Diarrhea Guide for the Traveler

Just about every traveller who heads to the Third World ends up experiencing diarrhea. At first the whole subject is kind of embarrassing until you discover that in many countries it’s normal breakfast conversation to chat about your bowels.

Diarrhea is usually caused by bacteria coming from shit. It might be that the cook didn’t wash his hands properly in the kitchen or it could be that the water you drank was contaminated. There are as many different causes as there types of diarrhea.

It can also be an effect of stress or being generally run down.

You may end up with every kind of colour of shit coming out of you, even luminous green. Don’t worry, diarrhea is rarely a danger to your health unless you have amoebas – more on that later.

NEXT: Preventing the Shits