Traveling is exciting, but it often takes a toll on the body. Long flights, unfamiliar foods, sudden climate shifts, and endless walking often lead to problems like constipation, diarrhea, sore feet, or throat discomfort.
Dr. Zhu Yizhi, a TCM physician at Taiwan’s Mingyue Clinic, shared his go-to strategies on the “She’s Health” program on NTD, a sister outlet of The Epoch Times. His advice combines classical remedies with modern insights, offering practical solutions for common travel complaints.
1. Constipation
Constipation is one of the most common travel problems, but in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), it’s not viewed as a single condition. Instead, TCM emphasizes that the body has different “constitutions”—natural tendencies toward heat or cold, balance or imbalance. These constitutions affect how symptoms develop and guide the choice of remedies.
Hot-Constitution Constipation
The body tends to accumulate excess heat. In TCM theory, heat dries out body fluids and slows down the intestines, leading to hard stools and difficulty passing them. Hot constitutions are often worsened by spicy or fried foods, or by traveling in hot climates.
