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Practical health guidance for visitors in İstanbul — and how our team can help you in your own language.
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Insect Bites and Bed Bugs in Hotels: What to Do
Insect bites and bed bugs in hotels: how to tell bites apart, what to do with your room and luggage, simple bite care and when a bite needs a doctor.
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Sprains, Cuts and Minor Injuries While Sightseeing
Minor injuries while sightseeing in Istanbul: first aid for sprains and cuts, when a wound needs stitches, animal bites and when to go to hospital.
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Skin Rash During a Trip: When Should You Seek Medical Help?
A rash is the rare symptom you can photograph. How to keep a useful visual record, and why a coordinator routes it to a clinician, not an app.
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UTI While Travelling: Relief and When to See a Doctor
A UTI while travelling is common and treatable. Symptoms to recognise, what helps in the meantime, who should see a doctor straight away and urgent signs.
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Sinus Pressure and Congestion After Flying
Sinus pressure after a flight arrives with a ready explanation. What to check before the return flight, and how a coordinator can arrange help.
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Allergic Reactions Abroad: Hives, Food Allergies and Swelling
An allergic reaction abroad can be mild or serious. How to handle hives and swelling, eat safely with food allergies in Istanbul and spot anaphylaxis.
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Dehydration in Istanbul's Summer Heat: Signs and Fixes
Summer heat in Istanbul dehydrates visitors fast. The early signs, simple fixes, how to tell heat exhaustion from heatstroke and when to call 112.
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Feeling Weak or Extremely Tired During Your Istanbul Trip
Exhaustion on a trip has no clear starting day, which is why it slides. Rebuilding the timeline from what you could do earlier is the way in.
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Dizziness While Traveling: When Should You Seek Medical Advice?
Dizzy covers several different experiences, and which one you mean changes both the description a clinician needs and what is safe to do now.