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I don't agree superstar. I think he means healthwise, and I think this is a good forum to ask that question. E.g. Diabetics who are travelling have to make a lot of adjustments. Changes in meal patterns, activity levels, and time zones can affect your blood glucose levels.
In fact superstar, Travel medicine is a dynamic field because conditions worldwide are subject to rapid change.
A greater life expectancy, better health in old age and increasing affluence have given elderly people more time and opportunity to travel or visit friends and relatives abroad. But there are some issues that elderly travellers should consider when planning the journey of a lifetime.
Age affects the body’s function, which can increase the risks of travel
Declining senses can cause accidents or failure to see or hear important announcements.
Poor balance and slow reaction time can increase the risk of falls and seasickness, and make adventurous walking more perilous.
Decreased lung capacity means there will be less of a reserve to deal with reduced oxygen at altitude or during chest infections.
Decreased heart capacity makes it harder to bear stresses on the heart, through dehydration, altitude or exertion.
Thinning bones from osteoporosis increase the risk of fractures through falls.
Reduced stomach acid raises the risk of food poisioning or infections through contaminated food.
Weakened immune system makes infections more likely.
Deteriorating kidney function raises the risk that dehydration will lead to kidney failure and makes it harder for the kidneys to cope with salt loss through diarrhoea.
Slowing brain function can put travellers in risky situations by causing confusion.
Increase in psychologicial pressures can mean some elderly people find it hard to cope with new situations and have a lower threshold for anxiety.
Poorer circulation leads to slower healing of scratches, bites and injuries.
Also, Immunisations and malaria prevention remain as important in the elderly as in people of any other age – if not more so.
Most important while travelling is purchasing full insurance, though it will be difficult to purchase if you are above 75 and/ or have something like Diabetes or heart disease. Also remember to carry all your medicines with you, as some brands are not available in other countries. Take adequate care if it a long journey, pays to tell the airhostess if you have any condition that needs reminding or checking up on.
In spite of all this, Contingencies should be planned for.
Any of the person as long as it has disease like blood clot, heart failure, heart conditon etc. You need to secure a permission from the airlines if they can travel long hours as well with your doctor.
You have to get a doctor certificate from your doctor or a accredited doctor of the airline. My father has a serious heart ailment and I did these necessary paper works for him to go abroad.
IMO age really affects the sleeping time of a person. Our body is not giving out normal nutrients for the needed function and hence creates in-balance on our health.
You can also ask the airline company that you are going to board. They sometime process all the necessary documents for a clearance to fly if you are elderly and have some fatal disease but it has an additional price on it.
I remembered that my grandparents usually travel during the summer. The airline company is the one who fixes their travel documents and they just submit their health records because they both of them have hypertension.
