to get habituated with high altitude. After this, you can go to a higher altitude – if required.

 

You should carry some important medicines like – Acetazolamide, Nifedipine, Furosemide – get some ideas from your physician. These are very basic medicines for headache, swelling, blood pressure, etc. Do not forget to carry your existing medicines, if you have any.

 

These are very simple steps to avoid altitude sickness. If you feel serious sickness you can ask for help from your Tibet Tour Operator. They can guide you in the right way as they have many experiences about high altitude sickness.

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