How to Deal with Traveler's Diarrhea

Outsmart Traveler's

Diarrhea

Male Speaker: Those clever terms like Delly-Belly and Montezooma's Revenge aren't so funny when you are suffering from an intestinal upset on an exotic trip.

Female Speaker: The most common health risk for global travelers is Diarrhea, which can range from mild, to down right debilitating. So what should you do if your bowl stage a mutiny? Remember to bring an emergency stash of Imodium for mild cases of diarrhea. If you have an acute problem however, stay clear of antidiarrheals, and let the body expel the offending pathogen on its own. As you are riding it out be sure to replenish your body with beverages containing electrolytes, like sports drinks.

If that's not an option, get the same effects by adding a teaspoon of salt, and 8 tea spoon of sugar to a liter of water. Follow these simple steps, and you should be back on your traveling track with in a few days, and ready to take your own revenge on Montezooma


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