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145 Bulgaria; An Ounce of Prevention

Travel with Rick Steves

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How to Treat a Cold on a Flight

A cold is probably a response to the dry air in an airliner or perhaps an allergic reaction to something. I am not a big fan of taking antibiotics especially on a prophylactic basis which sometimes is recommended when you're going places that have water and foodborne bacterial diseases. Anyone who has a condition that can suppress immunity shouldn't take probiotics because they can occasionally develop infections from these things.

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