Holidaymakers are encouraged to pack their "summer survival essentials" to avoid any unnecessary health worries on their travels.
Appearing on ITV's This Morning, Dr Ellie spoke about how holidays, although relaxing when there, can cause "a lot of stress". With that, overworking and the week before we "go mad", this results in a "knock to your immune system".
As well as jetting off abroad, travel is also a "good place to pick up infections" as the immune system is "linked to stress and how you feel". But on Monday, the doctor gave important advice on the most common illnesses people suffer when travelling, and what to pack as your "summer essentials".
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With the most common ailment being coughs and colds and other minor infections, Dr Ellie said your summer survival essentials should include headache tablets, indigestion tablets, plasters, Imodium but "only for emergencies". She added non branded pills are exactly the same drugs with the same ingredients.
Here is her other advice on what to do if you come down with common illnesses on your holiday.
Cold sores
Why do we get cold sores in the summer? Dr Ellie said we get them in the summer because they "like UV light from the sunshine." She added: "Again because of the immune system, travel, being out of routine."
For some people, cold sores will come out regularly and will re-appear. It is a "naught virus that gets you when you're down".
Migraines and headaches
Dr Ellie said these come on with the "stress of travel". Sunshine, dehydration and heat are all things that can bring out a headache, as well as different environments and not sleeping well when you are away.
Dr Ellie advises you to take your aspirin with you, take paracetamol as well as loads of water. When asked how to prepare for a headache, she said "avoid dehydration" by staying hydrated and when you get an inkling of a headache, take your tablet.
Styes
Styes, an infection in the eyelash, are "really common" but there is "no medical treatment." The best advice Dr Ellie gave was a hot flannel and rest it on the stye. She added it was best to "let it burst".
Diarrhoea
Dr Ellie said the trick is "don't panic, there's lots of foods that can slow down diarrhoea such as bananas, rice, apples and toast and plenty of carbs as well as plenty of fluids. Despite medication for this, she added it should be for "emergencies" as it is "all better out than in."
Taking to social media, viewers were stunned to find out this could actually work. One person said: "Toast and bottled water That's all you need" as another wrote: "Bananas, Rice, Apple and Toast. I always thought fruit would make it worse. Learn something new everyday."
Prickly heat
Dr Ellie said all of us as susceptible to prickly heat - this is a heat rash that occurs when sweat is trapped in the skin. Symptoms can range from small blisters to deep, inflamed lumps and some forms of heat rash are very itchy
Dr Ellie added that antihistamines are "really good at calming down prickly heat" and itchy insect bites as well as Aloe Vera.
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